Tim Brunson DCH

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Deaths after chiropractic: a review of published cases

Posted At : August 30, 2010 2:13 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
Related Categories: Chiropractic


OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to summarise all cases in which chiropractic spinal manipulation was followed by death. DESIGN: This study is a systematic review of case reports. METHODS: Literature searches in four electronic databases with no restrictions of time or language. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Death. RESULTS: Twenty six fatalities were published in the medical literature and many more might have remained unpublished. The alleged pathology usually was a vascular accident involving the dissection of a vertebral artery. CONCLUSION: Numerous deaths have occurred after chiropractic manipulations. The risks of this treatment by far outweigh its benefit.

Int J Clin Pract. 2010 Jul;64(8):1162-5. Ernst E. Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK. Edzard.Ernst@pms.ac.uk

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