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Group wants provincial ban on some neck manipulation by chiropractors
A group of Manitobans wants the province to ban certain neck manipulations by chiropractors, claiming the procedures can cause stroke.
The group met for an hour with Health Minister Theresa Oswald this morning.
Three of the seven who met with the minister say they were the victims of stroke caused by visits to a chiropractor.
Chiropractors dispute their procedures lead to stroke. But Pat Chevrier, a Winnipegger whose son had a stroke after seeing a chiropractor, disagrees.
"They’ll say it’s very rare. Well, it’s not as rare as they say it is," Chevrier said.
The group wants Oswald to call into an inquiry into the effects of what it calls "high-neck manipulations" by chiropractors. It says chiropractors will manipulate the neck even for back pain.
Oswald said she would be looking into the group’s concerns.
"The stories I heard today are very compelling and without a doubt they bear more research," she said.
"We’re going to be pursuing some more research about what they’re telling us about high neck manipulation."
The group also wants the government to delist chiropractic care as a medically-covered cost. The province pays between a quarter and a third of the cost of each chiropractic visit.
"The bottom line is that we want high-neck manipulations stopped," Chevrier said.
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Updated on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 3:23 PM CDT: Adds quote from Health Minister Theresa Oswald.
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