Playboy Model DID Die From Chiropractic Manipulation

"Playboy model Katie May died after a visit to the chiropractor left her with a torn artery in her neck, PEOPLE confirms.

"The 34-year-old model passed away in February just days after suffering a stroke, her family told PEOPLE at the time. And a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Coroner now says the star died as a result of an injury sustained during a “neck manipulation by chiropractor.”

"Los Angeles Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter tells PEOPLE that a chiropractor shifted May’s neck, tearing her left vertebral artery. The tear blocked blood flow to May’s brain and caused the stroke."

 This article gives information regarding Chiropractic's "Dirty Secret."

Upper Cervical Chiropractic: The Original And The Most Dangerous

This post has been long in coming.  Anyone who follows my posts knows that I am very negative against the practice of chiropractic.  That said, I have been particularly upset over the full-page ads (page through the first section to find it) in my local newspaper promoting the fallacious original chiropractic practice of adjustment of the bone at the top of the spine called the atlas.  Here is the truth about this ineffective and potentially dangerous practice:

The problem with the National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association (NUCCA)

Chiropractic's Dirty Secret: Neck Manipulation and Strokes