WHY YOUR NECK KEEPS LOCKING UP ... FIX THE CRICK (ATLAS-AXIS JAMMING) ...

This is EXACTLY my problem.  Unable to turn to the left.




A lax capsular ligament, which causes both vertebrae to track out of sync. AtlasProfilax helps, but the ligament needs prolotherapy and/or PRP.  Because adjustments on both just do NOT hold.  This problem also causes meningeal compression, and occipital neuralgia, among other things.  See Paul Whitcomb, DC.

https://whitcombpaul.wordpress.com/

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AtlasProfilax Providers in the US

AtlasProfilax Providers in the US:

https://www.atlasprofilax.ch/en/directory
http://www.atlasprofilax.org/


Brian Elijah
8900 Penn Ave South
Suite 116
Bloomington, MN 55431
United States
https://www.atlasprofilax.ch/en/directory/atlastherapy-in/bloomington

Christine Bemish
117 Navajo Trail Drive
Suite R
Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
United States
https://www.atlasprofilax.ch/en/directory/atlastherapy-in/pagosa-springs

Jasna Clancy
12114 Venice Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90066
United States
https://www.atlasprofilax.ch/en/directory/atlastherapy-in/los-angeles-1

Vladimir Tomljenović
12114 Venice Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90066
United States
https://www.atlasprofilax.ch/en/directory/atlastherapy-in/los-angeles-2

Gloria Spriggs
33 Crooker Drive
Lynn, MA, 01904
United States
https://www.atlasprofilax.ch/en/directory/atlastherapy-in/lynn-ma

Sondra Lauren Champion
319 Main St, Ste 4
Placerville CA, 95667
United States
https://www.atlasprofilax.ch/en/directory/atlastherapy-in/placerville

Dr Ashley Twynam
289 Stuyvesant Avenue
2nd floor
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
United States
https://www.atlasprofilax.ch/en/directory/atlastherapy-in/lyndhurst

David Echevarria
289 Stuyvesant Avenue
2nd floor
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
United States
https://www.atlasprofilax.ch/en/directory/atlastherapy-in/lyndhurst-1

Dr. Wayne A. Hogenson
3107 E Center St.
Warsaw, IN 46582
United States
https://www.atlasprofilax.ch/en/directory/atlastherapy-in/warsaw

Tifany Teague
13100 Wortham Center
#300
Houston TX 77065
United States
https://www.atlasprofilax.ch/en/directory/atlastherapy-in/houston

Sondra Lauren Champion
2000 Van Ness Avenue
Suite 310
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
https://www.atlasprofilax.ch/en/directory/atlastherapy-in/san-francisco-1

Dr. Kathleen Lewis
2530 W State Route 89A
Ste. C21
Sedona, AZ 86336
United States
https://www.atlasprofilax.ch/en/directory/atlastherapy-in/sedona-az

Dr. Kathleen Lewis
8595 East Bell Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
United States
https://www.atlasprofilax.ch/en/directory/atlastherapy-in/scottsdale-az

Dr. Paula Elrod
1910 Pacific Avenue
Suite #14170
Dallas, TX 75247
United States
https://www.atlasprofilax.ch/en/directory/atlastherapy-in/dallas

Dr. Paula Elrod
1030 Andrews Highway
Suite #204
Midland, TX 79701
United States
https://www.atlasprofilax.ch/en/directory/atlastherapy-in/midland-1

Dr. Arturo Briones
7390 Barlite Blvd.
78224 Antonio, TX
United States
https://www.atlasprofilax.ch/en/directory/atlastherapy-in/antonio-tx

Dr. Alyssa Wu
1700 E. Bogard Road
Suite 203A
Wasilla, AK 99654
United States
https://www.atlasprofilax.ch/en/directory/atlastherapy-in/wasilla

Erika Deutschlander, MPT
85 Mill Plain Rd, Building F
06824 Fairfield Ct
United States
https://www.atlasprofilax.ch/en/directory/atlastherapy-in/fairfield-ct

Dr. Arturo Briones
1020 Chihuahua St.
78040 Laredo, TX
United States
https://www.atlasprofilax.ch/en/directory/atlastherapy-in/laredo-tx


Not listed on AtlasProfilax website:

Troy Roper III
in Park City, Utah
801-898-2817
https://www.facebook.com/AtlasMan


Michael & Ranan below do not call it AtlasProfilax anymore, but they received the same initial training.


