Up C Spine - Evidence - A-NECK-DOTES

A-NECK-DOTES

Anecdotal Evidence: based on personal observation, case study reports, or random investigations rather than systematic scientific evaluation.

Following is a list of anecdotal feedback from both patients who have experienced Upper Cervical Care and doctors who have delivered Upper Cervical Care. Whilst I appreciate that these accounts have not been verified scientifically, there are just too many of these events for them to be ignored. Even though anecdotes and testimonials are not regarded as scientific they can be used as a pointer for more rigorous scientific studies.

I have always argued that in the face of overwhelming anecdotal evidence that these events should be investigated further scientifically. It's amazing to me how some so called 'experts' argue that such evidence should be ignored and considered as being irrelevant. Then I watch a medical doctor on a morning news show argue that because they had 5 people respond positively to a new Parkinsons drug therapy, and even though this is anecdotal evidence, it just means that they have to look at it and study it further. My point exactly! He's got 5 anecdotal cases and upper cervical doctors have literally thousands. Don't discount anecdotal evidence because it competes with what you have learnt over many decades. Use such evidence, to support further scientific investigation into the phenomenon at hand.

Billions of dollars has been poured into research in the pharmaceutical industry but not many cures for anything have been discovered. "Medical treatments often lengthen the duration of the expression of a chronic disease without necessarily altering the eventual outcome"[1]. Time to look outside the box and investigate other potential cures rather than putting all of our eggs and money! into one basket. It just makes sense.

Upper Cervical 'specific' chiropractic care, as opposed to general chiropractic, is one of those approaches which deserve the directing of research funds from governments and other organizations into scientific evidence to validate the 'Power of Upper Cervical' care http://www.thepowerofuppercervical.com/.

The following is from a patient of Dr Drew Hall, Blair upper cervical doctor extraordinaire in Los Angeles http://www.upperneck.com/. It describes her frustration with the current medical system.

"Should I have had Upper Cervical care after my injury on 7-3-1984, perhaps I could have been spared years of physical pain, head concussion and trauma symptoms, upper & lower back disabilities, loss of mobility, loss of dexterity, loss of self-esteem, years of muscle spasms and pain throughout my body, and the loss of a career as a successful Systems Analyst/Programmer Analyst and Master-degree musician.

The last 24 years of trying to survive the corrupted Work Comp System resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars being spent for drugs, two lumbar surgeries (including an unsuccessful lumbar laminectomy and later a lumbar interbody fusion), and multiple costly required Work Comp disability evaluations (some at $2500 per "legal report" visit cost to the Work Comp "For Profit" "Industry") and many, many consultations with Work Comp MD's, DC's, QME's, AME's, Neurologists, Orthopedists, Neurosurgeons, Orthopedic Surgeons, Rheumatologists, Physical Therapists, Physiatrists, Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Acupuncturists, Alternative Medicine Specialists (including Homeopathic, Oriental and Chinese Practitioners), Lawyers, Mandatory Conference Hearings, Settlement Hearings, two adjudicated Trials where I was awarded lifetime future medical and a 100% PD Pension (which was rescinded because of legal technicality by the corrupted 2003 Workers Compensation Defense-Stacked Appeals Board), Social Security Disability Evaluations (which provided my only permanent disability pension), Memory Loss and other usual Head Trauma symptoms including light sensitivity, 9 years of wrong physical therapy modalities (Orthopedic-surgeons' prescribed Physical Therapy, Posture Therapy, and Pool Therapy for the Disabled), unsuccessful and excruciatingly pain Acupuncture sessions, Tens machines, Vertical Body Traction, Neck Traction, Back braces, Neck Collars, guided exercise programs the inability to speak, the eventual diagnoses of Fibromyalgia, Candida, chronic fatigue syndrome, arthritis caused by trauma, myofascitis, myalgia, neuralgia, neuritis, compulsive obsessive disorder, brain stem compression, obesity, diabetes, depression, head concussion, prescribed appliances such as Canes, Crutches, Wheelchair, all culminating in the eventual complete loss of my court awarded life-time Workers Compensation Pension due to my inability to handle my situation after my first attorney retired, and my second attorney died!

Upper Cervical specialists do not make ordinary random bone manipulations. They are highly specialized, precision-oriented, skilled professionals. They have an enlightened understanding of the vertebral spine, and the Blair Advanced x-ray technique is far superior to any ordinary films offered in other media (including x-rays, CT-scans, and MRI's) traditionally used by other reputable medical professionals. Upper Cervical Specialists are capable of removing neurological interference to the spinal cord (which can occur to any of its trillions of nerves should a subluxation occur) based on precision films and computerized thermographic testing techniques.

Of course, in my case, the normal MRI's showed ruptured discs, and all the Myelograms, and EMGs, and traditional medical tests were all positive. The 2mm to 4mm "protruding" C5/6, C3/4, L4/5, L5/S1, L3/4, and T7/8 discs all show up on the MRIs, but not one ordinary specialized standardized medical film nor practitioner could show the CAUSE for the protruding discs: The C1/C2 Subluxation Vertebral Complex, caused by my fall on stairs and the blow to my head when it and my body were twisted, only showed up on the specialized Blair Upper Cervical Films, finally TAKEN 8 years after my initial injury showed that Specific C1/C2 Subluxation, and only the Blair Upper Cervical Specialist has been able to correct that subluxation.

All funding resources, including Medicare, Insurance, & Work Comp should be available to support Upper Cervical Care. It is, after all, far superior to drugs, surgeries, and spinal manipulations. It is saving lives, where no other medical procedures can successfully tread. It is time to START with Upper Cervical Diagnosis, Films, & Treatment instead of it being funded as the Treatment of "Last Resort." Now THAT idea could manifest a truly healthy society and enlightened civilization". S. Carol Rosso

You’ve got to love this wonderful piece from Rafael Campo; “Anecdotal Evidence: Why Narratives Matter to Medical Practice” ….

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1621095

“Our patients' stories too, if only we could listen to them less critically and cynically, might similarly inspire us to the more practically important discoveries of what truly ails them.”

“Whether we choose to admit it or not, the anecdote continues to be an important engine of novel ideas in medicine.”…. Rafael Campo

Enjoy reading the A-NECK-DOTES following .....

