Adverse events from spinal manipulation in the pregnant and postpartum periods: a critical review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The safety of spinal manipulation during pregnancy and the postpartum periods has been a matter of debate among manual therapists. Spinal manipulative therapy during these periods is a commonly performed intervention as musculoskeletal pain is common in these patients. To date there has not been an evaluation of the literature on this topic exclusively.

Methods

A literature search was conducted on PubMed, CINAHL and the Index to Chiropractic Literature along with reference searching for articles published in English and French in the peer-reviewed literature that documented adverse effects of spinal manipulation during either pregnancy or postpartum. Case reports, case series, and any other clinical study designs were deemed acceptable for inclusion, as were syste

SUBMITTER: Stuber KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3348005 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature