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Upper Cervical Chiropractic

Upper Cervical Chiropractic is a specialty within the chiropractic profession.  The Upper Cervical procedure was designed to correct the entire spine and balance the body by realigning the atlas (the first vertebra in the spine).  If the atlas is not in its proper position, stress is put on the dura (the covering of the spinal cord and brain) which in turn causes stress throughout the whole nervous system.  When stress is present in the nervous system, other conditions that would normally cause no problem become more than the body can handle and we display symptoms.

 When the atlas is in the proper position and the weight of the head is centered over the neck, the spinal system is more balanced and functions at a more optimum level.  When the weight of the head is shifted off center, the body will compensate by contracting the muscles in order that the body feels more balanced.  However, the body only feels balanced while in fact the body is imbalanced.  This imbalance is observed with one leg being longer than the other, one hip higher than the other, head tilt and or rotation of the head from midline.  Over time, this imbalance can lead to progressive wear and tear or degeneration of the skeletal system.  An atlas misalignment can cause stress, tension and pressure on the entire nervous system including the brainstem (base of the brain).  Impairment of the nervous system is a serious condition.  The brain shuttles millions of electrical impulses back and forth to every cell of our body by way of the spinal nervous system.  Restriction or distortion of those messages (nerve impulses) can affect every bodily function.  If the misalignment is not corrected, the long term effect is degeneration of the spine and skeletal system which may result in mild to severe pain, lowered resistance to illness, behavioral changes, organ dysfunction, loss of mobility and/or numbness and tingling in the limbs and ultimately disease.   Below is a partial list of disorders that may benefit from Upper Cervical Chiropractic.