An Upper Cervical doctor had a 9-year-old child who'd been diagnosed with "occipital epilepsy" brought in by her parents. She'd lost consciousness two times and her left eye blinked involuntarily 3-4 times a minute. Following dissatisfaction with medical suggestions her parents chose upper cervical care. The blinking diminished after the first atlas adjustment and after 6 weeks the symptoms are GONE!
A 29-year-old woman who had excruciating teeth and jaw pain, ear pressure, cervicalgia, and crushing headaches was referred by a TMJ specialist who told her that she needed “Upper Cervical Care, prior to undergoing his treatment.” There was facial numbness and at the beginning of this year following some dental work, the teeth have had a constant feeling of a “spoon hitting her teeth!” After her first atlas correction, the pain has dramatically abated.
A 27-year-old woman had chronic neck pain and headaches. Her most significant symptom happens to be severe depression. Following a correction to an atlas subluxation, not only have the neck pain and headaches resolved, but also, she is totally off her antidepressants and thrilled to have her life back!
A 50-year-old male had neck and low back pain. He was on 3 antidepressant drugs and has had daily suicidal thoughts for almost 15 years! A huge subluxation was found on x-ray. Since the first atlas correction, the suicidal tendencies are GONE and he is now down to one antidepressant. His glassy eyes are now clear and he is communicating with people for the first time in ages.
An anchor for a national television network had been on disability for 6 months as a result of a whiplash-induced pain, loss of feeling, and a 40% loss of function on her left side. The patient described a sensation of a HOT WATER FEELING down her spine following the atlas correction. The patient now has all feeling and function back. Now the parents want their child to be a trained as an upper cervical doctor!
A young mother brought in her 2 year old son who has been hyperactive and chronically constipated. After care his hyperactivity and constipation resolved! It is very common to find bowel disturbances, insomnia, mood swings, in young children when their atlas vertebra subluxates.
A 73-Year-old male with chronic asthma since World War II and left ear hearing deficit was adjusted and 10 minutes after the adjustment, he could hear foot steps in the hallway. His hearing has since been restored.
A 66-year-old female with chronic sciatica and low back pain following a fall in which she slipped and fell on the left side of her face. The pain has been present for 3 years; lower back manipulations and physical therapy only caused short-term reduction in pain. She also experienced severe mental fog and was unable to concentrate long enough to hold a job. After receiving one upper cervical adjustment she had a 40% reduction in sciatic pain and had immediate mental clarity.
A 32-year-old construction worker awoke with neck pain and could not completely rotate his head. The pain spread to his upper back and caused him to have breathing problems. His face was also pale. Immediately after his adjustment the color in his face returned to normal and within 15 minutes his upper back pain was 70% better. He returned 5 days later and had no pain at all.
A 25-year-old patient was in a cheerleading accident at age 17 in which she fell from a pyramid landing on her head. A host of symptoms have evolved since, including stomach problems that prohibit her from sleeping on her back, chronic fatigue, left knee pain, and insomnia. She was adjusted in the atlas area and all of the above-mentioned symptoms have abated.
A 52-year-old female presented with low back pain, bilateral hip pain, and blood pressure-measuring 160/105 (High). She had a ¾” functional short right leg. After an upper cervical adjustment her muscle tone immediately relaxed, lower back and hip pain resolved and blood pressure dropped to normal. [See Journal of Hypertension Study and results using Upper Cervical chiropractic care].
A patient had a fracture in her neck, which left her paralyzed from the neck down with no feeling. Following an upper cervical correction she now has feeling all over her body for the first time since her injury! The feeling has been working its way down from her hips to her thighs to the knees.
A patient stated that he could not sit or stand in one position for longer than fifteen seconds. He has intense lower back and left hip pain with numbness and excruciating pain down the posterior left leg to the foot. His left calf was also swollen and had muscle weakness. He has been on disability for several months. Strong pain medications were of no value and physical therapy intensified the pain. After an adjustment he could immediately stand for 3 minutes without pain. After 3 weeks of care he was back to work pain free.
A Vietnam veteran in his late 50's suffered for 30 years from panic attacks (which did not allow him to sleep for more than an hour at a time), low back pain, deafness in an ear (from a mortar explosion near his head), extremely high blood pressure (200/100), and had not driven for 19 years. After an adjustment his back pain had gone away and the next day he drove into the upper cervical doctor office. The patient said, “If I only have one day of feeling this great, it was all worth it!”
A Patient after a horrific car accident had grand mal seizures averaging about 8 - 12 per day varying from 30 seconds to one hour. After seeing nine neurologists the patient was told that nothing could be done for her, not even medications could alleviate her symptoms. After her first upper cervical adjustment she did not have a seizure for 4 months!
A patient presented with Trigeminal Neuralgia, excruciating face pain that hurts so bad that the patient could not speak or use any facial muscles. The patient was ready to a surgery performed that would cut the nerve in her face that has a high chance of losing all facial function and cause numbness. After four treatments she was out of pain and laughing.
A scoliosis patient had an “S” curve in her spine, which measured 42 degrees at both angles, which required immediate surgery. A day before the surgery she received an upper cervical adjustment and then had pre-surgical x-rays taken by her surgeon. The x-rays revealed a decrease in the curves and it was considered that she did not need the surgery.
A patient had cosmetic Botox injections that immediately caused her to have shooting pains down both of her arms then progressed to her legs leading to tingling, cramping, and curling of her hands. She also had a fogginess feeling in her head and daily right nostril bleeds. Two neurologists performed tests which were all negative for any findings. After she received her first adjustment most of the symptoms resolved and only return when she is out of alignment. Now after 3 months of treatments her symptoms have completely resolved.
A one year old baby had torticollis, a tightening of the neck muscles which causes tilting of the head to one side. Pediatricians said that she would outgrow it. One year later the child still had her head at a 45-degree angle. Two days after her first upper cervical adjustment her head is now straight.
An air force pilot reported that instruments in the cockpit started to become fuzzy on landing. On his next flight he started to have double vision. He reported this information to his Neuro-opthalmologist and was diagnosed with an incurable disease. He sought out upper cervical care and had his double vision resolved after 7 months of treatment.
A patient was a drug addict and had taken LSD 10 years ago and had been fuzzy headed and confused ever since he had taken the drug. After the first week of being adjusted the patient's head was cleared and he feels as wonderful as he did prior to the drug incident.
A patient had knee pain for 20 years and had been seeing multiple medical professionals and other chiropractic doctors. One day after her upper cervical chiropractic adjustment her knee pain was gone!
An 11-year-old patient had a large curve in her spine, migraines, rigid neck muscles, poor coordination, and after doing an orthopedic test she had a violent spasm and fell to the floor. Two days after her first upper cervical adjustment she was able to stand on her own and could easily perform the orthopedic test without any problems.
A 2-year-old patient, who never crawled, had not slept for more then 2 hours a night since birth rarely eats, could not talk, irritable and cries all the time. After two upper cervical adjustments the child now sleeps 8 hours every night, is calm, happy, has pleasant demeanor, speaking, and eating.
A patient who has had near fatal allergic reactions to latex (similar to patients who are allergic to peanuts who need immediate medical care) presented with complaints of migraines, low back pain, and neck pain. Following Upper Cervical care her symptoms cleared up quickly. Recently after attending a trade show she accidentally fell on a latex display. She only developed a slight rash on her cheek that quickly went away.
A 22-month-old child was unable to use his right arm since birth and had been under professional care for delayed speech development in which the child was 8 months behind in development. After his first upper cervical adjustment the parents noticed on their car ride home that the child elevated both arms and started to clap. He was tested for speech development and is now 2 months ahead of other children in development.
A 13-year-old patient was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder and depression. She also had constant vocal and eye tics since she was 3 years old. After 3 adjustments the vocal tics are gone and the eye tics have greatly diminished and she is delightful to be around.
A patient who has mood swings and aggressive tendencies started to receive upper cervical care. After a few adjustments the patient was able to control his anger. Whenever he is out of alignment the mood swings return but quickly resolve after an adjustment.
A 2 ½ year old child's head was tilted to one side, had a lazy eye, 15 pounds under weight, lethargic, constipated, and was scheduled for surgery to get his head back on straight. Two days after an upper cervical adjustment the child's head was straight, lazy eye cleared, stools loose, and had a voracious appetite.
A patient had hearing loss, dizziness, nausea, right foot pain, daily headaches, low back pain, allergies, and her nose was clogged. After three adjustments all of her symptoms were gone and her hearing was back to normal.
A 17 year old patient had polycystic ovaries and she was told by the gynacologist that she will never have a menstrual cycle on her own without medications and she'd be unable to have children. After being under upper cervical care for 9 months she had two menstrual cycles without the aid of medications.
