Does Chiropractic Care Increase the Risk of Vertebrobasilar Stroke?
The vertebral artery (VBA), located in the neck, supplies blood to the brain. If a tear (also called a dissection) occurs in the VBA, the resulting blood clot may obstruct blood flow, causing stroke symptoms. In the most definitive study on this topic, authors looked at 818 people in a claims database to determine whether […]