The effectiveness of spinal manipulation divides medical opinion. On bmj.com today, experts debate whether spinal manipulation for neck pain should be abandoned. Spinal manipulation is a technique ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - - Blood vessel tears that lead to strokes may be associated with – but not necessarily caused by – treatments involving neck manipulations, researchers say. The blood ...

Going to a chiropractor has become an accepted part of medical care, with about 15% of adults in the United States visiting one every year. Although critics claim the field lacks scientific validity, ...

The landscape of alternative medical treatments continues to evolve, with chiropractic care standing at the intersection of controversy and potential therapeutic benefit. Neck manipulation, a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A women's chiropractic procedure to manipulate her neck may have inadvertently led doctors to ...

Manipulation described as high-velocity, low-amplitude thrusts that cannot be resisted by the patient; and Mobilization defined as low-velocity passive motion that can be stopped by the patient. [2] ...

Many people try to relieve neck tension by forcefully twisting their neck until it "cracks," but this self-manipulation can be risky and should be avoided. Safe neck adjustments should only be ...

Christa Heck lay crumpled on her right side in the front seat of her SUV, staring helplessly at the dashboard. She tried to right herself, but her body wouldn’t obey her brain: One arm was limp, the ...

Habitual neck cracking, often mistaken for relief, can severely damage cervical structures and vascular health. This practice, stemming from gas release in synovial joints, can lead to ligament laxity ...

Okay, now let that shoulder just drop in there,” the chiropractor says in the Instagram reel — one among many that show up in my feed. He stands on a pedestal that puts his thigh at the patient’s ...

Go for some spinal manipulation and you’re likely to get a therapist that works hard to get an audible “pop” or “crack” in the back, with the implicit suggestion that this means you’re better. Yet is ...