What is an Orthogonal Chiropractor?
Chiropractic and Biomechanics Orthogonal means at right angles, or square. The Atlas should be sitting level, or square, on the cervical spine (neck), and the head should be square on the Atlas. When the Atlas is in proper alignment, it literally means your head is on straight!
What happens after Atlas Orthogonal adjustment?
This takes time; some patients feel that their symptoms are alleviated almost immediately after adjustment. Some patients feel additional pain while the body moves and shifts. As the body begins to heal, you may notice some fatigue or sleepiness, or that your muscles are stiff or sore.
Can chiropractic adjustments go wrong?
Risks. Chiropractic adjustment is safe when it’s performed by someone trained and licensed to deliver chiropractic care. Serious complications associated with chiropractic adjustment are overall rare, but may include: A herniated disk or a worsening of an existing disk herniation.
What happens when your atlas is out of place?
The atlas shifts out of place ever so slightly and presses upon, stretches, or otherwise impinges on the nerves of the brain stem. This causes interference in the nerve flow between the brain and body and most commonly affects the muscles along the spine, typically tightening the muscles along one side.
What is the Blair chiropractic Technique?
The Blair chiropractic technique is a specific system of analyzing and adjusting the upper cervical vertebrae of the spinal column. When these vertebrae misalign in such a way as to interfere with the brain stem and spinal cord as they exit through the floor of the skull and into the neural canal.
What is the gun that chiropractors use?
The Activator Method chiropractic technique uses a spring-loaded, hand-held mechanical instrument called the Activator adjusting instrument. This instrument allows chiropractors to provide a quick, low-force impulse at specific points.