Risk of Cervical Complications

Every form of health care has some risk.  The media has sensationalized the dangers of cervical manipulation, but what are the real numbers?  And how do those numbers compare to the dangers surgery, for instance?  How about the dangers of commonly dispensed drugs like NSAIDs? ...

 -Cervical Spine Adjustments:

• Vertebrobasilar Accident/Other                        (1.46/per Million)

• Major Impairment....                                        (.639/per Million)

• Death................                                               (.268/per Million)

 -Cervical Spine Surgery:

• Neurologic Complication..                                (15,600/per Million)

• Death ..........                                                    (6,900/per Million)

-Non-Steroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs  (NSAIDs):

• All ages. Serious Gastrointestinal Event ..            (1,000/per Million)

• (65 and over) Serious Gastrointestinal Event.      (3,200/per Million)

For additional references  pertaining to the practice of chiropractic medicine and risks, please contact me.

Dr. George Langlitz III, DC CCSP
Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician
Certified Whiplash Traumatologist
Certified Disability Evaluator
Board Eligible Certified Rehabilitation Doctor
Board Eligible Chiropractic Neurologist
Trained in Accident Collision Reconstruction and Trauma Biomechanics

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