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Jeff Langmaid argues cervical adjustments are safe for healthy people. The real issue is screening for vascular problems beforehand. A recent paper shows pre-existing vascular pathology, not the adjustment itself, causes adverse outcomes.

Jeff Langmaid argues cervical adjustments are safe for healthy people. The real issue is screening for vascular problems beforehand. A recent paper shows pre-existing vascular pathology, not the adjustment itself, causes adverse outcomes.
Healthy people tolerate cervical adjustments extremely well. So really, the question should never be— although, hey, people are going to ask it, that's okay— but question is not, are adjustments dangerous? It's, are we properly screening people with extreme vascular risk? Because if anything, this paper reinforces the concept that preexisting pathology is really the variable that matters, not the adjustment itself.