The NUCCA Report

I wanted to take a few minutes to discuss something wonderful that I discovered through reading an on-line medical thread on webmd. It's called the National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association (aka NUCCA). It's a specialized kind of chiropractic treatment that works on the upper neck area of the spine. They believe that upper region of the spinal cord is essential for total body alignment (and I do too). The idea behind it is that if you correct the stem of the spine, then all other misaligned vertebrae will fall into place- much like reversing a stack of fallen dominoes. 
This is how it works. When you go in for your initial session, they will perform a number of x-rays of your neck to determine how they best need to treat you. In my case, the C1 (top most vertebra) was tilted to the top right side of my head, closer to my right ear than is normal. What my doc did was lay me on my side and then measure where exactly he needed to adjust me. After that, he ever so gently pushed the vertebra back into place with his hands by touching my neck starting from his palm and then working his way to his finger tips. He repeated this a few times. Once that was done, he placed me on a scale to measure my hips and shoulder to see whether they balanced-btw, this is how they know whether you're in or out of alignment at follow-up visits. It's that simple!
The doctor I've found through this site is the best doctor I have ever worked with. He takes his time with me, explains everything he's doing and doesn't disregard the pains I've been experiencing as all in my head. He's one of the first doctor's I feel I can trust and in fact, it was he who directed me to the natural MD I've referenced a few times already. While not all NUCCA docs are the same, I can only say that this one is a winner. Oh, yes, David Gobbie is his name in case you were wondering.
The bottom line is that since I've started these treatments my symptoms have been reduced to a third of what they once were. My persistent headaches are gone and the pain in my neck that I'd get every morning has pretty much resolved itself. No I am not 100% pain free, but this has done more than any other traditional chiropractic correction has before. Take it for what it's worth, it just my personal experience.

For more information about NUCCA or to find a doc near go here.