WEB MD Special Article on Upper Cervical Chiropractor
Chiropractic Cuts Blood Pressure
Study Finds Special 'Atlas Adjustment' Lowers Blood Pressure
By Daniel J. DeNoon WebMD Medical News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
March 16, 2007 -- A special chiropractic adjustment can significantly lower high blood pressure, a
placebo-controlled study suggests.
"This procedure has the effect of not one, but two blood-pressure medications given in combination,"
study leader George Bakris, MD, tells WebMD. "And it seems to be adverse-event free. We saw no