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June 30, 2005

Cervical Manip and Side Effects

I have attached an article that just came out in Spine related to the adverse side effects of manipulation and mobilization of the cervical spine associated with the UCLA study. As expected those receiving manipulation were more likely to experience adverse side effects. In addition, moderate to severe levels of disability was associated with adverse neurological symptoms. The conclusion: Clinicians should be conservative about applying cervical spine manipulation to their patients.

Josh
Download UCLA_risks_manip.pdf

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