MICHAEL HANE
Primary Atlas Activation sessions occur in person, in my Nevada City, California office
https://www.michaelhane.org/sessions-1

Michael travels to accommodate the growing demand for Atlas Activation. If you don't see an event near you, please contact Michael to request an event.
https://www.michaelhane.org/contact

Nevada City, California, USA
760.808.0359 - call or text me.

If you are not in the Nevada City area and are interested in Atlas Activation, please contact me (above) to schedule an event in your area.

Thanks!

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Ranan Shahar
Atlas Evolution
http://www.atlasevolution.com/#treatment

Contact Ranan Shahar
New Dawn Clinic
2116 Wilshire Blvd. Suite #248
Santa Monica, CA. 90403
Phone: (310) 266-5321

Health Problems?
The Solution: ATLAS EVOLUTION!
Because the atlas plays such a central role in our overall health, nearly every health problem can be traced back, in one way or another, to the atlas problem, the following is a list of the most popular health problems resulting from a misaligned atlas. Though in many cases a health problem might have multiple causes, we have witnessed positive results in each of the following areas as well as complete recoveries.

Headache and Migraine
Fibromyalgia
Vertigo or Tinnitus
Neck pain/ stiff neck/ limited rotation
Shoulder pain/ stiff shoulder
Back Pain
TMJ
Chronic Fatigue
Depression
Brain Fog
Lumbago
Chronic muscle tension
Herniated disk
Scoliosis
Pinched nerves / Numbness and Tingling
Allergies
Digestion / Constipation
Uneven leg length
Insomnia
Bad Posture
Whiplash

Has events and travels all over the world helping people with this.

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There was one in GA, but they ran into difficulty in that state, so it's no longer available in GA.

People in California and Texas are extremely lucky to have this, along with NCR, Lipo-Ex, Prolotherapy, and other great modalities usually unavailable in most areas.

One in Canada, close to the US border (Inland Northwest):
http://lifeshiftseminars.com/about-us/harreson-tanner/

Will add more when and if found.

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Juicing and Raw Foods: I Tried Medical Marijuana For My Chronic Pain

Juicing and Raw Foods: I Tried Medical Marijuana For My Chronic Pain

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Occipital Neuralgia sucks too.  Which is what I have on the left side of my head.  Have had some pain the face, like an occasional electric shock.  Sometimes I am unable to lie on my left side.

The CBD DOES help one sleep better.  We LOVE our CBD!!  But I still have those weird HTML coded dreams.

These are the ones we LOVE and use...

Hempworx, Nutra CBD paste, and another paste and medibles (edibles) made by individuals (Petey and Chuckie).  Whatever we can get our hands on. And I don't need a damn "permission slip" either.  Hempworx CBD oil can be used internally and externally, plus they have a skin cream called Renew, which I LOVE.

Hempworx CBD oil is what you received as a gift from us.  :D

http://www.comegetpainrelief.com/

http://www.dontwaittogetfired.com/
Learn how to get a 500mg free CBD Oil bottle here.

http://www.MyNutra.com/keytohealth

One night I took the Nutura paste, chased it with 700 mg Hempworx CBD oil, and then took a black seed oil from Rain International and I was SUPER relaxed.  Slept good too.

We also gave Miracle and give Breezy some in his food every now and then.


Other Healing and Corrective Techniques and Modalities...

This Trigeminal and Occipital Neuralgias also plays a part with and into the TMJ dysfunction and Atlantoaxial instability instability, for starters.

