Wow! That’s a top notch explanation! And that’s just some of the things science knows about. The more you study this area, the more unique and profound the knowledge.
That's a great question GC! In our opinion, the very best way to correct the ASC is done by hand, with an especially gentle force, using pre and post x-rays to analyze and verify an orthogonal alignment. Another way of saying this is the NUCCA protocol ;)
Nice explanations! I was watching an MMA fight and I was wondering: how can an adjustment be done by a small tap or push on the atlas while these guys fighting are twisting their necks like crazy and they are still healthy ? Not doubting bout the efficiency, i am under care and I ve seen incredible things happening so far but I am very curious. Thanks a lot :)
R R that is a phenomenal question! As with most questions that require deep thought, a multi layered answer is necessary. First of all, when a patient is in a position to be adjusted, their neck muscles should be relaxed. When an athlete is competing in a sport, their neck muscles are usually contracted and supplying additional support for the CCJ. This helps because there is only soft tissue holding the Atlas bone in position. Shameless plug but here is a quick video on that: ruclips.net/video/JoGDD5emPgc/видео.html Next, some people, have a much easier time holding their adjustments than others. This can be due to a multitude of reasons such as past injury, birthing process and complexity of it, size of the individual's foramen magnum in reference to neural canal, and many other factors such as amount of time spent in an aligned position along. Most NUCCA docs agree that certain "rules" need to be observed after the patient's initial correction to increase the likelihood that they will hold their correction. Lastly, sometimes we see someone experience an atlas subluxation in real time. Check out this video from ESPN talking about a championship boxing match from three years ago. ruclips.net/video/mv8TrgcvwLY/видео.html At the 1:15 mark in the video, the commentator talks about the boxer "getting caught behind the ear" and how it can be more damaging to our equilibrium than getting hit in the face. These answers are barely scratching the surface of the complexity of your question, but hopefully this is a decent starting point. Thank you for paying attention!
They’ll pay eventually. Trauma causes damaged grey mater to dissolve and is removed by the cerebral spinal fluid. Then other gray matter takes it’s place and learns the function. An old person moves not as agile because they have run out of gray matter to replace damaged or aged cells;among other things. The cilia in ependymal cells also get tangled and can’t move the fluid as well….yada, yada. Cilia of ependymal cells line the central canal. Not yet studied thoroughly enough…..research funding for health care, unfortunately goes to other areas that are more profitable.
Wow! That’s a top notch explanation! And that’s just some of the things science knows about. The more you study this area, the more unique and profound the knowledge.
@cgregister thanks we think its pretty neat as well!
Hi, my question is what is the best way to correct the position of the atlas into the optimal position? Thanks
That's a great question GC! In our opinion, the very best way to correct the ASC is done by hand, with an especially gentle force, using pre and post x-rays to analyze and verify an orthogonal alignment. Another way of saying this is the NUCCA protocol ;)
Nice explanations! I was watching an MMA fight and I was wondering: how can an adjustment be done by a small tap or push on the atlas while these guys fighting are twisting their necks like crazy and they are still healthy ? Not doubting bout the efficiency, i am under care and I ve seen incredible things happening so far but I am very curious. Thanks a lot :)
R R that is a phenomenal question! As with most questions that require deep thought, a multi layered answer is necessary. First of all, when a patient is in a position to be adjusted, their neck muscles should be relaxed. When an athlete is competing in a sport, their neck muscles are usually contracted and supplying additional support for the CCJ. This helps because there is only soft tissue holding the Atlas bone in position. Shameless plug but here is a quick video on that: ruclips.net/video/JoGDD5emPgc/видео.html
Next, some people, have a much easier time holding their adjustments than others. This can be due to a multitude of reasons such as past injury, birthing process and complexity of it, size of the individual's foramen magnum in reference to neural canal, and many other factors such as amount of time spent in an aligned position along. Most NUCCA docs agree that certain "rules" need to be observed after the patient's initial correction to increase the likelihood that they will hold their correction.
Lastly, sometimes we see someone experience an atlas subluxation in real time. Check out this video from ESPN talking about a championship boxing match from three years ago. ruclips.net/video/mv8TrgcvwLY/видео.html
At the 1:15 mark in the video, the commentator talks about the boxer "getting caught behind the ear" and how it can be more damaging to our equilibrium than getting hit in the face. These answers are barely scratching the surface of the complexity of your question, but hopefully this is a decent starting point. Thank you for paying attention!
They’ll pay eventually. Trauma causes damaged grey mater to dissolve and is removed by the cerebral spinal fluid. Then other gray matter takes it’s place and learns the function. An old person moves not as agile because they have run out of gray matter to replace damaged or aged cells;among other things. The cilia in ependymal cells also get tangled and can’t move the fluid as well….yada, yada. Cilia of ependymal cells line the central canal. Not yet studied thoroughly enough…..research funding for health care, unfortunately goes to other areas that are more profitable.