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C1 chiropractic
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A 40 yo male from Istanbul, Turkey was here on business. He has a relative in town, who recommended the visitor to see me about his low back pain. I did the work, and the low back pain stayed away for 10 years, and it was only one adjustment.
He came back a year ago for a second adjustment, but he gained 40 lbs. I adjusted, he felt much better, but he needs to lose weight.
He brought his 27 yo daughter on this trip, who had thoracic and shoulder issues. I adjusted her twice, she looked very straight when finished, and the adjustment is still holding. They came all the way from Istanbul to receive NUCCA chiropractic. Next visit he brought his wife and daughter both. I adjusted the wife, have not heard back yet but she felt much better when she was here.
He came back a year ago for a second adjustment, but he gained 40 lbs. I adjusted, he felt much better, but he needs to lose weight.
He brought his 27 yo daughter on this trip, who had thoracic and shoulder issues. I adjusted her twice, she looked very straight when finished, and the adjustment is still holding. They came all the way from Istanbul to receive NUCCA chiropractic. Next visit he brought his wife and daughter both. I adjusted the wife, have not heard back yet but she felt much better when she was here.
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40 yo carpenter, was injured in a hit and run auto accident. Major thoracic and lumbar pain. Four adjustments, feels much better, as in 90% recovered.
Note that the post xray measurements are just a start, after analyzing the numbers I usually make some changes to improve the adjustment.
Note that the post xray measurements are just a start, after analyzing the numbers I usually make some changes to improve the adjustment.
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Most likely you would improve 90% if an upper cervical chiropractor was able to work on you.C3-7 degeneration, narrowing, arthritic, two discs replaced, I gained some sensation back after the surgery. Basically T1-S5 sucks! Yay meTrying to sleep has been a bit challenging.
Here is an interesting one. 40 yo male, severe vertigo, 95% hearing loss, tinnitus, and a feeling of fullness in his ear. This is Meniere's disease.. 6' 2" tall, loved to play basketball when young. Had this problem for 12 years. I was sure that a low grade inner ear infection was the underlying problem, esp. with the feeling of fullness in the ear. Similar to an acute ear infection but without pain. Adjusting atlas helped somewhat, but I used numerous devices to boost his immune system, that hopefully would defeat the infection.
He came in, had to hold onto a railing or the edge of the door, was extremely unstable. Over a period of months he recovered to the point he could drive his car and felt tremendously improved. He rented from me some devices, including a low powered laser, a state of the art TENS unit, and an alternative device called a "Bioenergetic Imprinter". He stayed improved for over 10 years, but came in 3 months ago and was starting to have balance issues again. His MD had him signed up for surgery, and I told him the issue was most likely an infection. Have not heard back yet about the surgery outcome.
You can see the the external part of the cochlear implant in the xray. Without it he can hear almost nothing.
He came in, had to hold onto a railing or the edge of the door, was extremely unstable. Over a period of months he recovered to the point he could drive his car and felt tremendously improved. He rented from me some devices, including a low powered laser, a state of the art TENS unit, and an alternative device called a "Bioenergetic Imprinter". He stayed improved for over 10 years, but came in 3 months ago and was starting to have balance issues again. His MD had him signed up for surgery, and I told him the issue was most likely an infection. Have not heard back yet about the surgery outcome.
You can see the the external part of the cochlear implant in the xray. Without it he can hear almost nothing.
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If you saw someone doing NUCCA or other precise upper cervical work, you would probably improved dramatically. If the person does pre and post x-rays on aligned equipment, that is a good sign. Most chiros would help you, but NUCCA or possibly "Atlas Orthogonal" chiropractic would be best.
There are three of them in the Phoenix area, but I do not know much of their skill level. Typically the longer they have been practicing, the better their skills. However some people improve faster than others, depending on dedication, etc. Some cases are so easy, a beginner could do it with ease. Others are much more challenging.
Go to NUCCA.org>locate a doctor.