Atlantoaxial instability (AAI) is characterized by excessive movement at the junction between the atlas (C1) and axis (C2) as a result of either a bony or ligamentous abnormality. Neurologic symptoms can occur when the spinal cord or adjacent nerve roots are involved.  https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1265682-overview

Occipital neuralgia is a condition in which the nerves that run from the top of the spinal cord up through the scalp, called the occipital nerves, are inflamed or injured. You might feel pain in the back of your head or the base of your skull. And on top of that a locked skull makes matters worse too.

Plato's site addresses this Trigeminal Neuralgia too.
TMJ, JAW PAIN: Get rid of teeth grinding in 30 minutes a day.
jawpain-tmjtreatment.com/

Besides the CBD/THC course of action, one must address the entire structure from head to toe.  This is why all the ABC, NCR, NRCT, AtlasProfilax, etc...  We have degenerated and are truly MESSED UP.

Meningeal releases via Advanced Biostructural Correction (ABC) and/or Meningeal decompression via Paul Whitcomb's Neurologic Relief Centers Technique (NRCT).

Oh!... And the missing teeth, and/or low dental height is also causing the skull to drop on the cervical spine and the meninges, thus compressing all of these nerves. We were never meant to lose our teeth.  And that includes wisdom teeth. Idiot dentists!  Remember, once a tooth is pulled, bone loss occurs, and things shift. And once that starts happening a cascade of other problems start happening, and there goes the whole damn neighborhood.  Look at the bio-mechanics in the below picture from the Starecta site.

Okay...,  remember that video I posted a while back with the woman having an episode due to her lowered dental height?  This video is a testimonial of the patients seen by Dr. Brendan Stack. Some of these patients suffer from Sleep Apnea, TMJ Problems, Involuntary Muscle Movements, Courtesy of Brendan Stack of TMJ Stack. It is also a dental split like the Starecta.

Back in the old days, she would have been deemed as being demon possessed, or having female hysteria, or some other stupid NON diagnosis.

All of this is due to cranial and spinal distortions and misalignments. The seizing up like this also causes even further damage.  Notice he said "cranial adjustment".  That's what I do when I have the Neurocranial Restructuring (NCR) from Hillary Lampers, ND.

And remember all my other various posts about the "Hardening of the Body?"  Like calcification, arthritis, Mucin Deposits, AGEs, hardened fibrin, amyloid plaque, fibrosis, etc...?

https://messiahmews.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-daily-messenger-how-satanic.html
https://messiahmews.blogspot.com/2017/05/hardening-of-body-fibrin-fibrosia-mucin.html

We know and have all the various remedies of those too, and some of the conditions are also due to some of the nerve, and meningeal adhesions/compression, etc...  The one thing causes another thing, and so on, etc...

And Fibromyalgia is also one of the side effects of these various meningeal and nerve compression.  And then the compression puts one in a constant state of sympathetic overdrive as in constant fight or flight.  The autonomic nervous system is adversely affected.

See:  Fibromyalgia and Meningeal Compression, Dr Paul Whitcomb - https://whitcombpaul.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/fibromyalgia-and-meningeal-compression-dr-paul-whitcomb/

We also have to address the lax capsular ligaments in the vertebrae, which can result in a stiff movement, like this video shows. This video is an animated demonstration of C1-C2 instability and is not meant to be an exact anatomical model. Atlantoaxial instability or upper cervical instability (C1 - C2) is explained by Ross Hauser, MD in this 3D animation.





Capsular ligaments wrap around each facet joint, which help to maintain stability during neck rotation. Each vertebra in the lower cervical spine (in addition to C2) contains a spinous process that serves as an attachment site for the interspinal ligaments.
https://www.britannica.com/science/capsular-ligament

And also STUCK OPEN Facet Joints need to be addressed and corrected, as shown in this video...





And with all of this constant irritation and inflammation, the meningeal adhesions result, which is what the ABC meningeal releases takes care of.  See how one thing causes another and on and on and on?

So, in addition to the CBD/THC products, we also have the serrapeptase proteolytic enzymes, which eats up scar tissue and decreases inflammation. Serrapeptase will also address those meningeal adhesions along with the ABC meningeal releases. So we have the structural correctsions, the enzymes, AND the various CBD products.  I'm all for taking the multi-pronged approach to anything and everything.  By the way, The Truth About Cancer docu-series talks about a multi-pronged approach in addressing cancer.


