Georgia woman paralyzed, in ICU after routine chiropractor visit: report

A 28-year-old Georgia girl who suffers from a uncommon situation was left paralyzed after a routine journey to her chiropractor final month, a report and relations mentioned.

Caitlin Jensen was rushed to the emergency room after receiving a neck adjustment at a chiropractor in Savannah on June 16, in response to WJCL-TV.

She was discovered to have 4 dissected arteries in her neck which led to cardiac arrest and a traumatic mind damage, family members wrote on a fundraising website for her medical bills.

Docs reportedly revived the latest faculty graduate after she suffered a stroke, went into cardiac arrest and misplaced her pulse for ten minutes.

“That morning we had been up and speaking to her earlier than work. You’re speaking to her after which half-hour later, she’s within the hospital and now within the ICU,” her brother Caleb Johnson advised the station.

“She’s capable of open her eyes now and again and get up slightly bit. And type of transfer her arms to squeeze slightly. However that’s it.”

The chiropractor she visited declined to remark to WJCL, however one other backbone physician advised the outlet Jensen’s situation was uncommon.

“These dissections will typically produce signs of headache and neck ache, which then drive folks to a physician’s workplace,” Dr. Steve Ranicki reportedly mentioned.

“As soon as they’ve gone to the medical physician or chiropractor the chances are, sadly, a stroke will happen.”