High-velocity neck manipulation may result in stress on eyes
Turns out, while adjusting the neck by a chiropractor one needs to be careful as high-velocity neck manipulation has been shown to result in stress on the eye and lead to spotty vision. Researchers from the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center states that the energetic thrusts and rotations sometimes performed in high-velocity neck manipulation have been linked to damage to the blood vessels in the retina. Resulting abnormal bleeding inside the eye may also cause vision loss. This was the case for a 59-year-old woman who experienced a "tadpole" shaped spot in her vision while driving home from a chiropractor visit - with her sight worsening the next day. She had just received cervical spine manipulation using the high-velocity technique to help with her headaches. The woman's vision returned to normal in about two weeks without treatment. Because the cells of the retina are so sensitive, even small injuries to the blood vessels can translate to vis