woman claims that hair treatment caused a stroke

<p dir="auto">A woman has launched a £1 million legal action against a hairdresser over claims her hair treatment caused a stroke. <p dir="auto">Adele Burns had her hair washed six times during a treatment at Rainbow Rooms in Glasgow and lawyers allege the impact of the sink on her neck caused her to collapse the following day. <p dir="auto">The 47-year-old, from Mid Calder, West Lothian, has now started a civil case against the salon and said her life “<strong>has been turned upside down”. <p dir="auto">“<em>With backing from my doctors, there is no doubt in my mind the salon caused the stroke,” Mrs Burns said. <p dir="auto">“<em>This hasn’t just left me isolated from society – I’ve been isolated from my own body.” <p dir="auto">Mrs Burns visited the hairdresser in April 2016 and left with a headache, but put it down to not getting a chance to eat during the appointment. <p dir="auto">The next day she lost her sight and felt dizzy, and then passed out when phoning her husband Campbell. <p dir="auto">He called an ambulance and Mrs Burns was taken to<strong> St John’s Hospital in Livingston. <p dir="auto">Solicitors Digby Brown said it was found that she suffered a stroke following dissection of the vertebral artery – a clot caused by trauma in the neck which stops blood getting to the brain. <blockquote>Thousands of people will seek beauty treatment like this every year and Adele is incredibly brave in speaking out as a way of alerting others to the risks <p dir="auto">It was also found there is no history of strokes in Mrs Burns’ family. <p dir="auto">The mother-of-two said she had to sell the family home and now struggles to speak, read and write. <p dir="auto">Court papers state salon staff never asked Mrs Burns to attend for a “strand test” before her appointment which would have prevented the need for her hair to be re-washed and re-coloured six times. <p dir="auto">Documents also accuse the salon of negligence by failing to offer Mrs Burns a front-facing sink or provide neck protection during the treatment she received. <p dir="auto"><strong>Jennifer Watson, associate at Digby Brown and specialist beauty treatment lawyer, said: “A civil action against Rainbow Rooms is under way after our client’s life was undeniably altered following her appointment with their salon. <p dir="auto">“<code>Thousands of people will seek beauty treatment like this every year and Adele is incredibly brave in speaking out as a way of alerting others to the risks. <p dir="auto">“<code>Strokes caused by hair washes are not unheard of as there have been a handful of similar cases across the globe – however I’m not aware of anything similar having called in Scottish courts. <blockquote>“This claim of negligence will be rigorously pursued but as it is ongoing it would be inappropriate to comment further.”