Chiropractic Helps Woman Stopping Mini Strokes - A Case StudyThe first quarter issue of the Asian-Pacific Chiropractic Journal published the results of a case study documenting chiropractic care helping an elderly woman who was suffering with Transient Ischemic Attacks, more commonly known as mini strokes.
For several years, there was a false narrative being promoted that chiropractic care might be a causative factor in some kinds of rare strokes. This misinformation has long been scientifically proven to be wrong as chiropractic continues to be one of the safest forms of healthcare available. The authors of this study expand upon this point early in their study by saying, “Not only was Chiropractic found to not cause stroke, it is emerging that Chiropractic care may be helpful to patients undergoing in stroke recovery.”
In this study, a 78-year-old retired woman sought chiropractic care after spending a week in the hospital. The woman had survived multiple transient ischemic attacks. During her stay in the hospital, the medical team was unable to locate any specific site of bleeding. Because of this, the doctors informed her that she would be returning to the hospital with more strokes, which they predicted she would suffer.
At the chiropractic office, the woman exhibited an abnormal gait, brain function issues, balance problems, and was determined to be a risk for falling. Her dizziness seemd to come in waves and affected all areas of her life. She was unable to walk without assistance and she could not drive. Additionally, the woman reported that she was having left side numbness as well as left arm and lower back weakness.
Spinal neck x-rays were taken. The results of those x-rays as reported in the study were “abnormal cervical spine alignment, with degenerative findings and abnormal calcium in arteries of the neck.” With these findings, the patient began an intensive regime of chiropractic care that was lighter force appropriate for her condition. She also availed herself to a variety of other alternative care procedures.
The study reports that even though the woman was told that a future stroke was inevitable, she did not suffer any further strokes after starting chiropractic care. In a follow-up visit 12 months after starting chiropractic, the woman had still not had any issues with stroke and was able to resume normal activities of her life. The study authors noted, “The patient went from very limited function, to better than normal function with a full return of independent living and activities. Given the prognosis she had received during her hospital stay, this is significant.”
In the discussion and conclusion of the study, the authors summed up this case by stating, “Through three weeks of concentrated chiropractic care, the first of which occurred just days after the last stroke event, stabilization of the patient was able to be achieved, along with a reversal of all symptomatology related to the stroke and cervical artery stenosis.” According to the study authors, the woman credits chiropractic with saving her life and giving her a second chance. |