An 82-year-old patient was on Prozac, Effexor, and experimental Alzheimer drugs. Two days after the first upper cervical adjustment the patient reported that she feels like she is 20 years old again and is clear headed for the first time in decades.
A patient fractured her spine in a whiplash incident and is paralyzed with no function below her chest. There is no feeling below her chest and she has no bowel or bladder control. After her first adjustment her hearing came back, she slept better, and started to get a little feeling back in her buttock area. One year after her treatments she can move her hips and has bowel and bladder function.
A patient presented with irritable bowel syndrome, 5 episodes a day. He also had shoulder pain, chest pains, and panic attacks in crowds and totally disorganized. After his first adjustment he only has one bowel movement a day, shoulder and chest pain are gone and he states that “his mind is 10 times clearer then it has been in years.”
A patient had intense sciatic pain down her right leg to her big toe. She was diagnosed with degeneration of one of her low back vertebra. She was recommended strong drugs and surgery. Immediately after her adjustment she had minimal back pain and her leg pain was gone.
A patient diagnosed with multiple sclerosis had been seen by multiple doctors. One of her symptoms with chronic constipation. 45 Seconds after her first atlas adjustment she ran down to the restroom!
A patient developed Parkinson's like symptoms such as tremors with facial twitches one hour after taking a prescribed medication. When the patient was told to discontinue the prescription, the symptoms worsened. After being under upper cervical care for one month her symptoms have decreased by 50% and are progressively getting better.
A patient had broken his leg in an elevator that had fallen a few stories. Six weeks later he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and lost his ability to move or feel his arms and legs. After being wheel chair bound for 8 years the patient went under upper cervical care. After a precise atlas adjustment the patient is getting feeling back in his legs and can lift his left arm over his head!
A patient was in three rear end car accidents in one year in which the last one left her neck in full extension were she could not bend her head down enough to see the floor. She would have periodical violent neck spasms. Just a few weeks into her upper cervical care she was able to bow her head and the violent spasms completely stopped!
A former professional bike racer broke his femur and tibia (leg bones) when he was 14 years old. Doctors told him that his legs would be 7/8ths of an inch short for the rest of his life and that he would have to wear heel lifts in all of his shoes. After 13 treatments under upper cervical care he does not need the heel lifts anymore!
A patient had daily heart atria fibrillations and could not turn his neck more than 15 degrees from side to side. After a few upper cervical adjustments the patient can now fully turn his head and for the first time in years his atria fibrillations are gone!
A patient immediately following knee surgery suffered two strokes and Bell's palsy (facial drooping). The stroke was thought to be due to using too much anesthetic. After his first upper cervical adjustment he regained much of his hearing and started to have sensations on his face!
A patient had been in a car accident where her car was hit by a big truck knocking her and her two children unconscious. She suffered brain damage a short-term memory loss. After her upper cervical adjustment she is now doing better!
A 13 year old patient was very healthy until he was vaccinated after which he developed measles and then encephalitis. Shortly after the vaccination his health deteriorated rapidly and now is totally incoherent and basically in a coma. His parents had to carry him everywhere. Immediately after his first upper cervical adjustment his pale lifeless face started to turn beet red! He is progressively getting better!
A patient was scheduled for back surgery in five weeks. He had been on disability for months and would sit in his lazy boy recliner all day long. He suffered from insomnia, constant headaches, and lethargy. Just a few weeks into his upper cervical care his back pain is 80% better and he cancelled his scheduled surgery!
A patient was bucked off his horse and struck his head on a rock and then the horse kicked him on the back of his head with its hoof. The patient lost consciousness for 30 minutes, lost feeling to his left arm and had double vision when he awoke. He was also hospitalized for two months and only allowed to leave the hospital to see his upper cervical doctor. After receiving only one adjustment he gained the feeling back in his arm and is feeling much better!
A patient had severe dizziness, vertigo for 6 months with two migraines a week since she was a little girl, she is now 46! No medications could relieve any of her symptoms. 30 minutes after her first upper cervical adjustment she called her daughter and asked for her car back because she can drive again!
A patient who had shoulder problems for 6 months was scheduled for rotator cuff tear surgery. She was unable to lift her arm above her shoulder without tremendous pain. A few days after her upper cervical adjustment her shoulder pain completely resolved!
A patient brought in her 13 year old son who was pulled from his sports programs due to breathing problems. Her son was diagnosed with a heart murmur, arrhythmia, and a leaky mitral heart valve. After an upper cervical adjustment and an hour of rest her son says that he feels better and went back to their cardiologist were they couldn't find anything wrong. He played in the championship basketball game that year!
A patient presented with daily headaches that would start in the back of her head and travel to the front, rib pains, dropping things (she was a dental hygienist), and had irritable bowel syndrome, which produced extreme gas pains with no warning. She was adjusted on a Friday and by Monday her irritable bowel syndrome was 70% better!
A patient had sciatica in both of her legs with severe low back pain for a few years and no treatment could resolve it. She was not able to play golf or exercise for at least 2 years. After her first adjustment she was able to play golf with no pain!
A 19-year-old patient was chronically depressed, had very poor short-term memory, poor concentration, and three weeks earlier tried to commit suicide. After his first adjustment color came back to his face and he went from a depressed mood to a normal one and was able to look into the doctors eyes for the first time and shake his hand.
A 72-year-old patient had rheumatoid arthritis. She waddled into the office of the hard nodules in her feet as a result of the rheumatoid caused her pain. Almost immediately after her adjustment she could walk normally and was re-x-rayed by her rheumatologist and was told that the hard nodules had actually decreased in size!
A 70-year-old patient with crushing headaches and eye pain that wouldn't ease no matter what the neurologist prescribed. He rated his pain on a scale of 1-10 as being a 12! Upon re-examination after upper cervical care he rated his pain as being a 1 out of 10!
A patient had Fibromyalgia for 20 years, intense headaches and the inability to sleep for more then a couple of minutes at a time. After her atlas adjustment she was able to sleep two hours straight and her headaches are completely gone!
A patient has multiple sclerosis with paresthesia in the left leg, which he had to use a cane, migraines, urinary incontinence, low, back pain, rotator cuff pain, spasticity of in the left leg and depression. After his first adjustment he was able to stand without a cane and came back 4 days later reporting he can walk without a cane and is pain free and can hold his urine for more then 5 hours!
A patient who was told that her brain was shrinking. Her capacity to speak diminished tremendously and she leans to the left when she walks. She also could not control her bowel or bladder. The day after her first adjustment she was able to walk straight, talk clearer, could control her bowel and bladder, and sleep the entire night!
A Parkinson's patient with pill rolling hand tremors, slurred speech, vacant look, extreme head posture with the head in extreme chin to chest position. Two days after an atlas adjustment the patient waltzes into the office with her head in a normal position speaking normally and without tremors.
A patient who came in recently with neck aches and lower back pain. The doctor adjusted C1 and the patient got a little relief. Then C2 was adjusted and the man's impotence of 10 years resolved. The man's wife originally was thrilled but now is a little aggravated by her husband's attempts to "make up for lost time!"
Here is what some patients have experienced while under Upper Cervical care (1) patient is now off his Zoloft for depression and the daily headaches are gone. (2) hearing deficit with 80% hearing loss is resolving (3) Tourette tics in eyes 75% abated and LB pain gone (4) TMJ 60% better, sleep disturbances 80% better, (5) LB pain and sickly tendency resolved and patient has held adjustment 4 months (6) left shoulder pain abated and decreased stress and tension, (7) menstrual cramps now absent (8) insomnia, T-3,4 pain, LB pain resolved for 8 months following one atlas adjustment.
Finally a patient brought in his 22 month son who has had flaccid paralysis of the right arm since birth. The child was adjusted and there was an immediate diarrhea (not unusual) and on the drive home the parents heard their child clapping his hand with both arms elevated in the back seat. This was the first time he has been able to use his arm!!! A few days later while visiting their regular chiropractor (the child has been under care since birth) the child got up on the table while dad was out of the room and was manipulated. The arm malfunction returned right away (moral-stick to upper cervical). Fortunately the Upper Cervical doctor was able to restore arm function by the next visit and his arm is at 100%. The child also has been under professional care for delayed speech development (6-8 months behind) and he was tested yesterday at 2 months ahead of his age!!!
5 infertile couples come in and are checked for Upper Cervical misalignment and are adjusted. 2 of the couples are now expecting!
A patient was brought in recently who was scheduled for back surgery and was told by her physical therapist that she'd never walk again. Following some wonderful Blair upper cervical adjustments, the woman is not only walking but just ran a 26 mile marathon last Sunday with no back pain. A recent MRI compared to one performed in 2002 revealed "dramatic improvement when compared to previous study".
He had a cerebral palsy child brought in last Saturday with profuse sweating of the palms and curled up hands. She hasn't had her follow-up checkups yet but the person who referred her reported that the perspiring has stopped and hand has uncurled!
