Chiropractic Expert Witness

Reliable Clinical Experts provides licensed chiropractors who evaluate spinal manipulation technique, patient screening protocols, and contraindication assessment — delivering authoritative testimony in chiropractic malpractice cases.

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About Chiropractic Expert Witnesses

Chiropractic expert witnesses are licensed practitioners who evaluate spinal manipulation techniques, patient screening, and treatment appropriateness. Reliable Clinical Experts matches attorneys with chiropractors who assess cervical manipulation injuries, missed contraindications, and failure to refer for serious conditions.

Chiropractic manipulation carries inherent risks — particularly cervical adjustments that can cause vertebral artery dissection and stroke. Reliable Clinical Experts chiropractic expert witnesses are licensed practitioners with extensive clinical experience who evaluate whether chiropractors properly screened for contraindications, obtained adequate informed consent, used appropriate force and technique, and recognized when patients required medical referral rather than continued chiropractic care.

Reliable Clinical Experts matches your case with chiropractic experts who combine active clinical practice with courtroom experience.

Key Areas of Evaluation

Reliable Clinical Experts chiropractic experts evaluate these critical aspects of your case.

Spinal manipulation technique evaluation

Patient screening assessment

Contraindication analysis

Medical referral protocol review

Why It Matters

Why a Chiropractic Expert Matters

Chiropractic malpractice cases often involve catastrophic injuries including stroke, nerve damage, or worsening conditions that should have prompted medical referral. Reliable Clinical Experts chiropractors explain to juries what constitutes proper manipulation technique, when cervical adjustment is contraindicated, and whether care met professional standards. Their testimony establishes the causation link between negligent treatment and permanent neurological injury.

Common Issues We Evaluate:

Cervical manipulation in patients with vertebrobasilar insufficiency or arterial disease
Failure to recognize red flags requiring immediate medical referral
Excessive rotational force during high-velocity cervical adjustment
Continued manipulation despite lack of clinical improvement
Inadequate informed consent about stroke and dissection risks
Treatment of patients with osteoporosis, cancer, or inflammatory conditions
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Medical Specialties
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Hour Response
30+
Years Experience

Common Chiropractic Case Types

Reliable Clinical Experts provides expert witnesses for these chiropractic litigation matters.

Stroke from Manipulation

Vertebral artery dissection causing stroke following cervical adjustment

Nerve Injuries

Spinal cord or peripheral nerve damage from excessive force or improper technique

Missed Diagnosis

Failure to identify fractures, tumors, or conditions requiring medical referral

Inappropriate Treatment

Manipulation despite contraindications such as osteoporosis or vascular disease

How Reliable Clinical Experts Works

From case intake through trial testimony — our streamlined process delivers qualified chiropractic experts.

Submit Your Case

Provide case details, clinical issues, and medical records for expert review.

Expert Matching

We identify board-certified experts with relevant subspecialty experience.

Case Review & Opinion

Your expert analyzes records and provides standard of care opinion.

Testimony Support

The same expert provides deposition and trial testimony.

Chiropractic Expert Witness FAQs

Common questions about Reliable Clinical Experts chiropractic expert witness services.

Can chiropractic neck adjustments cause stroke?

Reliable Clinical Experts chiropractors testify that cervical manipulation can cause vertebral artery dissection leading to stroke. While the absolute risk is debated (estimates range from 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 250,000 manipulations), certain patients face elevated risk. Chiropractors must screen for vascular risk factors and obtain informed consent about this potentially catastrophic complication.

When should chiropractors refer patients to medical doctors?

Reliable Clinical Experts chiropractic experts testify that immediate medical referral is required for red flags including progressive neurological deficits, suspected fracture or malignancy, cauda equina syndrome signs, severe trauma, or failure to improve with conservative treatment. Continuing manipulation when these conditions exist constitutes malpractice.

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Reliable Clinical Experts matches your case with board-certified chiropractic experts who establish standard of care, prove causation, and deliver persuasive testimony.

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