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Why is the upper cervical area (upper neck) so important to health and well-being ?
This is essentially the epicenter of your body. The most important area for communication from your brain to your body. Complete loss of that communication can be devastating . Do you remember Christopher Reeve? Superman had a severe injury to his upper cervical spine which resulted in a 100% loss of function from that area. When you have a upper cervical misalignment you are not losing 100% of the function but you may be losing 30%, 50% or more of the function of your body.
What is Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care?
A unique health care solution that focuses on correcting the underlying cause of a variety of different health problems. Accidents and injuries tear loose the connective tissue that holds the spine in place. This will create a weakness and allow the spine to breakdown and lock into a stressed position. This most frequently starts in the upper neck since it is the most vulnerable to injury and this leads to in the standing position one of the hips will be higher than the other, laying down one of the legs will be shorter than the other. The head will tilt to one side. And it is a progressive condition…so that the longer the spine is locked in this position, the more wear and tear happens to the structures of the body.
What makes Upper Cervical Chiropractic care unique compared to other care?
There are many forms of spinal health care today. Many focus on addressing local joint motion by administering a short, quick thrust to a localized area. Upper Cervical Chiropractors influence the entire spinal columns postural balance by returning the heavy head to a more balanced position on top of the narrow neck. Without any popping, cracking or twisting of the spine. It is a gentle, accurate and precise procedure for correcting the spine.. With upper cervical care it is not about adjusting someone thousands of times…it is about holding the correction. Staying in alignment is how a person gets well and stays well.
Who can benefit from Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care?
Any adult or child who wants their body to function at the highest level. Especially those who have experienced head or neck trauma. Not all individuals are misaligned however. Many children and some adults have been assessed in our office who were found to be in alignment and no care was necessary.
How can such a light pressure make such dramatic changes?
For the same reason why one is able to move a pile of heavy bricks with a light push of a wheelbarrow: leverage. Using the first vertebra and the weight of the head to gain a biomechanical advantage, the doctor places their own body on a calculated angle to ensure the correction is specific to the patient’s individual misalignment. The force generated by the doctor is transferred to the patient in such a gentle and precise fashion that many patients are surprised by the light feel. Although the procedure is subtle in it’s application the results are not! Our patients typically experience fast relief, maximum recovery and long lasting results!
