1 out of 1000 who go to a chiropractor suffer severe strokes. Thats a fact! says Raptor.

'Slightly' off the mark. The one serious number I know is roughly 1.5 strokes and other injuries per 1,000,000 cervical spine manipulations cited in the 1996 Rand report.

In case you want to read something that is both sympathetic and critical read S. Homola, Inside Chiropractic: A Patient's guide, Prometheus , 1999. Homola has worked as a chiropractic for over forty years but is highly critical of his peers' sweeping claims to be able to treat a broad variety of ailments. In a recent article, he writes:

Obviously, many people with back pain are going to chiropractors, and most of them are satisfied with the care they receive....generally accepted that spinal manipulation can relieve some types of back pain....A good chiropractic can do a lot of help when you have mechanical-type back pain and other musculoskeletal problems. But until the chiropractic profession cleans up its act..you'll have to exercise caution and informed judgement wehn seeking chiropractic care.

My advice is the same I give for traditional doctors. If you meet one who doesn't know his or her limitations and makes broad claims based on exotic theories, run for your health or even life.

Wolfgang