Evidence of Healing

This article, to me, is one of the most important posts that I will have ever written for you. This area of pain and "dis-ease" is so overlooked. I actually have been quite miffed about the fact that fewer and fewer doctors will consider a structural problem as being the source of pain, especially if the symptoms are that of an autoimmune disorder. They would rather give you a pill for pain or a recommend for orthopedic surgery then consider that there could possibly be another solution. I do understand that not all of the Health Industry is this way, but I am speaking in general for those of you that have already experienced this wall of opposition when it comes to anything "alternative". This topic is a big one, I will do my best to be as succinct as possible.

Let me start by stating that this one piece of knowledge, had I been made aware of it early on in my search for relief, would have saved me so much needless pain (over 9 years) and literally thousands of dollars.
My concern about this topic is really two fold -- one is that it is "pooh-poohed" by not only the Medical Doctors (something I should be accustomed to by now) but, secondly, because of certain laws in every state and in Canada that prevent chiropractors of any particular procedure, whether UC (Upper Cervical) or otherwise, from freely advertising the procedure they have dedicated their lives to learning. The doctors who perform this procedure, a specially educated and skilled Chiropractor, are bound by one law in particular that forbids them to infer that his/her method is superior or more advanced than other chiropractic methods. If a chiropractor does this, he/she could be severely chastised by his state board of chiropractic examiners by being heavily fined and/or threatened with the loss of his/her license.

It is possible that this law was originally passed to protect the public from chiropractors making unrealistic claims about their procedure.
The unfortunate result of this law, however, is that it has produced such fear in chiropractors who practice almost exclusively a specific type of chiropractic, that they simply are forced to remain silent about the benefits of their procedure. A law meant to protect the public has actually created a "dome of silence" on vital information that could be of tremendous benefit and cost savings to the many that are sick and suffering.

The procedure that I am talking about is an "Upper Cervical Spinal Correction".
Specifically, the bone or vertebra that is at the base of your skull... called "The Atlas", can slip out of alignment... by only the slightest amount, and cause all kinds of havoc to your entire body.
"The Atlas" can come out of alignment very early in life sometimes through the birthing process or through a fall or injury... not necessarily to the head or neck area. Yes, you could have slipped on your keester, twisted an ankle, or fell and hit your elbow and it is possible to have lost the alignment to "The Atlas". Usually the first symptoms that you will experience to alert you that may have lost this alignment will not occur until approx. 7 years later. By this time it is easy to not associate the pain or discomfort that you are having with an accident that you had so many years prior.

Why is "The Atlas" of such importance? ...
Because it is the vertebra that is responsible for holding your head on straight. The head and skull can weigh up to 14 lbs...that is just about the weight of a bowling ball! If the alignment of "The Atlas" moves, even as much as a millimeter or so, then this causes unnecessary strain on the entire body, especially the spine, to help balance this enormous weight of your head. Over time, the body starts to compensate for your head being off center, muscles begin to tighten, the spine slowly starts to twist and very soon you could have more problems than you could imagine.

What's more is that "The Atlas" is the gateway to where millions of nerves enter into the brain - it is known as the "Brain Stem". The nerves are the messengers to the brain...messages containing information about body imbalances. Once received, the brain then goes about its job to send out instructions back to the body about what needs to be done to fix the problem. (I don't mean to over-simplify this, but I am not a doctor so I will speak to you as I understand this process.) When there is the slightest pressure on any area of the brain stem, possibly either from the atlas itself coming in contact with an area of nerves, or by the tightening of muscles in the neck due to the mis-alignment, then the messages to the brain are interrupted. Possibly millions of electrical impulses that "short out" or " are cross-wired", so-to-speak, going into the brain. Wrong information to the brain causes the brain to give wrong instructions to the body in order for our body to heal itself. What can happen next, which I believe was in my case, is the symptoms of dis-ease begin to occur -- but this was really only mis-information to the brain to a series of injuries that I had encountered since I was a small child.

Alignment of the body starts at the top... any good builder or carpenter understands the concept of the plumb line. Well, it is much the same with the human body. But the good news is, if you fix or straighten the "plumb line", or "Atlas", then your body may be able to restore its original alignment and alleviate some of your problems.

What kind of problems has an "Upper Cervical Spinal Correction" responded favorably too?
Oh my, the list is long and it is not even complete, so even if your particular condition is not listed here, it is imperative that you have your "atlas" examined. Its role in overall health is so crucial, you need to at least rule out the possibility that a mis-aligned atlas is involved in your condition. Here is the short list: