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The Truth About Neck Adjustments

Chiropractor adjusting womans neck

There are many chiropractic techniques that focus specifically on the neck because of its benefits.

If you’ve tried to refer a friend or family member to our practice, you may have encountered some incorrect views or ideas about chiropractic. Here’s the truth about one of the safest, most effective forms of natural health care:

Here are the facts:

  • A study published in the journal Spine observes, “There is no increased risk related to chiropractic treatment in the heated debate about whether neck adjustments can trigger a rare type of stroke. Researchers say patients are no more likely to suffer a stroke following a visit to a chiropractor than they would after an appointment with their medical doctor.”
  • Current research shows there is no scientific evidence establishing a causal relationship between stroke and chiropractic adjustments.
  • Chiropractic malpractice insurance premiums are among the lowest of health care professionals because chiropractic patient risk is so low.
  • Research recently published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal reports the risk at one in 5,000,000 patient treatments. These estimates are far below the risks commonly associated with many other medical and pharmaceutical interventions.

Chiropractic has helped millions of people over the years and many experts agree that neck adjustments may be critical in relieving many patient conditions. There are even types of chiropractic that focus specifically on the neck because of its benefits.

There are times when adjusting the neck is not warranted and we will know when that is. At the same time, disallowing a chiropractic adjustment on the neck when warranted could be like allowing only one or two of your car’s wheels to get aligned.

As with any procedure performed on a human’s body there are risks, but with chiropractic adjustments rest assured that risk is proven to be minimal and is considered safe.

If you’re suffering from neck pain, let us do an examination and together we can determine if chiropractic might help you!

Additional Sources:
1. http://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=54574
2. College of Chiropractors of British Columbia (CCBC)
3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC81498/

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  1. Diane Humphries says
    Dec 06, 2014 at 2:43 PM

    I have been going to Buckner Chiropractic for a little over a month. The experience is making a huge improvement in my health, and bad posturing habits. The staff has quickly become like family to me. The facility offers so much more than I originally expected to be included with the alignments, from TENS muscle stimulation, and physical therapy at each visit. There is also an option for onsite massages at a lost cost. I can't help referring others to this hidden oasis. Thanks so much for all that you do Buckner Chiropractic.

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