The other night I heard that the UVa football team has in house masseuses/chiropractors that work on the team as part of their training.  This isn’t that rare I think.  Most schools, especially with great sports programs have mini physical therapy centers solely dedicated to their athletes.

ANYWAYS, so the NY Times reports that neck manipulations have a high-correlation to people getting strokes.  Yes, very scary indeed.  It seems a

technique called cervical spinal manipulation, involving a forceful twisting of the neck, could damage two major arteries that lead through the neck to the back of the brain. Strokes in people under age 45 are relatively rare, but these cervical arterial dissections are a leading cause of them.

In light of this weekend’s upcoming game…we might want to stay away from our athletes’ necks!  Has anyone experienced really bad side-effects after a session with the chiropractor?

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