This research underscores a critical need for chiropractors to update their triage protocols, particularly when dealing with neurological complaints, fatigue, cognitive decline, or any vascular symptoms. Failing to recognize these red flags—or being falsely accused of contributing to them through routine care—poses serious professional risks.
“Don’t Be the Fall Guy”: Recognize What You’re Dealing With
“Both spike proteins—natural and artificial—can cross the blood-brain barrier and cause chronic, sometimes irreversible neurological damage.” — Andreas Posa, MD, PhD
The study reveals that spike proteins have the ability to:
Cross the blood-brain barrier
Induce thrombotic, neurotoxic, neuroinflammatory, and neurodegenerative changes
Bind to ACE2 receptors, disrupt vascular and immune functions, and contribute to cognitive decline and neurodegenerative disease processes
These issues may mimic or exacerbate complaints for which patients seek chiropractic care—headaches, dizziness, fatigue, brain fog, neuropathies. The danger lies in mistaking pathology for subluxation-related symptoms and proceeding with adjustments on a compromised nervous or vascular system.
Why This Matters to Chiropractors Specifically
You’re not ordering CTs and MRIs before every adjustment. You’re not drawing blood to look for biomarkers of endothelial damage. Yet this is the very population walking into your practice: people potentially suffering the long tail of spike protein exposure, often without diagnosis, treatment, or awareness.
Your role is increasingly one of early detection—of triage—not just correction. Moving forward with care without proper screening could invite accusations of causing these issues, especially in a legal landscape that is quick to assign blame but slow to understand nuance.
“We do not want chiropractors blamed for causing these conditions—and we definitely don’t want them blamed for missing them.”
Risk Management Action Steps
Review Health Histories and Update Intake Forms to include SARS-CoV-2 infection and injection history, neurological complaints, and cognitive changes.
Refine Your Triage Skills. Headache, fatigue, dizziness, vision changes, and neurological complaints must be evaluated in the broader context of potential vascular or neurodegenerative complications.
Use Informed Consent Appropriately. Ensure patients understand that chiropractic adjustments are not a treatment for post-viral or injection-related syndromes.
Document Thoroughly. Protect yourself by charting your reasoning for proceeding with care—or referring out.
We’re With You. You’re Not Alone.
At ChiroFutures, our job is to see around corners and keep you informed about emerging risk trends before they become lawsuits. We are committed to the practice and profession of chiropractic—especially those who remain principled in their focus on vertebral subluxation.
Our malpractice program is more than a policy. It’s a partnership. We support our insureds with the latest in risk management protocols, legal advocacy, and research awareness to ensure your practice is both safe and sustainable.
If you're not yet part of the ChiroFutures community, now is the time. Visit us at chirofutures.org to learn more and stay protected in this increasingly complex healthcare landscape.
Final Word
The spike protein era has changed the game. It’s not just about immune response—it’s about long-term neurovascular risk. Chiropractors must step up, not just to help their patients—but to protect themselves.
“You’re on the front lines. That’s an honor—but it’s also a liability. Be ready.”