An older patient entered the office 2 years following a whiplash that had experienced severe cognitive problems and a mental fog since the injury. Following upper cervical care the patient is now 80% better, has a whole new outlook on her life, and doesn't yell at her husband anymore!
A patient who'd undergone a heart transplant only to be left with a very asymmetrical rib cage. The medics were going to open the patient back up to correct the rib irregularities but one C-1 correction seemed to allow the rib cage to fall back into juxtaposition.
22 y/o male patient brought in last week who flipped his skateboard and landed on top of his head. No immediate symptoms but a day later started getting intense abdominal cramps that were visible from the outside. The local medics couldn't find anything and they then medivac-ed him by helicopter hospital. As usual MRI, CT, blood work normal but cramping wouldn't stop. Upper cervical x-rays revealed he moved the top segment to places it's not designed to go! Two days after the upper cervical adjustment, he drove back to start work again.
One of the patients had only about 10% of her voice with a choking sensation. By the next day the voice was normal but was only 40% better a few days later. Despite a slight return of the symptoms, she was clear neurologically.
A 2 1/2 y/o child was brought in with head tilt of 30+ degrees, lazy eye, 15 pounds underweight, lethargic, and constipated. The parents were advised to have the eye operated on to fix the head tilt! The child's atlas was adjusted last Monday, brought his back on Wednesday-head was straight in the shoulder, lazy eye cleared, stools are loose, appetite voracious, and the child is running around tearing up the doctor's office. This child was saved from an "unnecessary" operation by one C-1 adjustment.
Had a patient who came in two weeks ago with bilateral hearing loss (worse on the right), dizziness, nausea, right foot pain, daily headaches, LBP, allergies, nose clogged. After three atlas adjustments, all the symptoms have cleared and she asked on the last visit "Is it normal for the hearing to come back so soon?"
A rancher came in who had been diagnosed with migraines, so severe that he would be in bed 3-4 days a week! His typical symptoms were sweating, vomiting, and severe pain. He'd been to the best osteopaths and MD's and only received minimal relief from the meds. When the neurologist suggested putting a shunt in the brain running the connection of the tube through the atlas and axis rings and to the stomach, the patient thought he might want to do something else. On the upper cervical x-rays the doctor found a severe C-1 subluxation and requested he remain off medication for three days so she could get an accurate pattern on the scan. The patient was warned that the adjustment may increase the pain temporarily and that the nerves may take quite some time to repair. She adjusted the atlas with an upper cervical correction and had the patient rest for 30 minutes. Immediately post rest, the patient was very emotional as he stated "Dr., my headache is gone".
He has an 82 year old patient come in last week with a 5mm ASL (that is huge for a Blair misalignment!) and the patient was on Prozac, Effexor, and experimental Alzheimer drugs. Two days after the first adjustment, the daughter called and said her mom through all her drugs down the toilet!!! The 82 year old says she feels like she is 20 again and is clear headed for the first time in decades. The power of an atlas adjustment is amazing.
Another patient who fractured her spine in a whiplash and is paralyzed with no function below T-4. There is not feeling, colostomy, urine bag,.... after her initial adjustment about a year ago, her hearing came back, she slept better, and started to get a little feeling back in the buttock area. Unfortunately, she had to drop out of care for 6 months due to transportation problems. She had a double AS atlas and when she returned for care, she now can do the pelvic tilt movement for the first time since the accident. Also, she now has bowel and bladder function!!!
Last week he had a patient come in with irritable bowel syndrome (5 BM's per day), shoulder pain, chest pains, panic attacks in crowds, and totally disorganized. Upon the patient's return visit following upper cervical care, one bowel movement a day, shoulder and chest pains gone, and states his mind is 10 times clearer that is had been for years. He said, "look at this" as he held up his palm pilot. My life has been so unorganized that I could get nothing accomplished and ever since my upper cervical adjustments, I'm thinking so much more clearly!
A study mentioned by Christopher Kent involving a functional MRI that shows the actual electrical firing of the brain. They had a patient wiggle his ankle and found massive firing on one side of the brain and minimal on the other. Following an upper cervical adjustment, there was only minimal brain firing. They assumed that when you are subluxated, the brain has to "inefficiently rewire new circuits" and when in adjustment the brain can use the primary circuits that were designed to wiggle the ankle. The conclusion was that upper cervical adjustments improve brain efficiency!
A four year old has been having congestion, ear infections, and colds and was brought in last Friday for an atlas adjustment. On their way home, she said "Grandma my nose is bleeding". They pulled over and filled a whole Kleenex with mucus and blood from the nostril on the side of the congestion. Her sinus and nose felt open for the first time in a month.
Last Friday, a regular patient came limping in the office with intense right sciatica down the leg to the big toe. Her MD earlier who diagnosed via x-ray her condition as having "no disc material" between L-4,5. He recommended strong drugs and asked her to set up a surgical date. She scoffed and came into my office. She had a Straight Leg Raise (SLR) of 20 degrees with pain shooting to the right foot. Immediately after the atlas adjustment, the SLR was 42 degrees. That weekend, she reported to me that the back pain was minimal and there was no leg pain all weekend!
A 76 y/o man come into the office a few years ago with severe Meniere's for 35 years! The man couldn't drive and the symptoms had become quite debilitating. After just a few months of upper cervical care, the Meniere's symptoms resolved and his last adjustment held 9 months!
A new patient who came in last week with a laundry list of problems, including tinnitus in both ears and deafness in the right ear. Upper cervical films showed a PIR C-1 and PRI C-2. On her follow-up visit, she was thrilled to report she can now hear a dial tone in her right ear for the first time in ages!
An 82 year old woman last week, who became extremely dizzy after an upper cervical adjustment to the point that she had to be helped to the rest booth and then to the car. Two days later, her entrance complaints were 80% resolved. Don't be afraid to wake up dormant tissue, just understand the concept of revitalization and convey it to your patients. Not all patients feel better right away.
A patient who had a brain aneurism 10 years ago and for 10 years her left eye wouldn't track and was stuck looking to the left. The surgeons talked about surgically cutting the muscle to straighten out the eye, due to the comment that the MD's made, that it would never be normal and she couldn't see well out of it anyway. Well, 6 months and about 6 upper cervical adjustments (ASR) later, the eye is tracking normally. She can read a menu without glasses for the first time in 10 years. Her neurologist and massage therapist are astounded and she is overjoyed.
A patient came in last week who had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1991 and has had a laundry list of symptoms. Often these patients have seen 10, maybe 12 doctors in pursuit of regaining their health. This patient had seen 165 doctors! One of her symptoms was chronic constipation and 45 seconds after the adjustment, she ran down to the bathroom. When she returned, her comment was "Oh my God..."
Recently an 11 year old Cerebral Palsy patient entered his office that had been getting multiple seizures and literally had his head between his legs. Following the upper cervical adjustments, the seizures have reduced to ONE a week and he now can sit upright.
One of the patients is a 13 year old boy who was very healthy until after he was vaccinated he developed measles and then encephalitis a couple years ago. Shortly after the MMR injection, his health rapidly deteriorated and now he is totally incoherent and basically in a coma. He must be carried everywhere by his parents, his eyes roll in his head, his body goes through writhing contractions, he has no response to parental stimulus, head is spasmodic and continually jerks. It took 5 people to restrain him to get the x-rays and a unilateral C-1 subluxation was found. Directly after the upper cervical adjustment, his face turned beet red-the classic sign that there was a reaction to the upper cervical adjustment.
An interesting case of a young girl who had severe asthma and eczema all over her body, especially her face. She was seeing a general chiropractor and receiving manipulations twice a week in the neck (cervical chair, rotary break!!... along with 4-5 full spine adjustments) and this went on for about a year. She was flown to an upper cervical specific doctor who made an upper cervical adjustment and had to argue with the parents over the fact that she didn't need an adjustment on the next visit and then didn't need to be seen twice a week. Long story short, asthma and eczema resolved and one by one, relatives have been flying to his office for "true" upper cervical care.
She hadn't slept through the night in a couple of decades. Right after her first adjustment, the normal sleep pattern returned! Her husband has been on blood pressure medication for years and it still wouldn't drop below 160/90. Shortly after the adjustment, the systolic dropped 30 points and even though he has since discontinued the medication, the BP is staying nice and low.
45 y/o single mom with three kids who was suffering from a multitude of health problems and severely depressed as she didn't know if she could continue on. Her upper cervical x-ray views revealed a huge (4mm) PIR C-1 subluxation and within days after the adjustment, the depression resolved.
A 70 year old man started care 6 weeks ago with crushing headaches and ocular orbit pain that wouldn't ease no matter what the neurologist prescribed. He rated the pain at a level 12 on a 0-10 scale! Anyway, on re-exam after upper cervical care he stated that the headache is dramatically improved and dropped to a level of 1-2. I mentioned to his wife, who was standing there, that he has improved substantially. She said, "I'd say so, two weeks before he started with you, because of the pain-he tried to commit suicide!"
