We are BACK from Africa! I didn't have any access to the internet for the past two weeks so didn't get the blog updated...

You CAN see the pics at www.picasaweb.google.com/atlasdoc2

Enjoy!

Dr W.

 

"Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding." ~ Einstein

UpCspine

This site, created by a patient, is dedicated to letting the World know about the amazing benefits of specific upper cervical chiropractic - it's time we patients were told about it!

Accidents or injuries are the most common culprits for the cause of head/neck misalignment ("subluxation"). Trauma to the spine can cause the connective tissues that hold the structures of the spine together to tear. However these do not have to be "major accidents" like car or motorcycle crashes. Children fall down, teenagers play sports and we all trip. These small injuries can cause enough imbalance that the rest of the spine will curve to compensate its natural effort to avert pain. Eventually, the body remains in this twisted position. Not surprisingly, this twisting of the body results in muscular imbalance and structural stress. When a car is out of balance, the tires wear unevenly. The body works in a similar way. If the body is out of alignment, the resulting abnormal movement results in progressive wear and tear. In time, degeneration of the spinal and adjacent skeletal structures will occur.

When the head is shifted off the center of the top of the neck and held in that position by the muscles of the neck, it can prevent brain health and healing messages from getting through to the body.

Body Imbalance occurs when the C1 or Atlas, and/or the C2 or Axis, the top two vertebra in the neck, are misaligned and out of their proper position. Childbirth itself can move the atlas out of position because of the massive amounts of pressure on the head and neck of the baby as it passes down the birth canal. Some of the worst cases of atlas misalignment and resulting in pain have been caused by minor car accidents such as being rear-ended, even at 4 mph! One indication of body imbalance is having one leg slightly shorter than the other. You may also notice that when you stand in front of the mirror one shoulder is slightly higher than another, and one hip is higher than the other. Another indication your atlas may be out of position is by having different symptoms in your body that your medical doctor cannot explain or find the cause for on any tests.

 
What is upper cervical care?

Dentists, acupuncturists, podiatrists, medical doctors, chiropractors and many more professionals make up the health care profession. While typical medical research involves 30 participants, a landmark chiropractic research study performed on over 6000 cases including infants and children under 12 years of age, from the years 1934 through 1961, proved the existence of "vertebral subluxation" and led early chiropractors to the realization that the upper cervical spine has a profound influence on our health and well being. As a result of this research, specific procedures dealing with the relationship between the brainstem and the upper cervical spine were developed and the branch of chiropractic known as Upper Cervical Care was created.

Upper Cervical Care specifically addresses the junction between the base of the skull and the upper cervical spine. This junction area is vulnerable to injuries which lead to misalignments at the articular surfaces and to a physiological state known as vertebral subluxation. Vertebral subluxations caused by misalignments affect the brainstem`s ability to communicate with the brain, spinal cord and every organ system in the body which in turn affects all vital functions and overall health.

Vertebral subluxations deplete the body of it`s innate healing abilities. Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care uniquely detects vertebral subluxations and corrects upper cervical misalignments.

Here are some important FACTS about "getting your head on straight", which is what Upper Cervical care is all about:

1. UPPER CERVICAL CARE STRENGTHENS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. This means that your body can combat viruses and bacterial infections on its own when you have a straight alignment.
a. You have fewer colds
b. Resist allergens
c. Gorw health instead of diesease
d. Allow the body to heal painful conditions

DID YOU KNOW that your body will fight off the Bird Flu if your immune system produces anti-bodies to fight off the infection? IT CAN IF YOUR HEAD IS ON STRAIGHT! THINK ABOUT WHAT THAT COULD MEAN TO YOUR FAMILY!!!!

LOOK AT YOUR SPOUSE AND YOUR CHILD.

Is one shoulder higher than another?
Is one ear lower than the other?
Is one eyebrow higher than the other?

IF YOU ANSWERED YES to any of these, then the nerves that run from your brain through the brainstem housed between the C1C2 are being affected. The only way we KNOW which nerves are being affected is by identifying the symptoms in our bodies. Pretty simple, huh?