| Victims of Neck Manipulation |
| Year |
Reference |
Details |
Comments |
| 400 B.C. |
Hippocrates |
Neck manipulation may make "much mischief." |
Problems due to neck manipulation have been known for over 2000 years. |
|
| 1867 |
Paget, James. "Bone-setter" "Cases that Bone-setters cure" |
"Chaos of this kind is of frequent occurrence." |
Problems reported by bonesetters over 125 years ago. |
|
| 1934 |
Foster versus Thornton. Malpractice. J.A.M.A. 1934:103(16):1260 |
Practitioner: Chiropractor. Patient: female patient. Cerebral hemorrhage. |
DEATH two weeks later. |
|
| 1935 |
Foster versus Thornton. Malpractice. J.A.M.A.1935:105(21):1714. |
Treated for headaches. Comment on above. |
As above. |
|
| 1937 |
Foster versus Thornton. Malpractice. J.A.M.A.1937: 109 (3): 233-4. |
Treated for headache. Comment on above. |
As above. |
|
| 1947 |
Pratt-Thomas HR, Berger KE. J.A.M.A. 1947; 133 (9):600-3. |
Practitioner: Chiropractor. Male patient. 34 years. Thrombosis of posterior inferior cerebellar arteries. |
DEATH 24 hours after neck manipulation |
|
| 1952 |
Bakewell v Kahle.. J.A.M.A. 1952; 148 (8): 699. |
Practitioner: Chiropractor. Patient: female patient. Rupture of brain tumor. |
BRAIN DAMAGE. Vertebral-basilar infarction. |
|
| 1952 |
Ford FR. Bulletin. Johns Hopkins Hospital. 1952;91:168-73 |
Practitioner: Chiropractor. Dizzy spells, visual disturbances |
BRAINSTEM DAMAGE |
|
| 1952 |
Kunkle EC, Muller JC. Ann Int Med 1952;36:1329-35 |
Practitioner: Chiropractor. Male patient age 35. Vascular thrombosis. |
BRAINSTEM. WALLANBERG SYNDROME. |
|
| 1955 |
York v. Daniels. J.A.M.A. 1955; 159 (8):809. |
Practitioner: Chiropractor. Patient: female patient. Compression of the spinal cord due to bleeding. |
DEATH 18 hours after neck manipulation. |
|
| 1956 |
Ford FR, Clark D. Bulletin. Johns Hopkins Hospital: 1956; 98: 37-42. |
Wife. Male patient age 37 Thrombosis posterior-inferior cerebellar artery and left posterior cerebral. |
DEATH 3 days after neck manipulation. |
|
| 1956 |
Ford FR, Clark D. Bulletin Johns Hopkins Hospital 1956; 98: 37-42. |
Practitioner: Chiropractor. Male patient. Age 41. |
WALLENBERG SYNDROME |
|
| 1956 |
Ford FR, Clark D. Bulletin Johns Hopkins Hospital 1956; 98: 37-42. |
Practitioner: Chiropractor. Basilar artery thrombosis. |
DEATH |
|
| 1956 |
Schwarz GA, Geiger JK, Arch Intern Med 1956; 97: 3 524. |
Practitioner: Chiropractor. Patient: female patient age 28. Posterior inferior cerebellar artery thrombosis |
WALLENBERG SYNDROME |
|
| 1957 |
Attali P. Accidents graves apres une manipulation intempestive par un chiropractor. Rev Rheum 1957; 24: 652. |
Practitioner: Chiropractor Patient: female patient age 43 |
BARRE-LIEOU SYNDROME |
|
| 1957 |
Boudin G. Barbizet J. Bulletin Mem Soc Med Hop Paris 1957;73:526-6 |
Practitioner: Chiropractor Patient: female patient 32 years Syndrome grave do tronc cerebral apres manipulations cervicales. |
BRAINSTEM DAMAGE |
|
| 1959 |
Green D Joynt RJ J.A.M.A. 1959; 170 (5):522-4 |
Practitioner:
Chiropractor. Patient: female patient age 31. Vascular accidents to the
brain stem associated with neck manipulations. |
BRAINSTEM |
|
| 1959 |
Green D Joynt RJ J.A.M.A. 1959; 170 (5):522-4 |
Practitioner: Chiropractor Male patient age 55 Vascular accidents to the brain stem associated with neck manipulations. |
BRAINSTEM |
|
| 1959 |
Boshes LD. J.A.M.A. 1959; 171: 1602. |
Practitioner: Chiropractor Patient: female age 24 Vascular accidents associated with neck manipulation. |
Upper arm paralysis, slurred speech, visual defects. |
|
| 1959 |
Boshes LD. J.A.M.A. 1959; 171: 1602. |
Practitioner: Chiropractor. Patient: female patient. Mother of the above patient. |
Slurred speech, visual defects. |
|
| 1959 |
Boshes LD. J.A.M.A. 1959; 171: 1602. |
Practitioner: Chiropractor Male patient. Father of the above patient. |
Slurred speech, visual defects. |
|
| 1960 |
Bouchet MM. Pailler P. Surdite brutale et chiropractic. Ann Otolarvngol (Paris) 1,060; 77:951-3. |
Practitioner: Chiropractor. Patient: female. |
DEAFNESS |
|
| 1960 |
Hardin CA, Williamson P, Steegman A. Neurolgy. 1960; 10: 855-8. |
Physician. Male patient. Age 50 Vertebral artery insufficiency produced by cervical osteoarthritic spurs. |
Speech defects, sweating spell, fainting spells. |
|
| 1960 |
Martin H, Guiral J. France O.R.L. 1960:9: 177-8. (Ear, Nose, Throat) |
Practitioner: Chiropractor. Male patient. Age 40. Surdite brusque au cours d'une Manipulation vertebrates |
Deafness and ringing in the ears. |
|
| 1962 |
Masson M, Cambier. Presse Medicale. 1962;70(43):1990-3 |
Muscle therapist. Patient: female patient. Age 33 |
WALLENBERG SYNDROME |
|
| 1962 |
Smith RA. Estridge MN. J.A.M.A.1962; 182(5):528-31 |
Practitioner: Chiropractor Patient: female patient age 33. Neurological complications of head and neck manipulations. |
DEATH 3 days after neck manipulation. Cerebellar and brainstem damage. |
|
| 1963 |
Pribek RA. Wisc Med J 1963;62(3):141-3 |
Practitioner: Chiropractor. Male patient age 63 Brainstem vascular accident following neck manipulation. |
BRAINSTEM DAMAGE |
|
| 1963 |
Roche L, Collin M, De rougemont J, Ann Med Leg 1963; 43: 232-5 |
Physician Sex and age of patient not reported. Traumatic lesions to the vertebral artery. |
DEATH 2 days after neck manipulation. |
|
| 1963 |
Brain L, British Med Journal 1963; 1 (Mar 23): 771-7 |
Practitioner: Unknown. Patient: female patient. Age 68 Neck traction caused visual loss. |
PARTIAL VISUAL LOSS |
|
| 1965 |
Godlewski S. Assises Med 1965; 23 (2):81-92 |
Practitioner: Chiropractor. Patient: female. Age 66 Diagnostic des thromboses vertebro-basilaire. |
QUADRIPLEGIA |
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