Deadly twist: Neck adjustments can be risky
 

Don't fuss at me or not posting so long.I have been involved with my true passion,arguing with several newspaper editors.I have done so several years and while posting on the other forum.I got a two week ban from that forum something about they thought I am a spammer.I am 55 years old,not young enough to be punished like a teen being grounded.I helped so many people there,but did not even bother to see what I posted deemed spam.

I have always warned against neck adjustments,this article enforces my conviction.
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Deadly twist: Neck adjustments can be risky
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Christa Heck lay crumpled on her right side in the front seat of her SUV, staring helplessly at the dashboard. She tried to right herself, but her body wouldn’t obey her brain: One arm was limp, the other floundering uncontrollably. Ten minutes earlier, she’d been at her chiropractor’s office for a routine follow-up. But something had obviously gone wrong. Lying virtually paralyzed across her passenger seat, “all I could do was pray someone would help me,” she recalls. “I thought I was going to die.”

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18871755/

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Very interesting article. I had a neck adjustment one, and it was such an unpleasant experience that I decided to avoid chiropractic manipulation entirely. I've found that I get better results from a physical therapist. I did get some relief for lower back pain, but that was from the massage therapist employed at the chiropractor's office, rather than from any "adjustments".

Would love to hear about your arguments with newspaper editors as well, if you ever get a chance to post.

Cheers,

Kay

Just to balance, I have been going since mid 04 {for a chronic condition}- I hope he never retires.
I really think skill and technique has a lot to do with it.
The DC I go to is very gentle and precise in his adjustments, not rough or forceful at all.

If you go to one that just grabs and yanks you around:eek: !
I do agree that there are bad ones out there.

It is very important to check them out first as much as you can before you allow any hands on.
They should request x-rays before even doing any adjustments to check for possible problems.

In the Google & You Tube videos there are quite a few videos that show a variety of chiros and adjustments being done. Most that I have looked at so far were good and gentle and precise.

Hey C4, nice to see you. I agree with you, but I have tons of friends who do chiropractic. Whenever I have gone, I leave in pain. As Jo said, there are some good ones out there but I never again want to go to a chiro who grabs my head and snaps it! Worst pain I've ever had. My orthopedic doctor said that chiros were good at certain things when done correctly, but that my cervical and lower back problems don't bode well for chiropractic.

I rely on my massage therapist for what I need, though I can't go to her often because of the cost.

Thanks for the heads up and again, nice to see you here.