I do recall writing one of my 1st blogs on the subject, several years back and before we transitioned our website to the current platform, which scrubbed our older and earlier posts.

One our professional trade associations often puts out an update just before the beginning of May, which is stroke awareness month. I extracted the following information from the latest scientific research review. As I'm drafting this blog, I realized that the topic of stroke in chiropractic does not come on nearly as frequently as he used to. Some of it is probably related to the slow dissemination of the research. The take-home message:

– VBI strokes are extremely rare, affecting between 2 and 3 cents per 100'000.

– These types of stroke happen at the frequency whether the patient has seen a doctor of chiropractic or medical doctor prior to the stroke. Leading the researcher to conclude that early VBI strokes manifest as routine neck pain and headache without any stroke related neurological signs yet, with patient seeking care from a variety of providers during the latent period

– The safety of chiropractic care for the types of condition sst commonly treated in chiropractic offices is remarkable, when compared to other therapies for the same condition provided by different providers. For those of you who are new to the science nerds like me, here are some of the references.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4794386/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2271108/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2271098/