Errata
Page 32, paragraph one should read: A report entitled Vertebrobasilar Stroke
Following Manipulation submitted to DORA by the Association discusses the
possibility of vertebrobasilar injuries following spinal manipulation therapy.
The report authored by a chiropractor in private practice in Australia presents
over 100 cases of vertebrobasilar strokes that followed spinal manipulation therapy.
Many of the stroke victims suffered permanent neurological deficit, quadriplegia
or death. There were twelve different categories of practitioners involved in
the 182 cases, with 103 cases attributed to chiropractors and five cases to physiotherapists.