The head of the College of Chiropractors of Alberta said neck adjustments are the No. 1 chiropractic
treatment.
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Chiropractor suit settled out of court Strokes blamed on neck manipulations
Maria Canton Calgary Herald
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
A Calgary woman who sued her chiropractor, claiming he left her on his office floor vomiting and
having a stroke while he treated other patients, has settled the case out of court. [...] In Wolny's
case, it wasn't until her fourth-consecutive trip to Cameron's office, where she received her second
and third neck manipulations, that she alleges she felt a sudden pain and the onset of extreme
dizziness.
Her legal claim outlines a blow-by-blow account of what happened next, including her body collapsing
and starting to sweat profusely. She said she then began to vomit and claims Cameron clearly stated
there was no need to call an ambulance.
Instead, Wolny's husband was telephoned and while en route, she was "escorted out of the view of
other patients and into a room at the back of the office," says the claim.
With her then three-year-old son by her side, the statement alleges, Wolny was left alone while
Cameron returned to his other patients.
Once her husband arrived at the clinic, she says it took her 30 minutes to get to her feet and out
of the office, but not before Cameron gave the couple his home phone number and advised them to call
if things worsened.
Later that evening, the Wolnys claim they called Cameron, who arrived at their Calgary home and
assured her she would be OK.
The next morning, Wolny's husband called an ambulance for his wife.
Wolny was admitted to Foothills Hospital and, according to her statement of claim, was "diagnosed as
having suffered several strokes as a result of the dissection of the left and right vertebral
arteries."
She spent 10 days in the hospital and now has difficulty caring for her two young children, running
her gourmet food preparation business and managing the family's rental property.
In an interview Tuesday, the head of the College of Chiropractors of Alberta said neck adjustments
are the No. 1 chiropractic treatment, and that there is more danger in taking Aspirin. [...]