Dear SigMik
Thanks for those materials. The neck is definitely a scary domain for the manual therapist. I personally avoid messing with it...
The take home message from your input is even though it might seem that the elderly are most at risk, really anyone is at risk of a faulty manip, or assessment...
What i always advice is if manual therapy is to be considered and all the contraindications have been considered...better to use gentle traction first
I generally always take the hands off approach when it comes to the neck...
great articles...should print them out for ma colleagues here...
cheers