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Risk of vertebrobasilar stroke and chiropractic care: results of a population-based case-control and case-crossover study.

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STUDY DESIGN:Population-based, case-control and case-crossover study. OBJECTIVE:To investigate associations between chiropractic visits and vertebrobasilar artery (VBA) stroke and to contrast this with primary care physician (PCP) visits and VBA stroke. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:Chiropractic care is popular for neck pain and headache, but may increase the risk for VBA dissection and stroke. Neck pain and headache are common symptoms of VBA dissection, which commonly precedes VBA stroke. METHODS:Cases included eligible incident VBA strokes admitted to Ontario hospitals from April 1, 1993 to March 31, 2002. Four controls were age and gender matched to each case. Case and control exposures to chiropractors and PCPs were determined from health billing records in the year before the stroke date. In the case-crossover analysis, cases acted as their own controls. RESULTS:There were 818 VBA strokes hospitalized in a population of more than 100 million person-years. In those aged <45 years, cases were about three times more likely to see a chiropractor or a PCP before their stroke than controls. Results were similar in the case control and case crossover analyses. There was no increased association between chiropractic visits and VBA stroke in those older than 45 years. Positive associations were found between PCP visits and VBA stroke in all age groups. Practitioner visits billed for headache and neck complaints were highly associated with subsequent VBA stroke. CONCLUSION:VBA stroke is a very rare event in the population. The increased risks of VBA stroke associated with chiropractic and PCP visits is likely due to patients with headache and neck pain from VBA dissection seeking care before their stroke. We found no evidence of excess risk of VBA stroke associated chiropractic care compared to primary care.

journal_name

Spine (Phila Pa 1976)

journal_title

Spine

authors

Cassidy JD,Boyle E,Côté P,He Y,Hogg-Johnson S,Silver FL,Bondy SJ

doi

10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181644600

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-02-15 00:00:00

pages

S176-83

issue

4 Suppl

eissn

0362-2436

issn

1528-1159

pii

00007632-200802151-00019

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Risk of vertebrobasilar stroke and chiropractic care: results of a population-based case-control and case-crossover study.