Table 3.
Features And Outcomes Of Cases
| Author | Patient | Presenting symptoms | SMT Procedure | Time after SMT for onset of symptoms | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeret |
34 yo male |
Not noted |
Not noted |
36 hrs after |
Recent MVA |
| Siegel |
33 yo female |
HA- several weeks, no IHS categories noted; |
HVLA |
immediate |
|
| Parwar |
44yo female |
Shoulder strain |
Not noted |
Several days |
9 previous CSMT without incident |
| Schram |
47yo male |
Neck pain and stiffness after sleeping on sofa |
Shoulders forced down and turning head laterally |
Later at night; initial relief by SMT |
Neck position whilst sleeping |
| Stevinson |
46yo male |
Unknown |
Unknown |
immediate |
Subdural haematoma from previous unreported trauma |
| Jeret |
31yo female |
Neck pain, |
Rapid rotation |
immediate |
Complication from OCP |
| |
64 yo male |
Unknown |
Gentle SMT (daughter DC) |
4 days |
Age related CVA |
| |
51 yo male |
Unknown |
rotation |
2-3 days |
|
| Jay |
26 yo female |
4 day HA, fever, cough, sinusitis, antibiotics |
20 previous DC treatments-not described |
36hrs |
Complication from inflammatory response |
| Nadgir |
34 yo male |
Neck cramping |
Several previous sessions, not described |
Immediate, but symptoms not described |
Neck cramping a symptom of impending CVA |
|
Non chiropractic |
|
|
|
|
|
| Se’dat |
42 yo female |
Chronic headaches, anti-inflammatory and pain medications |
Gentle SMT |
immediate |
Complication from inflammatory response, Un-registered practitioner |
| Beck |
40 yo female |
Unknown |
Axial tension and rotation- (Cyriax manoeuver) |
24 hrs |
Not chiropractic SMT |
| Oehler |
31 yo female |
Unknown, past HA |
Unknown, previous regular chiropractic |
Minimum of 24 hrs |
Un-registered practitioner |
| Morandi |
49 yo female |
CLBP, aggravated by heavy lifting |
Physician |
Few hours |
Not chiropractic SMT |
| Saxler |
27 yo female |
|
C5/6 SMT, facet joint infiltration |
10 min |
Not chiropractic SMT |
| Chen |
72 yo male |
Neck pain- relieved by chiropractor |
Massage therapy |
1 week, symptoms began after hospital treatment |
Not chiropractic SMT |
| Suh |
37 yo female |
Chronic neck and shoulder pain) |
Cyriax treatment (reported as “chiropractic manoeuver”) |
5 days |
Not chiropractic SMT |
|
Abstract only |
|
|
probably not chiropractic |
|
|
| Yokota |
38 yo male |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Un-registered practitioner |
| Izquierdo-Casas |
37 yo female |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Un-registered practitioner |
| Menendez-Gonzalez |
Not noted |
Unknown |
Not noted |
A few hours |
Un-registered practitioner |
| Tome | Not noted | Unknown | “non qualified personnel” | Unknown | Un-registered practitioner |
Key: IH = intracranial hypotension; HVLA = high velocity, low amplitude; OCP = oral contraceptive pill; HA = headache; IHS = international headache society; B/L = bilateral; CVA = internal carotid artery; VAD = vertebral artery dissection; CLBP = chronic low back pain; SMT = spinal manipulative therapy.