A: This is mostly what is known as "junk science", i.e. pseudo-science intended to scare people away from an effective, safe treatment. At the June 1997,World Chiropractic Congress in Tokyo, held under sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO) this was a serious subject. It was determined from the literature, that the incidence of stroke among those receiving manipulation, is actually LOWER than for the rest of the population. Naturally, that means that with or without manipulation, SOME people will suffer strokes.

FLASH - January, 2008 - In the highly respected medical journal "SPINE" a Canadian study verifying what we have been saying all along. NO increase of danger of stroke from Chiropractic care. See the article in the Toronto News...

Those intent on hurting Chiropractic want you to believe that any stroke after a manipulation was caused by the manipulation. But science just doesn't support that idea. More People die every year from Aspirin than suffer strokes in Chiropractic offices.