Vertigo, dizziness, disequilibrium and many other of these
types of conditions can be directly related to old head and neck injuries that
have never been properly addressed and the underlying damage to the upper neck
has led to dysfunction in the ears, the balancing system of the body or both.
When the head or neck is injured the upper neck (Atlas &
Axis) frequently become twisted and misaligned leading to a slight displacement
of the head…sometimes by as little as 3/4 of a degree. Once the heavy head (10-14 lbs) is tilting to
the side the brain has to compensate for that change through the righting
reflex to keep the eyes and ears level with the horizon at all times.
The entire structure of the body will twist and tilt in
order to compensate for those upper neck misalignments and head tilt. Eventually leading to pressure building up
into the nerve system. The area that is
first impacted by these problems is the brain stem area, which is just
basically a part of the brain that extends down into the spine and connects the
the spinal cord.
The brain stem area is a key to the balance of our
bodies. This upper neck area has more
pressure sensors the anywhere else in the body that feed information into the
brain stem and the brain. Also the brain
stem send messages via the cranial nerves to the ears for balance as well. Blood flow is also effected when the brain
stem function is altered.
When someone is suffering from vertigo, dizziness, or
disequilibrium, the brain stem is frequently involved. Upper neck misalignments alter the brain stem
function and lead to these types of problems.
When these old injuries are dealt with by the correction of the head
position by a precise upper cervical corrective procedure such as NUCCA, the
healing process can begin.
Holding the corrections is the key to healing, not having
your spine adjusted 1000′s of times!
Now here is an example…Terry is in property management and
is also an avid Bicyclist, riding up to 100 miles per week. When he began to develop vertigo it was about
2 years after he had taken a pretty significant fall from his bike and had a
motorcycle accident that seemed to make the dizziness and vertigo attacks much
worse. To the point that he was
concerned even about going up on a ladder at one of his rentals. Here is his story…
I have been suffering from vertigo (dizziness) for 6-7 years, getting more constant as the years progressed. I tried everything…Every doctor that I could think of, EENT, general doc, vertigo specialist and finally my last hope, a NUCCA (upper cervical) doctor. Dr. Davis helped me almost instantly. I have not been dizzy for 8 weeks! Thanks Breath of Life for giving me my health back!!!Now not all dizziness, vertigo and disequilibrium is related to head and neck traumas. But if you have a history of those types of accidents then an evaluation with a qualifiedupper cervical specialist is very important. If the underlying cause can be identified, what a difference it can make for your life!
(Editor's note: Remember the objective of upper cervical care is to correct head neck misalignment that is interfering with proper brain to body communication. When this is corrected the body functions at a higher level and can often correct other problems more efficiently on its own. Please do not confuse upper cervical care as a treatment for dizziness or any other condition, disease or symptom.)
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