Upper Cervical Care

Because the brain and brain stem control every function in the body. Even the immune system! Isn’t that amazing? This means that your health and ability to adapt to stresses depend on how well your brain communicates with the rest of the body through the nervous system. That communication can certainly be interrupted or altered by a subluxation. When the body receives mixed messages from the brain and in turn the brain gets inaccurate feedback from the body, things can go very wrong. If upper cervical sublaxation is left uncorrected, over time chronic illnesses can arise such as fibromyalgia, degenerative disc or joint disease, diabetes, digestive problems, ADHD/ADD, migraine headaches, allergies, asthma, sciatica, tingling and numbness in the arms and hands, upper cervical pain and much more…

If you are in pain, your body is telling you that something is wrong. Subluxation and a stressed nervous system could be the source of your problem. Many spinal issues do not resolve by themselves and progressively get worse. The longer it is left unaddressed, the more extensive the degeneration becomes making the problem increasingly difficult to correct and heal.

Your health is your greatest asset and it is irreplaceable. Isn’t it time you got the most out of it?

Did you know that there are much gentler and safer procedures that do not involve any twisting or “popping” of the spine or neck? Upper Cervical chiropractic is one of the few such techniques.

Upper Cervical spinal adjustments are very gentle, high specific, and safe. During the adjustment you are in a side lying position on a special table, and your neck is in a neutral position. There is no twisting of the head or neck. Aided by a movable headpiece, the adjustment is a quick tap to move the vertebra back into place.

Easy, safe, and painless. Even kids love getting adjusted!

Upper Cervical doctors concentrate primarily on the top two vertebrae of the neck (called C1 and C2) to affect the rest of the spine and body as a whole. When these vertebrae are out of alignment, it unbalances the head causing the whole spine and body to compensate.

This area of the spine is critical to the proper function of the body. Your chiropractor should check this area first before addressing other areas. There is no point adjusting a misalignment that is a compensation for that in the upper cervical region (upper neck) – the source of the problem.

When you correct the top, the rest will follow.

Upper Cervical chiropractors use highly specialized X-rays and adjustments that are specifically tailored to your anatomy. No two people are the same, every individual is unique and therefore has different needs.

Such specialized X-rays allow the doctor to pinpoint which vertebrae are out of alignment and where in space it has moved. No other traditional chiropractor uses this system of analysis except for Upper Cervical doctors.

The top two vertebrae of the neck have a very intimate relationship with the brain and nervous system that the rest of the spine does not. Problems with these vertebrae can result in dysfunction of the brain particularly the brain stem, which controls millions of functions in the body.

Stress on the brain stem can result in problems with the heart, such as an irregular heartbeat and abnormal changes in blood pressure. In the lungs, it can cause shortness of breath or chronic congestion in the lungs. Problems with balance, movement, tingling and numbness in the arms and legs, headaches, migraines, and low back pain are just some of the few conditions that can arise.

Upper Cervical doctors use a state of the art thermographic scan called the Tytron Scanner to detect imbalance within the nervous system. The Tytron C-5000 (used in our office) can accurately scan the entire spine in less than 15 seconds. A specific heat pattern for the individual patient can be reflective of an upper cervical misalignment.

This is one aspect that surprises patients the most about Upper Cervical care – Upper Cervical doctors assess for when to adjust but also know when NOT to adjust the spine.

Results from the Tytron thermographic scan and specific physical tests will tell an Upper Cervical doctor if the body is in a natural state of healing or if there is interference and an adjustment is needed. Often times, the body does not need help in repairing the tissues and an ill-timed adjustment can do a lot more damage than good.