RISK MANAGEMENT FOR CHIROPRACTORS AND OSTEOPATHS: Neck Manipulation & Vertebrobasilar Stroke

Although rare, vertebrobasilar stroke is the best known of the possible side effects of cervical manipulation. Due to the serious sequelae that may result from cervical manipulation, chiropractors and osteopaths must take the appropriate steps to ensure the risk is minimised. This article outlines h...

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Autores principales: Reggars, John W., French, Simon D., Walker, Bruce F., Cameron, Melainie, Pollard, Henry, Vitiello, Andrew, Werth, Peter D.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2051301/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17987199
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author Reggars, John W.
French, Simon D.
Walker, Bruce F.
Cameron, Melainie
Pollard, Henry
Vitiello, Andrew
Werth, Peter D.
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Walker, Bruce F.
Cameron, Melainie
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description Although rare, vertebrobasilar stroke is the best known of the possible side effects of cervical manipulation. Due to the serious sequelae that may result from cervical manipulation, chiropractors and osteopaths must take the appropriate steps to ensure the risk is minimised. This article outlines how the astute practitioner can minimise this risk. Practitioners must decide on the options for treatment of a patient with neck problems. Practitioners must also advise the patient of these options as part of an appropriate informed consent.
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spelling pubmed-20513012007-11-06 RISK MANAGEMENT FOR CHIROPRACTORS AND OSTEOPATHS: Neck Manipulation & Vertebrobasilar Stroke Reggars, John W. French, Simon D. Walker, Bruce F. Cameron, Melainie Pollard, Henry Vitiello, Andrew Werth, Peter D. Australas Chiropr Osteopathy Article Although rare, vertebrobasilar stroke is the best known of the possible side effects of cervical manipulation. Due to the serious sequelae that may result from cervical manipulation, chiropractors and osteopaths must take the appropriate steps to ensure the risk is minimised. This article outlines how the astute practitioner can minimise this risk. Practitioners must decide on the options for treatment of a patient with neck problems. Practitioners must also advise the patient of these options as part of an appropriate informed consent. BioMed Central 2003-03 /pmc/articles/PMC2051301/ /pubmed/17987199 Text en Chiropractic & Osteopathic College of Australasia
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Reggars, John W.
French, Simon D.
Walker, Bruce F.
Cameron, Melainie
Pollard, Henry
Vitiello, Andrew
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RISK MANAGEMENT FOR CHIROPRACTORS AND OSTEOPATHS: Neck Manipulation & Vertebrobasilar Stroke
title RISK MANAGEMENT FOR CHIROPRACTORS AND OSTEOPATHS: Neck Manipulation & Vertebrobasilar Stroke
title_full RISK MANAGEMENT FOR CHIROPRACTORS AND OSTEOPATHS: Neck Manipulation & Vertebrobasilar Stroke
title_fullStr RISK MANAGEMENT FOR CHIROPRACTORS AND OSTEOPATHS: Neck Manipulation & Vertebrobasilar Stroke
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title_short RISK MANAGEMENT FOR CHIROPRACTORS AND OSTEOPATHS: Neck Manipulation & Vertebrobasilar Stroke
title_sort risk management for chiropractors and osteopaths: neck manipulation & vertebrobasilar stroke
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