WHO Guidelines for Chiropractic Flashcards
(21 cards)
WHO Contraindications to the Adjustment. #1
anomalies such as dens hypoplasia, unstable os odontoideum, etc.
WHO Contraindications to the Adjustment. #2
acute fracture
WHO Contraindications to the Adjustment. #4
acute infection such as osteomyelitis, septic discitis, and tuberculosis of the spine
WHO Contraindications to the Adjustment. #5
meningeal tumour
WHO Contraindications to the Adjustment. #6
haematomas, whether spinal cord or intracanalicular
WHO Contraindications to the Adjustment. #7
malignancy of the spine
WHO Contraindications to the Adjustment. #8
frank disc herniation with accompanying signs of progressive neurological deficit
WHO Contraindications to the Adjustment. #9
basilar invagination of the upper cervical spine
WHO Contraindications to the Adjustment. #10
Arnold‐Chiari malformation of the upper cervical spine
WHO Contraindications to the Adjustment. #11
dislocation of a vertebra
WHO Contraindications to the Adjustment. #12
aggressive types of benign tumours, such as an aneurismal bone cyst, giant cell tumour, osteoblastoma or osteoid osteoma
WHO Contraindications to the Adjustment. #13
internal fixation/stabilization devices
WHO Contraindications to the Adjustment. #14
neoplastic disease of muscle or other soft tissue
WHO Contraindications to the Adjustment. #15
positive Kernig’s or Lhermitte’s signs
WHO Contraindications to the Adjustment. #16
congenital, generalized hypermobility
WHO Contraindications to the Adjustment. #3
spinal cord tumour
WHO Contraindications to the Adjustment. #17
signs or patterns of instability
WHO Contraindications to the Adjustment. #18
syringomyelia
WHO Contraindications to the Adjustment. #19
hydrocephalus of unknown aetiology
WHO Contraindications to the Adjustment. #20
diastematomyelia
WHO Contraindications to the Adjustment. #21
cauda equina syndrome
