Question
i had a adjustment to my neck 3 tears ago for 3 days i had a pain like a jolt of lightning up the left side of my head i went to emergency room 3 times in 1 week a ct scan was normal,since then i have had a wierd headache numbness,and i feel that nerve pain constantly everyday up left side of head.my head falls asleep when iwake up during the night.my head buzzez,ifeel like my brain won't tell my body to get up, iv'e been in bed with insomnia for 3 years i have to take medicine to get 5 hours of sleep only to wake up again with same symtoms. iv'e been to several doctors but still hav'nt been diognosted my orthopedic sergeon thinks i had a mild stroke he has recently told me can't do surgery on my neck 2 disk need replaced,fusion caged etc.he says since i have been having stroke symtoms its ot of his league.he has to move one of the main arteries over to get to the disk and he thinks i could have a stroke. do you know of anything like this ever happening after a chiropractor did a ajustmentto a patients neck? Lifeless please help me with some answers. i need your expertise,thank you kindly.

Answer
Hi Mary,
If you had a TIA or stroke it is fairly easy to diagnose. I doubt the manipulation caused that since research has shown only a couple out of millions per year. I suggest you get cervical traction and see how that works. It is done with a towel behind the neck while pulling unloading the facets giving much pain relief. If you have further issues, return to the Neurologist for further testing.

Thanks for the Question

Dr. Timothy Durnin