
What are you going to do? Is it going to hurt? Doyou “pop and crack” the neck? These are typical questions askedbefore beginning treatment in an upper cervical chiropractor’soffice. To answer these questions it is easiest to help understandwhat upper cervical chiropractic care is. Chiropractors ingeneral are well known to work with the spine and problemsassociated with the spine. The cervical spine is referring to theneck. Upper cervical chiropractors have a specific focus on the toptwo neck bones, which sit just below the base of theskull.
A quick Google search of the atlas and axis bones (top neck andsecond to top neck bones) will show that they are shaped completelydifferent when compared to every other bone in your spine. This area of the spine is unique for two major reasons: mobilityand the brainstem. The upper neck is responsible for over50% of all movement in your neck, which makes it the most mobileportion of your spine! Unfortunately, there is a trade-off inyour body for all that movement and that shows upinstability. As you increase the amount of movement somewhereyou lose stability and increase the likelihood of an injuryhappening. Let’s compare to anywhere outside of thespine. Is it more likely to sprain your wrists, shoulders,ankles, and knees or break your arms or legs? Of course,sprained/strained injuries are significantly more common thanbreaks because those areas of the body move much more!
Effects of Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care
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