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Onsent To Hiropractic Reatment: Benefits

This document outlines the risks, benefits, and alternatives to chiropractic treatment. It discusses that chiropractic treatment includes spinal manipulation and can provide relief from pain and improved mobility, but comes with some risks. These risks include temporary worsening of symptoms, skin irritation, sprains, rib fractures, disc injuries, or very rarely, stroke. The document states that patients should discuss any concerns with their chiropractor and provide consent before beginning treatment.

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Onsent To Hiropractic Reatment: Benefits

This document outlines the risks, benefits, and alternatives to chiropractic treatment. It discusses that chiropractic treatment includes spinal manipulation and can provide relief from pain and improved mobility, but comes with some risks. These risks include temporary worsening of symptoms, skin irritation, sprains, rib fractures, disc injuries, or very rarely, stroke. The document states that patients should discuss any concerns with their chiropractor and provide consent before beginning treatment.

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CONSENT TO CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT

It is important for you to consider the benefits, risks and alternatives to the treatment options offered
by your chiropractor and to make an informed decision about proceeding with treatment.
Chiropractic treatment includes adjustment, manipulation and mobilization of the spine and other
joints of the body, soft-tissue techniques such as massage, and other forms of therapy including, but
not limited to, electrical or light therapy and exercise.
Benefits
Chiropractic treatment has been demonstrated to be effective for complaints of the neck, back and other areas
of the body caused by nerves, muscles, joints and related tissues. Treatment by your chiropractor can relieve
pain, including headache, altered sensation, muscle stiffness and spasm. It can also increase mobility,
improve function, and reduce or eliminate the need for drugs or surgery.
Risks
The risks associated with chiropractic treatment vary according to each patient’s condition as well as the
location and type of treatment.
The risks include:
● Temporary worsening of symptoms – Usually, any increase in pre-existing symptoms of pain or stiffness will
last only a few hours to a few days.
● Skin irritation or burn – Skin irritation or a burn may occur in association with the use of some types of electrical or
light therapy. Skin irritation should resolve quickly. A burn may leave a permanent scar.
● Sprain or strain – Typically, a muscle or ligament sprain or strain will resolve itself within a few days or weeks with
some rest, protection of the area affected and other minor care.
● Rib fracture – While a rib fracture is painful and can limit your activity for a period of time, it will generally heal on its
own over a period of several weeks without further treatment or surgical intervention.
● Injury or aggravation of a disc – Over the course of a lifetime, spinal discs may degenerate or become damaged.
A disc can degenerate with aging, while disc damage can occur with common daily activities such as bending or lifting.
Patients who already have a degenerated or damaged disc may or may not have symptoms. They may not know they
have a problem with a disc. They also may not know their disc condition is worsening because they only experience
back or neck problems once in a while.
Chiropractic treatment should not damage a disc that is not already degenerated or damaged, but if there is a
pre-existing disc condition, chiropractic treatment, like many common daily activities, may aggravate the disc
condition.
The consequences of disc injury or aggravating a pre-existing disc condition will vary with each patient. In the most
severe cases, patient symptoms may include impaired back or neck mobility, radiating pain and numbness into the
legs or arms, impaired bowel or bladder function, or impaired leg or arm function. Surgery may be needed.
● Stroke – Blood flows to the brain through two sets of arteries passing through the neck. These arteries may become
weakened and damaged, either over time through aging or disease, or as a result of injury. A blood clot may form in a
damaged artery. All or part of the clot may break off and travel up the artery to the brain where it can interrupt blood
flow and cause a stroke.
Many common activities of daily living involving ordinary neck movements have been associated with stroke resulting
from damage to an artery in the neck, or a clot that already existed in the artery breaking off and travelling up to the
brain.

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Chiropractic treatment has also been associated with stroke. However, that association occurs very infrequently, and
may be explained because an artery was already damaged and the patient was progressing toward a stroke when the
patient consulted the chiropractor. Present medical and scientific evidence does not establish that chiropractic
treatment causes either damage to an artery or stroke.
The consequences of a stroke can be very serious, including significant impairment of vision, speech, balance and
brain function, as well as paralysis or death.
Alternatives
Alternatives to chiropractic treatment may include consulting other health professionals. Your chiropractor
may also prescribe rest without treatment, or exercise with or without treatment.
Questions or Concerns
You are encouraged to ask questions at any time regarding your assessment and treatment. Bring any
concerns you have to the chiropractor’s attention. If you are not comfortable, you may stop treatment at any
time.

Please be involved in and responsible for your care. Inform your chiropractor
immediately of any change in your condition.

DO NOT SIGN THIS FORM UNTIL YOU MEET WITH THE CHIROPRACTOR
I hereby acknowledge that I have discussed with the chiropractor the assessment of my condition and
the treatment plan. I understand the nature of the treatment to be provided to me. I have considered
the benefits and risks of treatment, as well as the alternatives to treatment. I hereby consent to
chiropractic treatment as proposed to me.

____________________________________
Name (Please Print)

____________________________________ Date: ______________ 20____


Signature of patient (or legal guardian)

____________________________________ Date: _______________20____


Signature of Chiropractor

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