Stroke and Chiropractors
In the early morning hours of a cold day in November of last year, I woke up to use the bathroom
and promptly fell to the floor, waking my wife. Several hours later, doctors were explaining details of
the stroke I had in my sleep.
I could not speak or move anything on the right half of my body and I was very frustrated because no
one could tell me what caused the brain attack or what to expect for the future. I was not in the best
shape in the world but, still, I didn't expect this at the age of 42.
It is almost a year later and I am very fortunate to have had a remarkable recovery. I can speak and
get around fairly well and, if someone didn't tell, you would probably have a hard time knowing that
there was anything wrong with me.
I am very thankful to God that, with a lot of hard work and some very good doctors and therapists, I
am able to live at the level I do-- going back to work and doing most everything I did before, albeit
not as well as I did.
I did a lot of research on my condition during my recovery and, in the Spring, stumbled upon a study
claiming that people, under the age of 50, that had been receiving chiropractic treatment,
specifically neck adjustments, were 8-10 times more likely to have a stroke.
I had been visiting the chiropractor for several months for upper back and neck pain and had a neck
adjustment a few days before my event. Could this have had something to do with my stroke? Is that
why, after hearing of my condition, I never heard from that doctor's office again?
The purpose of this lens is two-fold.
To collect information from other stroke
survivors that had been receiving similar
treatment and offer support and
understanding to each other and...

To inform individuals considering
chiropractic treatment of the possible
consequences of some of the
procedures.
If you are one of those people or know
one, please look into this information
and sign our guestbook.
Thanks.