Adverse events following cervical spine self‐manipulation: A systematic review
Few cases of AEs following cervical self-manipulation have been reported. Although this practice has the potential for serious AEs, we did not identify evidence that such AEs are a common phenomenon. With very low certainty, this practice has the potential for serious harms. Further research is needed to describe the motivations for using cervical self-manipulation, its prevalence, incidence of associated AEs, and factors predisposing to AEs.
Authors
- Robert J. Butler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1301-8205)
- Robert J. Trager (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4714-1076)
- Elizabeth Blackwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4863-8674)
- Kevin W. Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9370-1644)
- Zachary A. Cupler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5537-9810)
- Clinton J. Daniels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2727-6184)
- Danielle Parrilla
- Anna‐Marie L. Ziegler
Institutions
- Logan University (US)
- Boston University (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Duke University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
- University Hospitals of Cleveland (US)
- Bedford VA Research Corporation (US)
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System (US)
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center (US)
- Duke Medical Center (US)
- VA Butler Healthcare (US)
- VA St. Louis Health Care System (US)
- Duke University Hospital (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PM&R
- Published
- 2026-01-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pmrj.70079
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00