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Cervical Artery Dissection and Neck Manipulation (new big data study!)

A patient receiving a neck treatment in a chiropractor's office

Cervical artery dissection (CeAD) is the most serious safety concern related to the provision of high-velocity, low-amplitude cervical spinal manipulation (SMT) and can involve the carotid or vertebral arteries. The […]

Patient Characteristics Associated with Non-Serious Adverse Events After Cervical Manual Therapy

Patient Characteristics Associated with Non-Serious Adverse Events After Cervical Manual Therapy

Patient Characteristics Associated with Non-Serious Adverse Events After Cervical Manual Therapy Cervical spine manipulation and mobilization are commonly used for the treatment of patients with neck pain, with 6% to […]

Tensile Force in the Vertebral Arteries During Cervical Spine Manipulation Applied to Human Cadavers

Tensile Force in the Vertebral Arteries During Cervical Spine Manipulation Applied to Human Cadavers

Tensile Force in the Vertebral Arteries During Cervical Spine Manipulation Applied to Human Cadavers This week, we discuss an update to ground breaking cadaveric research conducted nearly 20 years ago […]