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Atlasorthogonal

What is the Atlas?

The atlas is the top vertebra of the cervical spine. When the atlas become misaligned, it can compress and irritate the nerves and thus cause problems throughout the entire body.

The Atlas Orthogonal Procedure:

With the atlas orthogonal procedure, a doctor can re-align the atlas. A small stylus is used to tap the patient's neck at a precise point. This sends a percussion wave through the neck which is able to re-align the atlas into its proper position. An x-ray examination is done to determine the placement of the stylus. Once the atlas is re-aligned, compression on the nerves is relieved and many other symptoms associated with a misaligned atlas are reduced. This procedure is completley painless. Patients notice almost imediatley the difference in how their neck feels before the neck operation and after. This procedure does not ensure that all pain and irritation and symptoms of nerve stress in the neck will go away but tension and pain is dramatically reduced even directly after the first procedure.

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