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 .....

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 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.

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 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 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 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!

"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."

"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=.

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.

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.

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!!!

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?"

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 it is the best he has felt in as long as he can remember! The patient sent a letter to the insurance company summarizing what he experienced and concluded the letter by stating: Cost of medical care (ineffective) $25,762, cost of chiropractic care (effective) $1,300!!!

Had a 10 y/o autistic brought in on Saturday morning and the child was screaming and having constant tantrums (apparently this is his normal behavior). It took 5 people to hold this child on the table for the adjustment, but following the toggle, the child went silent for about 30 minutes, the first time the parents ever recall peace and quiet!

The doctor also has a kid with a 4 mm ARS C-2 and a PIR C-1 who was vacuum extracted 16 years ago. He has a lazy eye and has had swollen sinuses shut his entire life. Three days post adjustment, his sinuses have completely opened!

A healthy active 26 y/o female he met at a spinal screening came into his office with mild neck pain but mainly lower back pain. The upper cervical x-rays showed NO odontoid - congenital agenesis. Flexion/extension views showed abnormal travel in the UC spine of C-1/C-0. He sent the patient out for a neurological consultation; MRI etc. and they discovered 11mm of atlas slippage as the posterior arch indented the cord/medulla. Thus, they surgically fused the segment. Could you imagine "cranking on that segment" without x-rays.

Another screening patient comes in this year with mild arm and neck pain, paresthesia. It was tough taking a blood pressure reading due to anterior head bearing. Guess what the upper cervical doctor finds? Burst fracture of C-1 with 4 clear voids in the ring. The upper cervical doctor concludes his message in a very wise fashion stating, "Patients have a clear right to know these things prior to getting work done on those areas." Filming the C-spine is not an option, it is a patient right!

A 60 y/o woman who fell off her bike face first onto the pavement 3 months prior to seeing him. She brought in two separate sets of films. He took a full set of upper cervical chiropractic views. While prone as she was trying to get up, she had to grasp her forehead with her hand to elevate the head. The doctor checked the films and the A-P view showed a fractured odontoid - she was referred out and placed in a halo cast.

One case was a 7 y/o girl who slid head first into a tree. She was taken to emergency and x-rays and a brain scan were considered negative. The upper cervical doctor for a brief time considered not x-raying because she was so young and just had a complete series done at the hospital. Despite objections from the parents, he took a cervical series and found fractures from C-1-4 and the child was placed in a halo cast. When the upper cervical doctor sent the patient back to the hospital once he found the fractures, the radiologist saw the films and started dictating into his recorder, "Multiple cervical fractures following chiropractic manipulation...!

Prejudice, bigotry, ignorance, propaganda, discrimination against chiropractic. Call it what you like, but it's rife in the medical world.

Some cases sent in from a doctor which you should find interesting:

55 y/o woman had experienced insomnia for 10 years! Five days following an atlas correction, the insomnia resolved, energy level a dramatically higher, cervicalgia abated, and her head is clear for the first time in years.

Another student came in and experienced resolution of her suboccipital pain while resting post adjustment. She also noted that her vision was substantially better post atlas correction.

This male patient has had one continuous headache since 1985! He has had the crushing head pain every day without exception. The patient would be in the hospital twice a month getting a shot of Demerol because the pain would be so intense he could not sleep for three days straight. The patient went three straight weeks without a headache following the upper cervical correction only to need a second correction as the symptoms happened to return at about a 20% level. Following that adjustment, the headaches resolved again.

An 82 y/o male was brought into the office with a 3 x 7 mm disc bulges producing bilateral sciatica so severe that the patient could not walk. They had to use the Anderson x-ray chair to wheel him from the car to the x-ray room. He is on morphine patches and so many other drugs that he is knocked out all day in bed. They refused surgery and the patient was adjusted PIR atlas. He came back a week later walking on his own volition. When he came in today he can walk without a walker at times when he walks to the bathroom and is now off of 80% of his drugs.

An ex-green beret came about 3 years ago with 0 degrees R & L rotation and inability to swallow. He hadn't eaten in 3 days due to the dysphagia. By the next day following upper cervical the symptoms completely cleared. Even though the patient dropped out of care once he was asymptomatic, he brought his girlfriend in who had the exact same problem - no neck rotation and dysphagia. The next day she was only 10% better, 80% the following day, and totally symptom free by the third day with legs perfectly balanced and a strong opposite pull on the scan.

An 82 y/o woman came in to the office with a cane and bent over at a 60% angle. Right after her atlas adjustment, she felt that "warm glow" down her spine can came out of the rest area standing totally straight with no rigid back muscles.

Following her first atlas adjustment, within seconds the head pain dropped 80%. Within a month the head/face pain was gone and within 4 months the vertigo was 90% resolved (she could now drive and walk without assistance).

As an interesting side note, by November the patient noticed funny eye movements followed by flashing lights which went on for a couple weeks and then abated. The woman's mother started care recently and mentioned how wonderful her daughter was doing and when the doctor mentioned the flashing lights, the mother stated that her daughter had light flashes and eye movement in first grade that lasted 2 years and then went away. Retracing perhaps!!

The doctor says the real miracle is that she was able to cancel surgery to repair her blood brain barrier.

1. Jewell, Nicholas P.; Statistics for Epidemiology, page 2 , Chapman & Hall/CRC (2004)