I found that in the directory but I'm not sure how complete it is. The friend that hooked me up with Bryan switched to someone close to the lake house where they spend most of their time now, and that person is not in the directory. (Alpha is well over an hour away for her.)
I recently ( two years??) have been going thru some painful experiences. I had to think back to when I had a mild mountain biking accident where the bike went out from under me, I slammed my head (wrapped in a helmet thank god). Pain so bad I couldn't walk or stand cause of my left leg giving out. Found a Chiro local to me. Dude saved my life....swear to god. No BS surgery like the VA wanted to do. Just this C1 work were it seems like it's 2lbs of pressure on my neck.
Shit works people!!!
@c1steve wish you were closer to me but thank you for posting the link to NUCCA!!!
Shit works people!!!
@c1steve wish you were closer to me but thank you for posting the link to NUCCA!!!
There is another C1 system that is pretty good, Atlas Orthogonal. Probably not as good as nucca, but relatively close. If one of their practioners is nearby, and nucca was hours away, I would go to the AO person.
This is their website, to locate an AO doctor in your area:
atlasorthogonality.com
This is their website, to locate an AO doctor in your area:
Doctors Directory – https://atlasorthogonality.com/
atlasorthogonality.com
And I had a high reputation chiropractor work on me with a left L3/4 foraminal herniation with the result of him grinding that chunk of disk further into the nerve root (which should have been an obvious outcome given the type of injury) and I will NEVER let one touch me again.
Cheers
This is my L5 S1 Laminectomy with fusion done in November 2019. Nothing but problems since.
Done by one of the best Neurosurgeons in the country.
He did what he could do as my Spondylolisthesis finally reared its ugly head and slipped forward a bit to far on January 14, 2019.
I have a hyper-lordotic spine as you can see from the excessive curve.
There is talk of extending the hardware.
Anyway another visit this month to see if there are alternatives. Decision time.
Done by one of the best Neurosurgeons in the country.
He did what he could do as my Spondylolisthesis finally reared its ugly head and slipped forward a bit to far on January 14, 2019.
I have a hyper-lordotic spine as you can see from the excessive curve.
There is talk of extending the hardware.
Anyway another visit this month to see if there are alternatives. Decision time.
Hmm... wonder if this could be the cause of my persistent upper left arm shoulder tightness and pain? Never been in any kind of serious accident that I can think of and suspect it's mostly from how I drive but... I'll have to check out one of these specialists. A "regular chiro" fully resolved a lower back issue I was having a few years ago with two sessions of doing that hip drop thing you see on all the YouTube videos and using some kind of micro-vibration machine (that seemed like a gimmick at the time). He also used that on my right knee, which was better after that.
Never had him do my neck. M'fer retired when I got around to the appointment, haha.
Never had him do my neck. M'fer retired when I got around to the appointment, haha.
Plus side is you'd be pretty great at blowjobs if you ever wanted to take up a side gig...?
I have had four patients with spondy's. Two I made no improvement, and two were fully relieved of pain. One, a 60 yo marine who did a lot of jumping, is generally in good shape. However excessive sitting will occasionally bring symptoms on.
The two patients I had no success with, both were women who spent decades sitting behind a desk. The cause of the fractures was repetitive stress from sitting too much.
What helps a lot in these cases is for the person to have excellent abdominal muscle tone. The muscles support the spine so there is less undue strain on the bones and discs.
For adjusting C1, you really need to see a specialist in NUCCA or other precise upper cervical system. Other DCs will not have good success, and will probably make that area less stable. There are some other precise systems that if done well would probably work: Orthospinology, and Blair chiropractic.
However the skill of the individual working on you is somewhat more important than which upper cervical system he uses.
Met with my friends for dinner, the one I mentioned who had switched from Bryan - her new guy is not NUCCA but orthospinology. Apparently it's similar and Bryan knows and would recommend who she is seeing. Perhaps C1Steve can speak to that.
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