Caitlyn Jensen: Georgia woman, 28, paralyzed after visit to chiropractor starts to regain some body movement
Update: 'She’s forever changed,' Caitlin Jensen's mom, Darlene Jensen said of the incident. Inside Edition names Dr TJ Harpham, the chiropractor at Richmond Hill Family Chiropractic, as the doctor who allegedly treated Jensen. Jensen is slowly beginning to regain movement on the left side of her body after the first neck adjustment. Jensen's brother, Caleb, said his sister is 'able to open her eyes every now and then and wake up a little bit. And kind of move her hands to squeeze a little. But that's it.
For now, she is beginning to regain some movement in her left leg and hand, while occasionally giving a left smile and expressing emotions through her eyes, reports DailyMail.
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In a tragic incident, a Georgia Southern graduate, named Caitlin Jensen, got paralyzed after a routine visit to a Savannah chiropractor. Her family said that she visited a chiropractor for an adjustment and left with four dissected arteries.
The incident took place on June 16 in Savannah when Jensen went for an adjustment to her neck. But soon after, as per reports by WSB-TV, the 28-year-old was rushed to an emergency room suffering from a stroke, cardiac arrest, and a loss of pulse for ten minutes. Jensen's mother Darlene told WSB-TV that doctors believe the young woman's stroke occurred "as a direct result of the neck manipulation."
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The mother said, "The surgeon ... that saved her life, and every other doctor that has looked at her, have all agreed that this happened as a direct result of the neck manipulation. The chiropractor called 911 and then called me and told me that she was 'having a reaction to the treatment.'"
The name of the chiropractor that Jensen visited is not known and could not be reached for comment. WJCL reported that they were able to get in touch with the doctor, who declined to comment. However, another spine doctor spoke about Jensen’s condition and said it is rare. Dr Steve Ranicki reportedly said, “Those dissections will often produce symptoms of headache and neck pain, which then drive people to a doctor’s office. Once they’ve gone to the medical doctor or chiropractor the likelihood is, unfortunately, a stroke will occur.”
Narrating the details of the day when Jensen got paralyzed, brother Caleb Johnson told to WJCL, "That morning we were up and talking to her before work. You're talking to her and then 30 minutes later, she's in the hospital and now in the ICU." "She's able to open her eyes every now and then and wake up a little bit. And kind of move her hands to squeeze a little. But that's it," he added.
Jensen remains in the neurological ICU
According to the GoFundMe, which has raised more than half of its $100,000 goal so far, Jensen is in neuro ICU in Memorial Hospital and is conscious after a struggle for a month. However, she is only able to respond to verbal commands by blinking her eyes and wiggling toes on her left feet, which also states that she suffered a traumatic brain injury.
Jensen, who graduated from Georgia Southern University in May with a degree in chemistry and biology, looked forward to her future, the GoFundMe states.
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Moreover, a CaringBridge page has also been created to update followers on her recovery. In that page, the mother shared an update that doctors have decided to keep Jensen on blood thinners for the time being after her blood levels temporarily dropped over the weekend. As per reports, the family wish to transport Jensen to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta after she leaves the ICU at Memorial Health. "We are still trying everything we can to get her into Shepherd. We're having trouble with the insurance part of it, and we really need that part to work out," expressed the mother.