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Having your neck and your back "cracked" or undergoing spinal manipulations carried out by chiropractors could lead to 'catastrophic' health problems like strokes, warned some experts.
Tens of thousands of patients undergo spinal manipulation every year by trained health professionals in which the back or neck is "cracked" to relieve pain and improve physical function.
However a group of doctors are now saying that this "clinically unnecessary" treatment should be abandoned because it can produce some serious side-effects that affect two in three people at some point in their lives.
Researchers, writing in the British Medical Journal, say the representatives of chiropractors and osteopaths should advise their members the risks outweigh the benefits by too much to justify the use of manipulation.
Tens of thousands of patients undergo spinal manipulation every year by trained health professionals in which the back or neck is "cracked" to relieve pain and improve physical function.
However a group of doctors are now saying that this "clinically unnecessary" treatment should be abandoned because it can produce some serious side-effects that affect two in three people at some point in their lives.
Researchers, writing in the British Medical Journal, say the representatives of chiropractors and osteopaths should advise their members the risks outweigh the benefits by too much to justify the use of manipulation.
"Cracking" Your Neck or Back via Spine Manipulation to Ease Pain Could Trigger Stroke
Having your neck and your back "cracked" or undergoing spinal manipulations carried out by chiropractors could lead to ‘catastrophic’ health problems like strokes, warned some experts.
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