A man who owns the body shop next door hobbled in this morning on my day off while I was gathering my seminar material together. Dumped his ATV two weeks ago but didn't have pain until he felt a searing pain down his arm last night and couldn't sleep. After I adjusted C-1,2 and he was returning from the rest booth he mentioned that the pain was almost gone.
A 17 y/o male with a massive ASR C-1. Constant neck pain, insomnia,...two adjustments and 2 1/2 months later, his cervical curve went from 0 to 21 degrees. No traction, physiotherapy, or muscle relaxants,.... everything changed because Innate was able to take that precise adjustment and "decompensate" the spine.
A patient he has who has severe Fibromyalgia (of 20 year duration!), intense headaches and inability to sleep for more than a couple minutes at a time. Her x-rays showed an anterolithesis of C-3 of 7 mm! Following the atlas adjustments, she can now sleep two hours straight, headaches are gone and the Fibromyalgia symptoms are 90% better.
A patient who was scheduled for back surgery in 5 weeks. He'd been on disability for months and would basically sit in his LazyBoy recliner all day long. The man suffered from insomnia, constant headaches, lethargy,...and now just a few weeks into upper cervical care, his antalgic posture has resolved, back pain is 80% better and the surgeons have lost one surgical candidate!
A 13 y/o boy who has had headaches daily for the past two years and the parents were thinking of taking him back to Mayo Clinic for evaluation. Last week he was in for a visit and hadn't eaten in 5 days due to the constant nausea. Right after the adjustment, he got off the table and announces to his parents that he was starving and wanted to eat right now!
Another case was brought in last week who was diagnosed with ALS and has experienced atrophy of the thumb muscles with pain and loss of function in both arms and they also had planned on visiting Mayo because they had tried everything and nothing worked. Her husband is a mechanical and electrical engineer and announced in the consultation that he and his wife were smarter that everyone in he doctor's office! Anyway, first week, no change. Second week, the thumb and arm pain has resolved and she is making remarkable improvement. Husband is changing his tune about upper cervical chiropractic.
Had a patient come in six months ago with a laundry list of complaints and she never came back after her initial adjustment. The patient called last week and mentioned that she did fantastic following her first adjustment and mentioned it to her MD who advised her to never go back (despite the fact that she felt the best she had in decades) because the chiropractor would "stroke her out." Ignorance, hypocrisy………….
Anyway, the patient was referred in by a naturopath and she has had severe dizziness and vertigo for 6 months along with two migraines a week since she was a little girl. She is now 46! The MD's had been giving all sorts of medication that didn't help. Thirty minutes after her first adjustment she was calling her daughter to let her know that she'd need to get her car back because she could drive again!!! No more dizziness!
Two minutes ago, I saw a patient who drives over from San Francisco and she excitedly mentioned that for the first time in years, she hasn't had hives in the past three months!
Had a general chiropractor come in this week, so dizzy she wondered how she could continue her full spine practice. Symptoms are almost resolved, one week into upper cervical care!
He has a patient who has been stuck in the work comp system for 5 years with a disc bulge at C-7 with excruciating pain down the arm and the inability to sleep on that side for 5 years. One atlas adjustment later, 60% of the pain is gone; he can now sleep on that side, and now sleeps all the way through the night.
He had a chiropractic student who'd played football and baseball. He blew out his knee in football and proceeded to play minor league baseball until he blew out his shoulder. Five weeks after his initial adjustment, he mentioned that all he did was sleep the first two days after the initial correction and then felt like a truck ran over him for about a week. One week later, the knee he was going to have surgery on started to ache badly followed by no pain for the first time since the injury! One week later his shoulder went through the same pattern and then relief. The he woke one day with bruises in the ASIS bilaterally that lasted 3 days and then was gone. Retracing is a strange and wonderful thing!!!
Yesterday a 26 year old female came in complaining of constant left C-2-5 pain (10 year duration) and persistent headaches. This all started when she was 16 and bungee jumped on a carnival ride snapping her neck. Cervical curve was -10 degrees. She has had physiotherapy and meds for a decade. Saw a general chiropractor and he recommended PT! Huge C-1 and C-2 subluxations. Immediately after the upper cervical adjustments she became woozy, and he face turned red as she felt warmth she'd never felt before. She is doing much better.
This young adopted child suffered from fetal alcohol syndrome and didn't speak until he was 2 years old and was barely walking at that age. His words were very garbled, early developmental problems…... and now, after upper cervical care, the father says "We can't shut him up!"
A patient who held her first adjustment for 5 weeks came in with difficulty speaking because her chronic bilateral TMJ flared and the pain and inflammation made it difficult to open her mouth. Immediately after the ALS C-2 adjustment, the knot over the left C-2 facet disappeared and, to her amazement, so did all of the jaw pain.
An interesting case of a 30 year old woman under care; the woman is diabetic and has had numbness and loss of function in the arms and legs with a positive EMG. She has seen "tons of MD's" and has spent $30,000 on general chiropractic care! After providing specific upper cervical care, the diabetic symptoms have resolved, blood sugar levels are normal, and the new EMG tests are completely negative.
A patient who had transplanted an engine from one Toyota 4X4 to another over the weekend and felt a strained lower back and rigid pelvis. Adjusted a C-1 subluxation, he rested on the table and came in to my office 3 minutes later exclaiming "It's gone!"
A 32 y/o female with a 2 mm disc protrusion at C-5. She was having insomnia due to LBP, depression, headaches... Five days after an upper cervical adjustment, she is 80% better and the neurosurgeons office keeps calling her trying to get her to undergo the surgery.
Another patient who was adjusted ASL C-1, PLI C-1 two weeks ago. She has been on Tegretol for 9 years due to seizures. Sciatica, low energy, insomnia...Even with the drugs, she still had seizures daily. Since the initial adjustment, energy has returned and seizures resolved.
A 55 y/o female with a 3 mm retrolithesis at C-4. Adjusted C-1 ASL and she commented that her neck muscles immediately went from steel to the smoothness of a baby's bottom!
A 30 y/o male who had been in a severe auto accident 7 years ago in which his patellae, both tibias/fibulas, and femurs were broken and within three years developed a nasty case of multiple sclerosis (MS). The upper cervical doctor said "maybe it is MS or maybe that accident damaged your nervous system." The young man's mother was there on the first visit and stated "the MD's have diagnosed the MS and it is incurable so there is no sense even trying chiropractic". The next day when the young man came in alone, the doctor said "now that your mother isn't here, let me tell you what I really think is wrong with you" and he let him have it with both barrels! Long story short, within 5 days of having his atlas adjusted, the MS symptoms are 60% gone!!!
A patient who was diagnosed with Lupus 12 years ago and within two weeks, she is off all her drugs, all her friends notice how much she has changed, and she states she is already 50-60% better.
A patient recently who was scheduled for a tonsillectomy; within three days of an upper cervical adjustment the tonsil inflammation resolved.
A patient a few weeks ago and within 9 days of the adjustment the patient's deafness resolved.
I have a frail 80 year old patient who has been under care for two decades and she came in for care the day before Thanksgiving and had an axis (C-2) adjustment. She cleared well but that afternoon she was seeing her physician to have ear wax removed and the angle her head was positioned caused severe vertigo. She was immediately hospitalized, MRI, blood work, and despite heavy anti-vertigo meds and 3 days of hospitalization, the symptoms wouldn't budge. We had to carry her like an infant into the adjusting room and when I entered the room the patient was vomiting into a bowl. We scanned her, four of us held her on the table as her arms flailed in a futile attempt to regain her balance and her axis was re-adjusted. The post scan looked excellent, she was taken home, slept three hours, and awoke symptom-free!
A Trigeminal Neuralgia patient who has a 5 year history of bilateral Trigeminal Neuralgia, which is rare; the patient's husband owns private ER centers that compete against hospitals. They have 43 MD's on their payroll so obviously she has been heavily medicated for the past 5 years. After 6 weeks of upper cervical care and two adjustments, she is 75% better and hasn't had any medication the entire time! In her own words "It's a miracle."
A woman had severe TMJ for 5 years; she'd seen 3 doctors and one specialist and had lost hope of ever being pain-free again. Then she met an upper cervical doctor at a fair and after three months of upper cervical care, she is pain-free for the first time in a half a decade.
A new patient came in a week ago Tuesday who had been suffering from a migraine. The patient only had ONE migraine but it started over a year ago and NEVER stopped! She was taking medication daily and received minor relief. She returned on her next visit after upper cervical care had been administered and she was crying. Why, because her migraine was gone.
A baby under care who was born without a brain (confirmed by MRI, CT scans, and more testing). Parents were told to take the child home and enjoy him because he wasn't going to live more than 10 days. The child has been under upper cervical care since birth and is now developing visual centers, has great voice recognition, and he cries when her hears the upper cervical doctor's voice.
"After 7 years, 10 doctors, physical therapy, 3 cortisone shots in the shoulder, acupuncture, one shoulder surgery, 3 cortisone shots in the spine, diagnosis of Fibromyalgia, MRI's to check for Multiple Sclerosis, Arnold Chiari malformation and brain tumors, diagnosis of C-5/6 discs with occipital neuralgia, cervical radiculopathy, diagnosis of scoliosis, loss of feeling and reflexes in the left arm, throwing out my lumbars and having trouble walking for a couple days due to sciatica, migraines almost every day with vomiting, emergency room trips to get migraine shots, being on Vicodin and anti-inflammatory for 2 years straight due to content electrical stabbing down my arms and hands from the time I woke up until the time I went to sleep, and even waking me up in pain, day in day out, and finally attending a pain management center to learn how to accept and live with the pain....Thanks to upper cervical care I am completely cured!" " None of the 10 doctors, including my regular chiropractor, told me about the benefits of Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care. Over a 6 moth period of going once to twice a week, I'm working out again, living my life, and completely off all pain meds since May 2005."
