Fort Lee, NJ
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation & Stroke
Chiropractors are not the only physicians performing cervical spinal manipulative treatment. Actually, non-professionals, layman, and sports travelers are performing spinal manipulative treatment (SMT). Some people do it to themselves. So whoever is spreading the word that chiropractors cause strokes when performing cervical manipulation is perturating an anti-chiropractic campaign.
Other medical physicians are osteopaths, orthopedists, physiatrists and physical therapists. The prudent physicians of all the above professions will rule out contraindications of SMT prior to any treatment.
It is unfair and belligerent to single out chiropractors like that, especially how advanced our education and excellence of performance of our physicians is in the new millennium.
Please note the attachment: The Dirty Dozen Contraindications of Spinal Manipulation, and the author's website
www.fortleechiropractic.com.
Dr. Andrew Rodgers
Fort Lee, NJ