Symptoms & Conditions | Upper Cervical Care

Upper Cervical Care is an effective, alternative treatment to drugs and surgery for a wide variety of symptoms. Below is just a a partial list of some of the most common, but if you do not see your health problem on this list do not assume we cannot help you. If you have a central nervous system, then it needs to be unrestricted for your body to function correctly.

Acid Reflux / Hearburn	ADD / ADHD	Allergies	Arthritis
Asperger	Asthma	Athletic Injuries	Autism
Back Pain	Bulging Discs	Carpal Tunnel Syndrome	Cerebral Palsy
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	Dyslexia	Dystonia	Earache
Epilepsy / Seizures	Fibromyalgia	Headaches	Heart Conditions
Herniated Discs	High Blood Pressure	Hydrocephalus	Infections
Irritable Bowel Syndrome	Jaw Pain	Joint Dysfunction	Knee Problems
Menieres	Migraine Headaches	Multiple Sclerosis	Muscle Spasms
Neck Pain	Neurological Conditions	Osteoarthritis	Parkinson's Disease
Post Polio	Post Traumatic Stress	Rheumatoid Arthritis	Scoliosis
Sinus Pressure	Sleeping Disorders	Tendonitis	Thyroid
Tinnitus	TMJ	Torticollis	Tourette Syndrome
Trigeminal Neuralgia	Vertigo / Dizziness	Whiplash Injuries

Fibromyalgia

Your spinal canal, which houses a large part of your Central Nervous System (brain, brainstem and spinal cord) is similar to a tunnel running the length of the human spine. It sits within the bony blocks called vertebrae which protect and surround the nerves (spinal cord and nerve roots) that run from the brain throughout the entire body. Cervical (C1 through C7 vertebra) spinal stenosis (nerve compression) occurs when something causes a narrowing of the canal, which results in the nerves becoming irritated or squeezed.

Stenosis can lead to a variety of symptoms including tingling, numbness, and weakness to severe pain and paralysis. Congenital conditions, injuries to the spine, cervical disc disease and age-related degeneration can be instigators of cervical spinal canal narrowing.

The National Fibromyalgia Research Association reports that 42 out of 45 Fibromyalgia sufferers displayed cervicomedullary [brainstem] or spinal cord compression and that a quantifiable neurologic deficit could be measured.1 They also state that, �The majority of the signs and symptoms can be reversed in these patients with cranio-cervical [brainstem] decompression.�2

Then throw in the fact that the brainstem also has some control over digestive function and awareness and energy levels and the sypmtomatic story for a Fibromyalgia sufferer begins to come into focus. Some people have Fibromyalgia symptoms caused by brainstem and spinal cord compression!

In all fairness, their version of �cranio-cervical decompression� is a surgical option. However, there is a much more comfortable and still logical option we will share with you.

We find that this cervical compression can come from problems with the postural structure and restriction of motion of the upper cervical spine. We find that the correction of these structural and functional problems improves Fibromyalgia symptoms for many patients.

1 Presented at the National Fibromyalgia Research Association's Subgroups in Fibromyalgia Symposium, September 26-27, 1999, in Portland, Oregon.
2 New Dimensions in Fibromyalgia Symposium, Portland, Oregon, September 1997

This treatment is restoring the health and function of thousands of people who were told nothing could be done. It is also preventing countless conditions for people who get under this care before they get into crisis.

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Do you need more evidence?
Just check out what the media is saying about Upper Cervical Care.



	Montel Williams Video Length: 6:24



	NBC's "The Doctors" Video Length: 9:46



	CBS News/Migraine Relief Video Length: 2:29

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