Spinal Cord Advocates

Submitted by Rita from Pennsylvania in response to “What Are Your Issues”:
My issue is this, I believe that if a doctor or chriopractor is going to perform any manipulations of the cervical area, he must first have the patients cervicle area ex-rayed , in order to avoid seriously injuring the patient for life. I had this happen to me in 2003,C5-6 incomplete has me with left side paralysis and severe neuropathy. My life changed forever on that day and if the doctor,who knew me for 13 years ,would have just done an ex-ray before he laid me on my stomach and thrust down on the back of my neck, I would still be the strong mother of two I used to be. I would love to see a law enacted about this, but I don’t know how to get started. The statute of limitations in Pa. is 2 years,that is ridiculous, when you are dealing with the medical issues that occur when you have a spinal cord injury. It should be a law that Doctors must submit all records in a timely fashion,as to not interfere with a lawyers job of filing suit against them,before the statute of limitations runs out. These two issues have effected me greatly. Thank you for listening to my ideas, it could posssibly save many people from being injured, physically and financially.