
We describe a case of tetraparesis in a 33-year-old woman following neck manipulation performed by a traditional confinement mid-wife. An MRI of the cervical spine revealed a fracture of the second cervical vertebra with atlanto-axial subluxation that resulted in cord compression.
Adult, Massage, Malaysia, Pregnancy Outcome, Quadriplegia, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Pregnancy, Humans, Female, Medicine, Traditional, Spinal Cord Compression
Adult, Massage, Malaysia, Pregnancy Outcome, Quadriplegia, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Pregnancy, Humans, Female, Medicine, Traditional, Spinal Cord Compression
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