"A 60+ year old man had crossed eyes since birth, high blood pressure, sway back, and one leg shorter than the other from a tilted hip, sciatica, migraines, and much the same symptoms as I did. After 6 months of upper cervical care, both his legs were the same length (the legs were the same length immediately after the adjustment) no sciatica and no migraines. His high blood pressure lowered and his eyes became uncrossed! It's the most amazing and simple procedure that I have ever seen. My doctor only adjusts the atlas and axis. Fixing the top two bones in the neck fixes everything below like a domino effect...even my bulging C-6! I am just so thankful to that man for referring me and even more thankful to my doctor for fixing me!"
Two boys under the age of 5 referred in by an allergist were both suffering from severe cases of GERD (gastro-esophageal reflux disease). The 4 ½ y/o would break your heart as he could not hold his head still for longer than 5 seconds as he would gyrate his head in an attempt to increase saliva production to ease the scorched esophagus. It was extremely difficult to x-ray him as he moved continually. The second case is a 5 y/o boy who has had such severe asthma since age 18 months that he literally turns blue and stops breathing. He has had a very poor appetite, bleeding in the stomach (which is increased by drinking soda) and has never had a normal bowel movement since birth, even with a daily laxative the BM's come out like dried dog food. He was re-examined after 4 weeks of upper cervical care and he is now eating his mom out of house and home. He now sleeps through the night, the GERD has almost resolved, and he has daily loose bowels.
A new patient who couldn't swallow because of extreme muscle plasticity. Wouldn't you know it, immediately after the atlas adjustment, the muscle rigidity eased and the swallowing capacity returned to normal. He had 8 new patients come in that day. Another patient has sciatica, LB, and knee pain for 7 years, every single day. She got a PIL C-1 adjustment about 5 times over 7 weeks and then a C-3 PRI and the symptoms have resolved 100% and thinks upper cervical is "pure magic."
An upper cervical doctor told me about a couple patients undergoing upper cervical care in his office. The first is a 25 y/o male diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic and on consultation there was no eye contact, chronically depressed, with a history of street fights and boxing. Adjusted ASL C-1---2 days post adjustment anxiety 50% resolved! Patient stated that the tape recorder thoughts stopped, sleeps much better, and depression 50% better. Second case, a 72 y/o female who has been unable to sleep for more than 2 HOURS A NIGHT for 10 years! Adjusted C-1 PIR and she now sleeps 6 hours straight through the night. She is so excited she was hugging everyone in the office.
About a year ago a middle age man was found face down and bleeding on the golf course he worked at. He was unconscious and unsure what happened. They think he was struck by a golf ball. He was left with the entire left side of his body numb and a fortune has been spent attempting to find a solution. Immediately after his atlas adjustment, the symptoms eased and were totally resolved by the follow-up visit!
A 7 y/o girl who is about half the normal size has a 69 degree scoliosis; her neck angulated off at a 50 degree angle; the levator scapula and trapezius on one side are about 6 times larger than the other side; and she also doesn't have a dens (odontoid peg). She had a trauma as an infant. Short leg tested out at 2 ½ inches short (and on a diminutive child that is similar to 6" on an adult!) The legs dropped to 5/8" immediately after the upper cervical adjustment.
A patient who is a 10 y/o boy with severe ADHD. It was very hard to x-ray him because he couldn't sit still. He moved constantly, wouldn't listen to adults, and was very disruptive in school. The parents were at wits end, as a child like this is so difficult to raise and the Adderall medication would make him so violent that the parents thought he would hurt himself. After the first axis (C-2) adjustment, he fell asleep for 20 minutes. His mother commented that he had NEVER napped. Post graph was a straight line, post x-ray showed improved curve and now symptoms are finally resolving. His teachers at the parent conference were amazed at how calm the young boy is during classes now.
A woman who has had insomnia for 20 years. First three weeks under upper cervical care nothing changed. By the fourth week she started to sleep for 9 hours! Her daughter referred in a PI case who'd been treated in another frequently for 2 ½ years and still had headaches, insomnia, facial numbness, fatigue, depression, loss of memory, cold feel, anxiety attacks,... Four days post adjustment, the 3/4" contracted leg balanced and 50% of the symptoms have resolved.
A 26 y/o volleyball player who'd landed on his head multiple times had a claw-hand as a result of these injuries. He was adjusted C-1 last week, that night he flew back to Boston to visit his girlfriend. When he returned to California, the claw hand had uncurled.
	An 18 y/o girl, who has been experiencing severe frontal to occipital pounding migraines with photophobia, also has had dizziness and blacks out periodically. The initial x-ray film was taken on 12-29-05 and the follow-up lateral was taken on 03-20-06. She has received three adjustments total during this period, is asymptomatic, and the cervical curve changed from -15 degrees to +17 degrees.
One patient was a married mom who was in a boating accident 14 years ago in which she hit her head. From that day forward, she suffered with devastating migraine headaches, one every other day. She has been on disability from work and her husband confided to the doctor that she was ready to commit suicide to end her suffering. Her "altruistic" neurologist told her that he'd discontinue her medical care if she continued chiropractic care! Well, one adjustment at the right time, the right place, and the right direction and the next day she was migraine-free! The pain has abated the past three weeks.
A patient with Crohn's disease who is in complete remission as a result of her quality upper cervical care. She recently had tremendous abdominal cramping and pain one day and came in bent over in pain. The doctor adjusted the ASR C-1 and the symptoms were resolved by that evening! The doctor's big question:- Did she really have Crohn's disease or just an upper cervical misalignment?
Another case was a man with an 11mm disc herniation in the lower back diagnosed via MRI. The man was in absolute crushing lower back pain and nothing would decrease the pain. A couple days following the ASR C-1 adjustment, the lower back pain completely cleared for the 1st time in months.
A woman from South Dakota came in with severe right arm pain, bilateral hand numbness, neck pain, and vertigo for two years. The condition started when she slipped at the pool bouncing her head off the concrete. She was scheduled for wrist surgery (carpal tunnel syndrome) and cancelled it the day before and came in to see the upper cervical doctor. Humungous ASR and on the post adjustment call the next day, the patient reported that she took a morning shower without arm pain or numb hands for the first time in two years.
A new patient who has had bilateral clogged sinuses for 40 years and multiple operations were of little help. After the first week of upper cervical care, even with the atlas clear, there were no changes and the patient wasn't too pleased. Following a C-2 correction, both sinuses opened up and the man is just beside himself with excitement!
A patient with bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome who had to take a break from her teaching piano. She could not turn her alarm clock off or hold a cup of coffee! The day after her atlas adjustment she was able to do both of those things. On the next visit she was crying tears of happiness as both the pain and numbness abated!
A torticollis patient started care two months ago. It was a 4 month old girl who had been stuck in lateral flexion for about two months. The physiotherapists could not figure out why she wasn't straightening out. The mom brought the infant in for upper cervical care and the baby was straight by the time she left the office. By the time the infant was seen the next week, much of the shape of her head and face were coming back. It is very surprising how much torticollis can misshape the skull and face.
Had a patient start with me three weeks ago who had been hit on the back of the head by a motorcycle six years ago and has been experiencing migraines DAILY since. Facial pins and needles, occipital pain, left arm numbness, vertigo 10 hours a day... and he could only ease the tension slightly with self manipulation and 3 Darvocets a day. Chronic depression has required psychiatric care and medication. X-rays showed a bilateral anterior C-1 and C-3. Following upper cervical care pain levels in three weeks have dropped from a VAS 7 to a 2 and he had two straight days with NO MIGRAINE. His anxiety symptoms abated only to be told by his psychiatrist that chiropractic was useless and should be discontinued.
A 58 y/o woman comes in who "locks up" if she stops moving. She could not sit for more than 5 minutes or her legs would go numb and she would experience foot drop. After the exam, she couldn't get off the table and when she got home, couldn't get out of the car. She was adjusted ASR C-1 and proceeded to sit through an "hour and a half" health class that very night without any pain.
"An accidental needle stick in 1984 altered my life forever. I was a paramedic and went from specialist to specialist for the next 9 years and finally one hematologist said, "You don't fit the profile, but let's rule out AIDS." The test came back positive. My T-cell count was 29; normal is 1000-1500. Medication boosted it as high as 200, but never any higher. Then I began having headaches every second of every day for 12 years. Next came migraines that would last 5 days. Nothing helped. I found upper cervical chiropractic care. When I first got adjusted, I didn't feel a thing; but 30 minutes later I began to feel sore all over. Suddenly electrical shocks started streaking through my body. For the next 7 days I could hardly get out of bed. On the 8th day I went back to the upper cervical doctor to see if my atlas was still holding in position. It was, and has never been out since. I went for my regular T-cell count check-up. It was 300! That was a 100 point jump! In my nine years of illness it has never climbed above 200. It is still climbing; the lab test was 358! This is a direct result of getting my atlas correction because I have not switched medications or made any other changes. And that's not all! I have not had a migraine since the week after I got adjusted...I have never felt this good in my entire adult life." This is an interesting case - please see the small study of upper cervical and HIV here http://www.upcspine.com/reslib3.asp?id=55&cat=0%20&con=&key=.
