Adapted from "Chiropractors Do Not Cure Anything!" by Dr. Jason Watts
Upper cervical care doesn't cure anything; not
headaches, not asthma, not stomach disorders or even back pain. Then what does upper cervical care do?
Upper cervical care is based on a very basic scientific fact. Your brain is responsible for every bodily
function you ever perform from before you were born until the time you
die. Your brain sends those instructions
through a vast telephone network (known as the nervous system) to every cell,
tissue and organ in your body. If those
telephone lines are interfered with in any way, those instructions coming from
the brain can get distorted and the result is lost function.
Your spine is designed to protect the telephone lines. If the spine has been injured (even very
slightly and especially where the head and neck come together) it can become a major irritant to the nerve system, this is what upper cervical doctors call head/neck misalignment (vertebral subluxation). How
serious is this problem?
“Vertebral subluxation changes the entire health of the body
by causing structural dysfunction of the spine and causing nerve
interference. The weight of a dime on a
spinal nerve will reduce nerve impulse transmission by as much as
60%.” - Chang H. Suh, Spinal Biomechanics Specialist, University of Colorado
“Nerve dysfunction is stressful to the visceral nerve and
other body structures and the lowered tissue resistance modifies the immune
response and lessens the overall capability of the immune system.” - The Journal
Science, 1981
“The quality of healing is directly proportional to the
functional capability of the nerve system to send and receive nerve messages.” - J Edwards, MD, PhD., Journal of Neurological Science
Knowing how important the role of the nerve system is, it
should become clear how vital the job of the upper cervical doctor is. The objective of upper cervical care is
to correct head/neck misalignment that is interfering with proper brain to body
communication. Considering another medical
study which states that 80% of newborns receive their first spinal trauma
during the birth process, when do you think is a good time to begin checking
the spine for head/neck misalignment? Perhaps at birth, just a thought.
And at what point in life does it become acceptable to have head/neck misalignment distorting your nerve system? Hopefully never.
This is why periodic care throughout life makes so much
sense. Not to treat or cure any disease
or disorder, but to maintain your nervous system function at optimal
levels. Allowing your brain and your
body to communicate with maximum efficiency every moment of your life, that is
the real definition of wellness and that is what upper cervical care seeks to provide,
not a cure for a specific disease.
When people have head/neck misalignment reduced or corrected
and their nervous system is able to function better, do some diseases and
disorders and other symptoms go away?
Frequently, but in every case their body is able to function at a higher
level.
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