I wanted to share this article that is going around the Artery Dissection community. This young woman saw a chiropractor, and after getting the standard neck manipulation, she suffered severe consequences. All 4 of her arteries were affected and she will never be the same.
There is a link to her GoFundMe account on the article.
People don’t realize that neck manipulation can cause artery dissection and it is very serious! Chiropractors are a huge cause of this condition. I think it is safe to say that those of us that have gone through the horror of an artery tear have PTSD at even the mention of chiropractors. Our lives are forever changed…We cannot even get our hair washed at the salon in most cases; the way the most common sinks are designed put too much pressure on the Vertebral Arteries and can cause another tear. Every time I see my massage therapist, I have to remind her to be gentle on my neck because I panic if anyone gets close to the site of my dissections. I am getting better at not being triggered, but the danger still remains.
[…] cause of Artery Dissection in the neck. I posted an article about this in a recent blog post (Artery Dissection and Chiropractors). Another cause can be neck self-manipulation such as popping your neck or turning your head […]