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Athletic Performance & Upper Cervical Chiropractic
When each muscle of the body is able to work in perfect synchrony, peak athletic performance is achieved. The most important element is muscle activation through a nerve signal. Muscle contraction is completely dependent upon signals from the brain. The brain is responsible for muscle coordination, balance, Visual and hearing responses to sport activities. Any interruptions between sensory information to the brain and out to the muscles results in slower, uncoordinated muscle movement, poor performance, and injuries.
Common Therapies or
Treatments
Patients who are treated through more traditional channels are frequently given exercises, diet advice, or even physical therapy. Most people overlook the power of the brain and brainstem on muscle performance. Leading exercise science labs across the country are looking more into this as concussion and traumatic brain injury are causing more loss of performance and lifestyle issues.
How your Upper Neck is treated can determine whether you function at 100% or you are more prone to poor performance or injury.
In reality, none of the traditional therapies actually correct the most critical component needed for athletic performance, which is a condition called the Atlas Subluxation Complex. This condition occurs when one or both of the upper cervical vertebrae (top two bones in the upper neck) become misaligned and cause both neurological and musculoskeletal damage. This condition is most commonly detected through a thorough examination by an Upper Cervical Chiropractor.
Can An Upper Cervical Correction Help?
The most common misconception about Upper Cervical care is that it only helps back and neck pain.
Upper Cervical care is based on the universal law of cause and effect. For every effect or symptom, physical or mental, there must be a cause.
Upper Cervical doctors recognize that the body is a self-healing organism, controlled and coordinated by the central nervous system, which is protected by the skull and spine.
Using a gentle technique, Upper Cervical doctors locate and remove interference to the nervous system, allowing the body to heal itself naturally without drugs or surgery.
Align Your Spine!
If the first two bones in your neck are misaligned, communication between the brain and body is interrupted and can cause numerous health problems.
Mild trauma, such as an injury or concussion, can cause an atlas subluxation (neck misalignment) that will often go undetected to the untrained eye. It is this type of injury that can lead to years of unnecessary pain and suffering.