Precision Upper Cervical adjusting is a little-known chiropractic procedure that corrects the position of the top vertebrae of the spine, the atlas and/or axis. By correcting the tilt, shift or rotation of these vertebrae, the body is able to overcome the effects or completely eliminate many different conditions.
The atlas is a single, 2 oz. doughnut-shaped vertebra at the top of the spine. Trillions of nerve fibers from the brainstem travel through the small opening in the atlas and flow down into the spinal column. Because of the narrow opening of the atlas and it’s close proximity to the brain stem, if the atlas has moved out of position even a fraction of a degree, two very serious things can result.
1. Body Imbalance – When the atlas and/or axis are out of their proper position, the head moves off center of the body. This creates body imbalance from head to toe. More weight shifts to one side of the body than the other. If these vertebrae are also rotated out of position, they can twist your entire spinal structure, including the pelvis, so that one leg becomes shorter than another. Not having your atlas and/or axis corrected to restore body balance is like continuing to drive a car that is misaligned. Your tires are going to wear out prematurely. You can keep replacing the tires, but unless you have the car aligned, you’ll just be wasting your money. The same thing is true for headaches or ADD or hundreds of other conditions that have been known to respond well to Upper Cervical health care. You can keep taking drugs, but if your atlas and/or axis is out of its proper position and causing the problem, it’s not going away until you get it corrected and body balance restored.
2. Restriction or Distortion of Brain Messages – The second serious result of an atlas and/or axis being out of position is the restriction or distortion of critical messages from the brain to all parts of the body. Every cell, organ or tissue that is not receiving adequate nerve energy and communication from the brain will suffer and degenerate. Example: Ball your hand into a fist. This represents your head. Extend your index finger as if you are pointing at someone. Your index finger represents your body. Take a rubber band and wrap it tightly around your index finger at the base of the finger where it is attached to your hand. The rubber band represents your atlas which is wrapped around the spinal cord right near the brain stem and has moved out of its proper position. Wait a few minutes.
Your entire finger begins to turn white and blue due to the circulation being cut off by the rubber band. You can massage your finger to restore circulation. You can inject a syringe with pain medication to stop the pain. In severe cases you can cut off the finger to erase the pain. However, only the symptoms of the problem have been addressed, not the cause. The rubber band is the cause.
The same thing is true for an an atlas and/or axis that has moved out of its proper position. It can constrict or distort proper brain messages to organs and limbs throughout the body. Your feet may hurt or you may be having a kidney problem, however the cause of the problem may not be in those areas at all. The problem could be in your neck, where a misaligned atlas and/or axis is restricting or distorting brain messages to areas throughout the body. If your atlas and/or axis remains out of position for years, the result could very well be degeneration of organs, muscle and cell tissue. Over time, that could be serious, since in many conditions, pain is the last symptom to occur to indicate a problem exists.
