The NUCCA Upper Cervical Spinal Correction is a precisely calculated movement of the bone structure of the head and neck used to remove interference around the brain stem. The procedure is painless and completely safe. It's been said that NUCCA Doctors are performing brain surgery without a scalpel or knife. Indeed, the NUCCA upper cervical spinal correction may very well be the safest, and most importantly, the most powerful tool in health care today.

The NUCCA Upper Cervical Correction is applied to the topmost vertebra on the spinal cord which is also called the Atlas or C1 vertebra. The Atlas is concave on top to accept the convex base of the skull, and it is convex on the bottom to fit into the concave of the next vertebra. Central to the vertebra runs the spinal cord, carrying a host of body control messages from the brain. Between each pair of vertebrae are 31 pairs of nerves extending out to organs and muscles. Misaligned (or subluxated) vertebrae can impinge on the nerves and hamper body function. Chiropractors apply force to parts of the spine with the intent of returning vertebrae to their normal positions. Cracking sounds usually accompany the manipulation.

The NUCCA Upper Cervical Technique is distinct in that the adjustment is only performed on the Atlas vertebra, since the Atlas misalignment is the root cause of body imbalance. The correction usually makes no sound. Furthermore, the direction of the application of force to perform the adjustment is not based simply on the chiropractor's judgment, but on the detailed X-ray analysis described above. From the X-rays, a three-dimensional force vector is calculated and applied to the Atlas to correct its position.

After the spinal correction has been made, a post X-ray analysis is done to determine the success of the correction. Further X-rays are usually unnecessary. At Advanced Spinal Care, we have spared no expense in obtaining the most advanced equipment and shielding available to minimize the X-ray exposure.

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