Your brain is the control center of your entire body. Every moment, it sends billions of electrical impulses to all parts of your body through your brainstem and spinal cord for controlling your heartbeat, digesting food, moving around, and repairing itself. However, what would happen if this path of communication from your brain to other parts of your body gets blocked?
In most cases, the problem that causes chronic pain, problems with the nervous system, and other health complications starts from the very beginning of your spine. At Holistic Integration, we utilize an extremely refined technique called atlas orthogonal chiropractic to clean out this crucial communication channel and allow your body to heal itself.
Power of the Atlas (C1 Vertebra)
To fully grasp the concept behind Atlas Orthogonal, we have to take a closer look at the unique anatomy of our neck area. Your spine has many vertebrae; the top vertebra is called the C1 vertebra, or the Atlas, after the Titan who carried the heavens. The Atlas carries the load of your head that can weigh from 10 to 12 pounds.
Unlike all other vertebrae in your spine, the Atlas has no locking system and sits freely under the head. This design allows you to move your head easily but also makes your Atlas particularly vulnerable to subluxations caused by accidents, sports, bad posture, falling or emotional trauma.
What is Atlas Orthogonal Chiropractic?
Atlas Orthogonal is a type of chiropractic practice that is both gentle, accurate, and scientifically based. The term “orthogonal” basically refers to an angle of 90 degrees or a right angle. The atlas orthogonal practitioner attempts to correct the positioning of your Atlas to a perfect right angle in relation to your head and spinal column.
As opposed to the normal chiropractic treatment, Atlas Orthogonal does not involve any cracking of your neck.
An Overview of How an Atlas Orthogonal Adjustment Is Done
Upon seeing the atlas orthogonal chiropractor at Holistic Integration, all the treatment will be tailored according to your specific anatomy. This is what you should expect:
Specialized Imaging: The imaging process we use involves taking highly specialized digital X-rays from particular angles that will enable us to determine how many degrees your misalignment is in tenths of millimeters.
The Atlas Orthogonal Device: Based on these readings, the doctor then uses a specially designed percussive wave adjusting device.
Adjustment: In the course of the treatment, while lying on one side, the device’s stylus will be positioned on the side of your neck where it will create a fast-moving low-force wave that touches the skin without hurting.
This is due to the fact that the physics of an atlas orthogonal adjustment make the procedure require very little force to bring great changes.
Benefits: Reestablishing the Communication Channel
When your Atlas is correctly positioned, the structural stress on your brainstem, nervous system, and vascular structures is immediately released. The re-establishment of this brain-body connection may relieve you of many symptoms, such as:
- Migraine and tension headaches
- Vertigo, dizziness, and Meniere’s syndrome
- Pain in neck, shoulders, and lower back
- Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome
- Sciatica and hip misalignment
- Trigeminal neuralgia and TMJ dysfunction
When your brain can effectively communicate with your body, and your body with your brain, then your nervous system exits its “fight or flight” state and enters the healing and adaptive mode.
Experience True Alignment at Holistic Integration
At Holistic Integration, our treatment is not limited to just treating pain; instead, we focus on understanding the reason for your body’s dysfunctioning. Our aim is to get to the source of the problem and solve your issues by making your nervous system work in its optimal condition using the technique of Atlas Orthogonal.
If you have been suffering from chronic pains and neurological problems, and wish to find solutions that go beyond quick fixes, it is time for you to consider Atlas Orthogonal. Book your appointment now.