Please don't fall prey to a Chiropractor who tries to say they can help you. They can't. A chiari malformation cannot be "fixed" by twisting or bending your neck. A Chiari Malformation CAN however be aggravated by chiropractic manipulation, and in most cases this is what happens.

If anyone tells you otherwise, rest assured they haven't the knowledge or experience to be a credible source of information. It doesn't require a medical degree to understand the dynamics or physics involved. If you have a Chiari Malformation (cerebellar tonsils herniated to a level below the foramen magnum ) and a blockage of cerebral spinal flow, jolting your neck to the right, left, up or down isn't going to help it. It is far more likely to aggravate it.  

Legitimate Chiropractors who are familiar with Chiari Malformations readily admit that
they can't help you, and won't risk manipulating your neck. As always, there are those who 
would like to take your money and will do or say almost anything to get it. Smart consumers
will stay away from these types. 

For more information visit:

http://www.chirowatch.com/cw-cervical.html 

http://www.pressenter.com/~chip/chiro-nono.htm

http://neurosurgery.wustl.edu/clinprog/spinesurgery.htm 

http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/chirostroke.html 

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