Chiropractic Injuries Hire a Medical Malpractice Attorney

Chiropractors, like all other medical professionals, must adhere to a set of laws, ethics, and standards of care. They are also subject to the same laws and penalties with respect to medical malpractice issues. If they fail to uphold that standard of care, they can be subject to penalties, loss of license and malpractice lawsuits if that failure causes injury to an individual.

In the state of California, a brand new State Regulations Code went into effect on October 7, 2011. The Code states that chiropractors must both, verbally and in writing, inform every patient of the known risks of bodily harm which may occur from their proposed chiropractic treatment. The practitioner may treat the patient only after that patient signs the informed consent form, agreeing that they understand the possible risks and still agree to treatment.

One of the reasons that the California State Board of Chiropractic Examiners was required to adopt this informed consent requirement may be due to an increase in the number of reported injuries from chiropractic manipulation. Injuries reportedly attributed to chiropractic adjustment range from temporary dizziness, to stroke or spine damage. Statistics show that if injuries increase, so too do the number of cases filed against chiropractors by somekeyword.

"Stroke" or cerebrovascular accident and other neurological injury is a risk inherent in chiropractic neck manipulation as the chiropractor moves the patient's head in an unnaturally quick and extreme side rotation, in an attempt to also rotate the uppermost part of the spine, known as the cervical spine or C-spine. A problem results when the arteries of the vertebrae that pass through and wind around the bones of the C spine, become stretched or torn during the rotation. Because arterial walls are very thin and delicate, a stretch or tear could happen during the first neck manipulation, or after a series of them. A stretched artery would have the possibility of ballooning out, thus blocking the flow of blood to the brain. A torn artery would produce a blood clot which could become dislodged and block another artery. Both scenarios could cause a stroke.

Other reported injuries associated with chiropractic treatment include fractures, disc injuries, dislocations, sprains, and strains. Clear data regarding injuries from chiropractic treatment injuries has historically been unavailable, making it difficult for the general public to know more about all the types of such injuries and how often they really happen. A medical malpractice attorney who is familiar with these injuries will represent you if you have been injured by chiropractic treatment.

R. Klettke is a freelance writer. He writes about personal injury and medical malpractice law and other matters of jurisprudence.

Important Advisory: This article is not intended to provide legal advice upon which you or anyone else should rely in making any decisions regarding the instituting or prosecuting of a legal claim. Laws and rules relating to the bringing of a claim vary widely from state to state. You should always contact a personal injury attorney to obtain information as to the rules and the laws pertaining to any claim you might have.

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