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I have personally been involved with a woman who was almost killed by a chiropractor. The guy cracked her neck, did damage to the underlying veins, which caused

I have personally been involved with a woman who was almost killed by a chiropractor. The guy cracked her neck, did damage to the underlying veins, which caused a blot clot and a brain-stem stroke. She lost the ability to balance, loss of heat/cold detection, slightly droopy side of her face, and more. It nearly ruined her life and though she won a settlement, it was far lower than you'd think it'd be for such a huge loss of functionality. This of course is just anecdotal evidence, but it's 100% true (I'm not an anonymous dude on the Internet, this is my name, and I stand by my words). Do yourself a favor and stay as far away from chiropractors as you can. They're not doctors and what they do can have serious consequences.

cade 7y ago
I'm sorry for your friend. That's terrible. However, > Do yourself a favor and stay as far away from chiropractors as you can. They're not doctors and what they do can have serious consequences. I've heard of one or two malpractice suits against MDs. Do you blanketly recommend avoiding hospitals as well?
jcadam 7y ago
well, did dig up this: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6016850/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6016850/ Though, I've had my neck cracked several times now, so a little late to be doing research. There seems to be a suggestion in that paper that perhaps these injuries are a result of a chiropractor aggravating an already weakened/injured artery. I remember hearing a story of someone having a stroke after cracking their own neck :O