An 80 year old man entered his office that has had erectile dysfunction for 16 years! Within 10 days of getting his upper cervical spine adjusted, total function has returned. On the following visit, the patient asked an attractive 40 year old sitting in the reception room out for a date. On the next visit, the guy asked the doctor's 28 year old receptionist out. On the next visit, the doctor made him wait for his appointment in the x-ray room!
One of the nastiest type cases you will usually see is spinal stenosis. When there is an actual bony confinement of the nerves, it is sometimes difficult to understand how the body can correct or alleviate that condition. Had a 40 y/o female enter the office two months ago with constant left sciatica to the foot-with foot and ankle numbness- magnified by sitting, sleeping that had been present since last December. A 5mm disc protrusion was seen on MRI at both L-4 and 5 disc levels and spinal stenosis with multilevel disc protrusion was the diagnosis. VAS pain level was a 9! Three upper cervical adjustments in two months and the patient reported last week that the pain level was a 0 and there were neither restrictions nor limitations!
He had a new patient referred in who has had Trigeminal Neuralgia for 5 years. He has been to numerous hospitals, including Mayo and has not eaten solid food in 2 ½ years! He has lost all feeling in his arms and hands, has had pneumonia multiple times and has basically given up at ever leading a normal life. The doctor found an ASR-PIR C-1 on the upper cervical films. Following the first adjustment, the man walked for 15 minutes in his front yard for the first time in years. He is no longer in need of his oxygen tank, feeling is returning in his hand, and facial pain is diminishing!
This new patient who has had "A" headache for the past 15 years! Immediately following the atlas adjustment the headache pain doubled in intensity and she insisted being rechecked following the post adjustment rest. She checked clear and was told she could go home. Two days later she had NO headache for the first time in 15 years!
"My husband no longer has headaches and holds his adjustments for three months at a time (compared to twice a week adjustments with the general chiropractor). My 13 y/o son would come home from school EVERY day with a migraine and was getting D's and F's. Now he is getting A's and B's and has gone 34 straight school days without a headache! My emaciated 6 year old with the severe GERD and constipation so bad that we needed laxatives or enemas daily, has gained 15 pounds and has totally normal GI function!"
A tax attorney/CPA that was in such intense pain he could not get out of his chair. The upper cervical doctor went over to his office with the portable headpiece. It took two people to lift him out of the chair and onto the floor. Within five minutes of the atlas adjustment, 75% of the crushing lower back pain resolved and about 20 employees rushed up to the doctor wanting his business card as they saw their boss prancing around without pain!
Another patient who had driven 1 1/2 hours to start care has had constant clogged sinuses for 7 years and had undergone two sinus surgeries. They then diagnosed it as a fungal infection and dosed her with meds that were useless. A huge ASL C-1 subluxation was found and adjusted. Her face turned red post adjustment and after the rest, her sinuses opened completely for the first time in 7 years.
Here are some of the cases a doctor has seen lately; -52 y/o female has been with him 2 years and her tumor in her breast is gone. -54 y/o female has been under care for 3 years diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, 13 lesions (6 in her brain & 7 in the spinal cord). The lesions are completely gone as of last week according to her MS specialist. -55 y/o male has had 2 strokes within a week. He is wearing a diaper, drooling, and using a walker. Two months have passed, no diapers, no walker, and he is speaking in sentences as clear as a bell. -2 week old infant cyanotic (he is blue) was adjusted on the cold fossa reading as a Rt. listing. The doctor maintained contact for 30 seconds until the baby's legs began kicking and his face became flush. Pre reading his fossa temp was 1.33 degrees on the left. Post reading was .12 degrees on the left within a minute.
An ecstatic wife whose husband (57 y/o) he has been seeing me for 7 months (4 adjustments) and his 40 years of medically diagnosed "congenital" headaches have cleared up. He also had his blood pressure return to "normal" (he was actually faint because the BP medicine was pushing it too low after he was cleared). He had continued to take his cholesterol medication, while waiting for his medical physical. The MD told him to discontinue his medication as his cholesterol had "bottomed out."
One was of a child with badly crossed eyes. M.D.'s suggested surgery to correct the condition. The parents, against the medical doctor's advice, tried chiropractic and right on the table, the eyes uncrossed! A second case is of a woman who works in a medical center. Whenever she bends over, she develops massive migraines. Neurologists can't do much for her but says, "Whatever you do, don't see a chiropractor!" She disobeys the doctor, sees the upper cervical doctor, gets adjusted, and the migraines are gone now.
He had a patient fly out from Detroit who had intense neck pain and was scheduled for C-spine surgery and a 50% hearing deficit. He found a huge ARS C-2 and double AS C-1. The doctor got a call last night from this man and the patient said the neck pain is completely gone and he has not intention of having the surgery. Also, the hearing has been completely restored!
I had a new patient get her first adjustment on Friday and this Tuesday I walked into the adjusting room and she was pushing her nose around the room sniffing. At first I thought I must have "stepped in something!" It turns out that she lost her sense of smell five years ago and it came back within hours of her adjustment and she just testing out her new found sense of smell.
Have a 12 year old boy who has had migraines every day starting about noon when he attends school. Anyway, he has gone 2 ½ months since this school year has started without one headache. His mom brought in his report card and he went from C's and D's to A's and B's and is working hard to make the B's become A's. His 11 y/o brother stated care two weeks ago and his daily headaches of 1 ½ year duration cleared following a C-1,2 adjustments combo.
Had a woman who has had who had daily headaches for the last 26 years and on her follow-up check-up, the headaches were gone for the first time! Another patient who had 50% hearing loss and tinnitus return to normal within a week of starting care. He also had a man who owns an optometry clinic who had been experiencing ocular floaters and blotches in his vision for 20 years clear out following his atlas adjustment.
Has a female patient who was referred to him by her MD because of SEVERE chronic headaches which had been present for over 35 years. The patient was on time released Inderol (120 mg) and any attempt to lessen the medication had failed. Previous general chiropractic had also been ineffective. The atlas was adjusted and one week later the headaches ceased, patient withdrew herself off the medication.
A woman got her first upper cervical adjustment back in the 1940's after suffering with extremely painful headaches and she hasn't suffered ONE migraine headache since having her atlas misalignment cleared via specific upper cervical care.
Last week we got a call from a prospective new patient asking us whether he could start care even though he has two steel rods down the back of his neck and had a stroke while they performed the surgery. I said" Why not!" It turns out that the patient was having numbness down his right arm and was referred to an orthopedic surgeon. Anyway, the patient did have a stroke on the operating table and fortunately after substantial rehab, his CVA symptoms have abated. But, the arm numbness is unchanged and he has been left with a 24 hour a day headache from the occiput to the crown, insomnia and the surgeon says "Well, we could always operate again!" After only one week of care, he is sleeping soundly and the headache is just starting to ease. On the last visit, in which he is still holding the original atlas adjustment, he told me, "You know, I don't think I ever really needed that operation!!!"
Two weeks ago a woman entered his office with severe head tremors of 26 year duration. After the C-1 adjustment, there was little change. On the next visit, C-2 was adjusted and the symptoms reduced 50%! The above reminds me of two patients I had with severe tremors. They both had been diagnosed with "dystonia" and the head would be in a somewhat neutral position and then every three seconds the muscles would violently jerk the head down to the right clavicle. The only treatment was Botox which would reduce the intensity by about 1/3. The first case took 6 months to resolve and then I made the mistake of sending her to a massage therapist to reduce the thoracic tension. This Tx exacerbated the symptoms and it took me a year to settle it down! The second case was of 30 year duration, the worst I've ever seen, and the MD's said they could surgically shorten the muscles but the scarring would intensify the contractions. She took FIVE years to resolve. Her neck is now straight, no tremors, and the only symptoms she has is minor lumbar arthritic pain due to scoliosis.
A doctor called me recently to talk about two interesting cases he is seeing. One is a woman with four kids who has such severe fibromyalgia that she has had a very difficult time caring for the kids. Happy to report back that her symptoms are 90% resolved and her capacity to "mother' the kids has returned. Another case is one of an 11 y/o girl with a head tick, an eye twitch, and enuresis. Three weeks under care and the symptoms are completely gone-one atlas adjustment! The parents brought her back in because the enuresis symptoms returned and "The last few days she started to wet the bed so they brought her back in and sure enough she showed three red bars on the scan and a half inch contracted pelvis." Subsequent adjustments cleared her.
Had a patient come in the office with 26 years straight of massive head tremors and insomnia. Three weeks into care, she has slept straight through the night for the first time in a quarter of a century. The head tremors are now about 80% gone and you can imagine her joy.
