SOTO-USA Research Alert

American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Position on Cervical Manipulation

Relationships Between Stroke and Cervical Manipulation - What is in the News
Just recently the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA) released a statement on "Cervical Arterial Dissections and Association with Cervical Manipulative Therapy: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals."

For the full article please click on the following hyperlink:

Biller J, Sacco RL, Albuquerque FC, Demaerschalk BM, Fayad P, Long PH, Noorollah LD, Panagos PD, Schievink WI, Schwartz NE, Shuaib A, Thaler DE, Tirschwell DL; on behalf of the American Heart Association Stroke Council. Cervical Arterial Dissections and Association With Cervical Manipulative Therapy: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2014 Aug 7. pii: STR.0000000000000016. 

 

Gratefully Christine Goertz, DC, PhD, the Vice Chancellor for Research and Health Policy at Palmer College of Chiropractic, has reviewed this article and shares extremely important information about the AHA study and its implications.

 

This is an urgent to view and relatively easy to understand quick audiovisual lecture for all chiropractors and our allied healthcare partners.  Please click on the following to view this review:  

 

"Chiropractic Quality, Cost, and Risks: What the Evidence Says and Why you Should Care."  

 


The following articles are good overviews which can help chiropractors gain an understanding of the current evidence relating to manipulation and stroke:

 Murphy DR. Current understanding of the relationship between cervical manipulation and stroke: what does it mean for the chiropractic profession? Chiropr Osteopat. 2010 Aug 3;18:22.

 

Blum CL. Chiropractic & Stroke - What Are Our Responsibilities. Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research. July 2008: 1-4.  



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