Q: My wife suffered a stroke after a chiropractic adjustment. Can I file a medical malpractice claim
against the chiropractor or is there a more relevant area of law that might help me?
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A: I am sorry to hear about your wife. In Maryland, a chiropractor is defined as a health care provider. If the chiropractor was negligent, or committed medical malpractice and your wife suffered an injury as a result - including a stroke - the claim would be for medical malpractice or negligence.
A: You should consult a member of the Maryland Assn for Justice who handles Malpractice cases; they give free consultations.. However showing that manipulation caused a stroke may be difficult if not impossible. Strokes can occur from any number of causes, and your wife would have to prove that but for the adjustment she wouldn't have had the stroke. She would also have to show that medical treatment was inappropriate and in this case that is unlikely.
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