Doctor called me yesterday regarding a 16 year old girl who started care in his office and she has not had a day without nausea and would vomit 2-3 times a week. First week of care, no change, and 2nd week symptoms totally abated for the first time in her life!
Yesterday a new patient came in who is in her mid 40's. She started care when she was 16 seeing an upper cervical doctor in Kansas City. She has been extremely healthy and credits the high quality upper cervical care for keeping her out of the hospital and off medicine. Now she is just under wellness care. What started her need for care at age 16? A fall she'd taken paralyzed her right arm for three weeks….. doctors were contemplating surgery. Two days after her atlas adjustment...total right arm function was restored!
A 12 y/o girl was brought into a doctor's office. When the child was two, she was vaccinated and "coincidentally" developed some major health problems immediately afterwards and was eventually diagnosed as having Cerebral Palsy. She is in a wheelchair, has never spoken a word, has never had a bowel movement (daily enemas), and her right arm has been rigid against her chest for years. You can imagine the anguish the parents experience knowing that their child will have nowhere near the life she could have had! It was very difficult to x-ray the child but the doctor used the wheelchair as an x-ray chair and came up with beautiful films showing a huge C-1 subluxation. Immediately after the atlas adjustment, the arm uncurled right in front of the parents! She can now hold a glass of water and drink out of it. She has gone from constipated to multiple daily bowel movements and the good doctor is awaiting her to say her first word.
This 84 year old retired Merchant Marine who is at tough as nails, fell out of a tree three years ago and has rapidly gone downhill since. He had to have right knee replacement so his gait has been disturbed, intense lower back pain, constant scapular pain, and a history of vascular accidents. X-rays showed a huge C-1 subluxation; leg imbalance and pattern were present; and the patient was adjusted and rested for 40 minutes. The patient returned in 2 days and the knee pain was 98% GONE, lower back pain GONE, Scapular pain GONE, and his cervical range of motion is better that it has been in decades.
A patient ended up starting under care and was adjusted on a Friday. He came back in on Monday and said, "Look at this." He squatted all the way to the floor as his knees wouldn't let him bend half way for four years! His vision has also been very cloudy, with dry eyes for the same period and they also completely cleared. But he was most impressed with the fact that he used to be able to remember about 10 numbers in his head in the calculations he would make as a contractor. The past four years, he could only remember 2 numbers in a row and would have to write the others down. The night of the atlas adjustment, he calculated 15 numbers in a row with perfect recall.
A study titled "Study Finds Special 'Atlas Adjustment' Lowers Blood Pressure" was reported in the advance online issue of the Journal of Human Hypertension. It was an 8 week study with 50 patients with early-stage high BP with half getting atlas adjustments and half sham corrections. A 14 mm Hg systolic and 8 mm Hg diastolic drop was noted. According to lead author George Bakris, M.D., director of the hypertension center at the University of Chicago Center, "unlike other vertebrae, which interlock one to the next, the Atlas (also known as C-1) relies solely upon tissue (muscles and ligaments) to maintain alignment; therefore is uniquely vulnerable to displacement. Displaced C-1 can occur without pain and thus, often goes undetected and untreated."
Recently an 11 y/o seizure patient presented who had the problem for 5 years but the seizures really increased in intensity the past year. The MD's diagnosed non-epileptic anxiety-induced seizures and sent him to a shrink for anti-anxiety drugs. The kid would have 5+ seizures per night that would wake him from a sound sleep. They took upper cervical x-rays on his 11th birthday and he has a 2.5 mm ASR! After a little prodding the parents recalled that he fell down the stairs head first about 5 years ago right before the seizures started. Immediately following the upper cervical adjustment the boy said he "just felt better." Two weeks into care and he has had no headaches and NOT ONE SEIZURE!
A patient came in who has had trigeminal neuralgia for 3 years. This painful facial condition usually resolves pretty quickly for most people but this woman has had unrelenting symptoms regardless of the medications consumed. When it flares, you cannot speak, eat, nor sleep! One of the medical approaches is to drill a hole in the skull and attempt to separate the nerves and blood vessels. One surgical slip and it is permanent facial paralysis. Three days following her atlas adjustment, the symptoms totally abated and have not returned. Her daughter came in a week or so later and showed a huge 4 mm C-1 displacement in the upper cervical x-ray view. She cleared beautifully and about a week later she said to her doctor, "I did not tell you this but for years I've had these panic attacks in which I have this morbid fear my son is going to die. I would literally ask him 50-100 times a day if he was OK. Since my atlas adjustment, I no longer have the attacks and feel absolutely normal." Follow up reveals that this patient is still asymptomatic but she reported additionally that she has had such severe hip pain the last 5 years that she has had to lift her leg manually to get in or out of her car. The lower back and hip pain is now GONE and she can bend over and tie her shoes for the first time in 3 years. This upper cervical stuff is SOOOO beyond backaches!!!
Another case of his is an 18 year old who is extremely pale, has frequent panic attacks, and has had insomnia for over a decade. His insomnia is so bad he can actually finally fall asleep at 7:00 am. His Irritable Bowl Syndrome is so severe he has at least 25 bowel movements a day. Three days after his first atlas adjustment, he slept 10 hours straight and his panic attacks and anxiety have abated. He now has an average of 2 bowel movements a day. Imagine how his life has been transformed physically and emotionally by just gently and accurately moving that segment that holds up your head!
About a week ago a man who has had one continual headache for the past six years showed up to start care. The man had a 3/4" short leg (contracted pelvis) but didn't experience any real changes the first two days; by the third day, however, no headache.
A patient with severe insomnia for 10 years was adjusted atlas superior right with little change, the minor posterior inferior right listing was then corrected and the patient now sleeps 8 hours per night, first time in a decade.
A patient came in for care due to severe tremors, anxiety, and dizziness. The dizziness has abated, anxiety attacks resolved, and tremors are 70% reduced!
Had a patient come in last week who'd been "adjusted" six months ago by a general chiropractor and both his arms went numb and have stayed that way ever since. The upper cervical doctor found a huge C-1 (atlas) subluxation. While on the table, and after adjustment, half of the man's face turned red and he felt warmth flow down his back. On the way back to the rest area the arm numbness and pain increased and by the time he laid down the pain completely disappeared for the first time in six months!
A 3 y/o little boy he has under care has been coming in for two weeks. When he initially started care he was unresponsive in his motor function, he couldn't hold up his head, and obviously couldn't walk. He also didn't speak and if he did it was more sounds than words. The doctor adjusted the child and almost immediately he lifted his head up off the table. They rested him a little and when they got him up, he was able to hold his head up on his own! His daily care taker can't believe it! Over the past two weeks he began to speak words and respond to someone talking to him. On his last check he got his hand raised up to give the doctor a "high five!"
A 3 year old girl who recently started care has been experiencing severe asthma (they type that requires frequent hospitalization and mom quitting her job!) These symptoms also started at age three months. After quality upper cervical care not only has the asthma completely abated, the child has remarkably changed. This child never wanted to be touched or be hugged. Last night she crawled into be with her mom, kissed her, hugged her and slept beside her the entire night!
The story of a young girl who had her scheduled eye surgery canceled three times as she suffered from severe diverging strabismus with two different focusing patterns. There had been a multitude of diagnoses from brain stem tumor, optic chasm tumor, and midbrain stroke. She really just had "two different eyes". She got a little easing of the strabismus from some general chiropractic neck manipulations a year prior. A specific upper cervical doctor x-rayed her (tiny C-1 misalignment). On the adjusting table the eyes started to change a little. On the post check, the doctor had her walk around a little, expecting vivid gait changes. Her eyes would straighten and then return near the old position. Eight adjustments and many months later and still---NO STRABISMUS, NO SURGERY! So what did her altruistic physician think about this? The surgeon asked- "What happened? (MD) "I took my daughter to a chiropractor and he healed the eyes." "No he did not, as there is nothing a chiropractor can do that would possibly affect her eyes." (MD) "But he did." "If you continue with this nonsense I will not take care of your daughter." (MD) "Look at her eyes doctor, what is there to take care of?"
While on the phone a doctor heard this pounding in the background and asked what the noise was and the wife stated it was her husband beating his head against the hardwood floor! When this new patient arrived that evening, he had to be helped out of the car as he was almost comatose. The man stated that his headaches started in 1987 lasting 2-3 days in a week. The past 2 ½ months the headaches would occur every hour for 50 minutes and were there 24 hours a day, seven days a week! As you could imagine this patient had already seen his GP and then an ENT who convinced him that sinus surgery would cure the headaches. He had the surgery and as a result he says, "I now have permanent loss of all sensation to the left side of my face and the clusters still remain." The patient saw many doctors including a prominent neurologist. This neurologist became frustrated and recommended a psychiatrist. The patient's wife found out about upper cervical care via a spinal screening at a health fair and one week into that care following C-1 and C-2 spinal adjustments, the man's headaches are GONE and