Can chiropractic adjustments to the neck cause nausea?

My friend had an adjustment today to her cervical (neck) spine and she got very nauseous for about 15 minutes after the adjustment. She has been to a different chiropractor before and never experienced this. The chiropractor assured her it was normal. Has anyone here had nausea after an adjustment before? Does anyone knows what causes that?

I'm a chiropractor & I'll tell you that there are a lot of nerves in the neck (the vagus nerve to be specific) that can trigger nausea.
If the symptoms went away in a breif amount of time, which it seems they did & the doctor did a good neurological exam (which I hope he/she did) everything should be fine. Your friend should still tell the doctor about the symptoms so they are documented in the chart. Source(s): I am a chiropractor.

i'm no expert, but, i'd assume that yes, this can happen. there are all kinds of nerves in the spine/back that are connected to the ODDEST places it seems (i have a spot i can pinch and i feel the pain on my leg...ok...maybe i'm just weird...). just like a super-deep tissue massage can bring on a cold.. releasing the toxins that have built up in muscle/tissue. it's probably nothing to be worried about. if the nausea continued for hours -- i'd recommend seeking medical help immediately.

perhaps she just finally found a chiropractor who really knew what he/she was doing... :)
I`ve had it done for years and no problem---sounds like anxiety to me.
every once in a while after a chiropractic adjustment i feel like i have the flu...i just have to go back and then i feel better...my sister in law says that that happens to her to.