Chiropractic Stroke Research Paper

Many people believe that Chiropractic adjustments can cause strokes and that if you get adjusted once you have to continue to go. The medical dictionary states that a stroke is “a group of pathological conditions characterized by sudden loss of neurological function due to Brain Ischemia or Intracranial Hemorrhages. Stroke is classified by anatomic location, vasculature involved, etiology, age of the affected individual, and hemorrhagic vs. non-hemorrhagic Nature,” (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology). A stroke is caused by a blocked artery (ischemic) or the leaking or bursting of a blood vessel (hemorrhagic). A stroke cannot be caused by the movement of the spine. The movement of the spine can only enhance the movement of nutrition and