| Lately, I have been coming across some difficulties | | | | determine if they moved the bone correctly. Supine |
| finding a good Upper Cervical Chiropractor for people | | | | (laying on your back) leg checks are utilized by |
| in various parts of the country. It is hard to tell how | | | | NUCCA, Orthospinology, AO, and HIO Toggle/Palmer |
| someone practices just from their website, so I have | | | | Specific chiropractors. Prone leg checks are utilized by |
| come up with a list of six characteristics to look for | | | | Blair Upper Cervical Chiropractors. |
| when searching for someone to help you. | | | | AO chiropractors use scanning palpation to determine |
| What technique do they utilize? | | | | inflammatory areas in the upper cervical spine before |
| Some of the various upper cervical techniques are | | | | and after an adjustment. Thermography is the primary |
| Atlas and Advanced Orthogonal (AO), Blair, HIO | | | | form of analysis for Blair, HIO/Palmer Specific, and |
| Toggle/Palmer Specific, Knee Chest (Kale, KCUCS, | | | | Knee Chest Chiropractors, though other Upper |
| IUCCA, The Specific Chiropractic Centers), NUCCA, | | | | Cervical Chiropractors do use this technology as well. |
| and Orthospinology. Some differences in the | | | | Thermography is usually carried out via |
| techniques are: | | | | NeuroCaloGraph or Computed Infrared Thermography |
| - Blair uses x-rays based on assymetry from the left | | | | i.e. Tytron C-3000, C-5000, etc. |
| to the right of the upper cervical spine. | | | | Do they utilize therapies and/or modalities in their |
| - Atlas Orthogonal, Orthospinology, and NUCCA use a | | | | practice? |
| structural x-ray analysis. | | | | An Upper Cervical Chiropractor usually trusts in the |
| - Advanced Orthogonal utilizes x-rays that incorporate | | | | capability of the patient's Innate Intelligence to restore |
| both assymetry and structure in their x-ray analysis. | | | | proper healing, not the reduction of symptoms. Using |
| - HIO Toggle/Palmer Specific and Knee Chest utilize | | | | one of these "additional treatments" focuses on the |
| HIO x-ray analysis. | | | | patient's symptoms, and only temporarily covers up the |
| - Blair, HIO Toggle/Palmer Specific, Orthospinology, | | | | problem. Covering up the symptoms is the typical |
| Knee Chest, and NUCCA utilize hand adjustments. AO | | | | medical approach to health, and does nothing to |
| and Orthospinology utilize instrument adjustments. No | | | | address the cause of the symptoms. If you are not |
| that is not a typo. Orthospinology does utilize a hand | | | | interested in a therapeutic or electrical "band-aid," make |
| and tool adjustment... it just depends on the doctor as | | | | sure you ask this question. |
| to which one you will get. | | | | Will they check children? |
| Do they take/use/analyze x-rays? | | | | Some doctors have a hard time with kids and do not |
| X-rays are used to determine how the atlas and/or | | | | see them often, or at all, in their practice. In my opinion, |
| axis is misaligned. Without x-rays, it's very difficult to | | | | if the parent is getting checked on a regular basis and |
| determine which way C1 or C2 has moved. | | | | not bringing their kids in to the office as well, both the |
| Do they use any pre- and post-analysis? | | | | parent and the doctor are short-changing the children's |
| Pre- and post-analysis are very important in upper | | | | health. |
| cervical work. Pre-analysis is needed to determine if | | | | Vertebral subluxations can and do usually occur at |
| an adjustment is needed. Post analysis is used to | | | | birth. Without having that subluxation removed, how |
| determine if interference to the nervous system was | | | | much harder will that child's life be? Things like ear |
| properly removed. This is a must. | | | | infections, asthma, and ADD/ADHD might not even |
| If the answer to the previous question is yes, what | | | | occur if the nervous system is free of interference. I |
| forms of pre- and post-analysis do they use? | | | | believe we as chiropractors have a responsibility to |
| Techniques such as AO, Orthospinology, and NUCCA | | | | check kids and ensure they can grow up |
| take post x-rays after the first adjustment to | | | | subluxation-free. |