title: I have a deep muscle massage every month or so. After my sister had a stroke, I started worrying that my massages could loosen any plaque in my carotid arteries, which could make me have a stroke. Could this happen?
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000473:pathology*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008405:Massage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology*