Medical experts are warning about Beauty Parlour Stroke Syndrome, a condition where excessive neck extension during salon ...

According to PEOPLE, 41-year-old Carissa Klundt of Las Vegas claims she was left with a torn artery in her neck after a routine adjustment with her chiropractor, which resulted in her being bedridden ...

Strokes due to vertebral artery dissection from neck manipulation can cause paralysis. In some cases, the early symptoms can be subtle and may include neck pain and a headache.

Neurologists and other medical specialists have highlighted the delicate nature of the vertebral arteries, which run through the neck and supply crucial blood flow to the brain. Dr.

Vertebral Artery Vulnerability: The vertebral arteries, critical conduits for brain blood supply, are particularly susceptible to mechanical stress during manipulation. 2.

WE have recently studied 2 patients with symptoms of cerebral ischemia in whom a reversal of blood flow through the left vertebral artery was demonstrated. In both cases the anatomic lesion produci ...

The risk of a heart attack among adults after a clot-caused stroke or a stroke plus a tear in the wall of a neck artery (carotid or vertebral artery dissection) was almost double within the first ...

Chiropractor Tears Woman’s Artery While Cracking Her Neck. ... Her husband insisted she go to the emergency room, where a CAT scan diagnosed Klundt with a vertebral artery dissection, or VAD.

Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is one of the most common identifiable causes of stroke in those aged 18 to 45, with an estimated annual incidence between 1 and 1.5 per 100,000.

The vertebral arteries in the back of your neck are “so, so, so thin, and they’re so tenuous,” per Dr. Sherzai. When the neck is adjusted, the artery’s lining can tear and create a flap ...