FAQ’s

Upper Cervical Care is a rapidly growing form of health care that focuses on the intricate relationship between the alignment of the top two bones in the neck (C1,C2) and the function of the Central Nervous System (Brain and Spinal Cord), because of how critical this relationship is to health and wellness.

Yes. There are no drugs, surgeries, or painful manipulations of the spine with upper cervical care. An upper cervical chiropractor uses x-rays and the patient’s medical history to determine the safest and most efficient treatment process.

No. Upper cervical chiropractic corrections do not require any twisting, popping, or cracking of the patient’s neck or spine. At most, the patient may feel a small amount of pressure around the upper cervical area.

“To see is to know.” X-rays are initially taken to provide a clear view of the misalignment in the patient in order to provide them an accurate and tailored correction. After your initial correction, another set of x-rays is taken to ensure that the correction was effective. Each person’s anatomy and life experiences are different and will respond uniquely to an upper cervical correction. A post-x-ray will allow us to know if any modification is still needed – we want to make sure we provide the most effective care for you.

Your treatment plan will be devised to be the most effective in the shortest time allowable. It is important to remember that healing is a continual process and is not completed overnight. For many patients, relief can be immediate but in all cases, time to heal is required. You can continue your care for as long as you want with us. You are in charge of your health care, not your doctor. No doctor can produce health in you or be your health manager. They can be your consultant and that’s all the doctor is designed to be – a consultant. They can give you advice, you choose to take it or not. As a chiropractor, our job is to remove interference, specifically as an upper cervical doctor, our job is to remove interference around the brain stem which will promote healing of your body

The series of x-rays that are standard in this office are minimal in client radiation dose. The established threshold for an individual’s annual diagnostic exposure is not to exceed 5000 millirems. To put this in perspective, a CT scan is approximately 20% of the annual threshold, a mammogram is approximately 1.5%, and a typical upper cervical series x-ray is less than one-half of one (< 1/2) percent of the annual threshold. We take every care to limit your exposure.

We believe that chiropractic treatment should be scientific and about the alignment, not just the adjustment. our focus is on restoring function, not simply patching symptoms.
three of our most important mottos are:

You are an individual who deserves quality care

You should not have to “just live with it.”

You were born to be healthy.

A specific chiropractic adjustment is only given when nervous system dysfunction is detected by infrared thermography. Only when clinically necessary a specific adjustment is made to the upper cervical spine to remove interference within the nervous system. Following the adjustment, the person goes through a recovery period in a zero gravity chair and then is reassessed with thermography to affirm the correction was made.