Did you know?...

That each nerve from the spinal cord and vertebrae all correspond with specific organs and areas of the body?  For instance, those with chronic C7/T1 misalignments will have a lower functioning thyroid.  All people with hypothyroidism have those two vertebrae out of alignment.  The T7 verrtebrae nerve corresponds to the Pancreas gland.  All diabetics have a misaligned T7 vertebrae.

Spinal nerve chart with effects of vertebral subluxations and pinched nerves...
http://www.dressenchiropractic.com/effects_of_misalignments.pdf

When you start studying the anatomy and how one thing plays into another, then you get the bigger picture. And yes, I got an A+ in Anatomy & Physiology, and we both took a live basic Advanced Biostructural Correction (ABC) seminar in 2014.  We want to take more, but the travel and $$$ required can be problematic.

I must be doing a good job at fixing my thyroid, because I have lost some weight and inches.

I have the regular ABC adjustments, had NCR recently, do fascia blasting, so some of the misalignments are corrected.

Been taking the Lugol's iodine with the co-factors of L-Tyrosine from BulkSupplements in gelatin capsules, and have a powdered selenium which I put in capsules myself. And other co-factors which are needed are Vitamin C, which I have in NutriBiotic Sodium Ascorbate, and the zinc and copper are already in the Youngevity vitamins and minerals. Did a liver flush, almost a month ago, and taking the NAC to help with glutathione production.  NAC also helps with fatty liver and removal of mucin deposits, which now my arms are slender again. The skin still has to play catch up.  Sent some of the above to my daughter, since she needs thyroid and liver support.

And I have to get down and seriously work on my skin due to the weight and inch loss, which also means I will have to do some lasering too.  Donations are accepted.  Bahahaha!

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Last, but by no means least...  The VACCINES!!!

Remember the vaccines also cause neurological damage, as in lesions on the various cranial nerves.  See: Vaccinations as a Cause of Spine, Face & Eye Asymmetry - http://www.vaccinationinformationnetwork.com/vaccination-as-a-cause-of-spine-face-and-eye-asymmetry/

Forrest Maready's video Are You Crooked?, to get into depth about that.  FYI.. It's TWO HOURS LONG!





STAY AWAY FROM ALL VACCINES AND KEEP THEM AWAY FROM YOUR CHILDREN!


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Here are the links to some the providers of these various corrective techniques...

Advanced Biostructural Correction (ABC):
https://meningealrelease.com/

Dirk Farrell, DC
We Fix Bodies For Life - Align Wellness Seattle
https://www.align-wellness.com/

Kirk Reynolds of Take A Breather Sandpoint
Take A Breather - Advanced BioStructural Correction, Posture
https://takeabreathernow.com/
https://www.facebook.com/takeabreathersandpoint/

Neurocranial Restructuring (NCR):
http://drdeanhowell.com/
NCR Doctors:  http://www.ncrdoctors.com/
http://www.ncrdoctors.com/doctors_list.htm

Dr Hillary Lampers ND
http://www.skyvalleyhealingarts.com/dr-hillary-lampers-naturopathic/
http://www.nwncr.com/index.cfm/page/dr-hillary-lampers-nd-licensed-naturopathic-physician-ncr-specialist

Atlas Profilax:
http://www.atlasprofilax.ch/eng/

Atlas Evolution:
http://www.atlasevolution.com/

Paul Whitcomb, DC blog:
https://whitcombpaul.wordpress.com/

Neurologic Relief Centers Technique (NRCT)
http://www.nrc.md/index.php

Frantz Chiropractic and Acupuncture Clinic - Home
http://www.frantzclinic.com/
* Does Neurologic Relief Centers Technique

I have done ALL of the above corrective techniques and still doing them, and have used the individual providers listed.


Dental Splinting or lower GELB splint...

Starecta:  http://starecta.com/

TMJ Stack (Brendan Stack, DDS in Virginia):  http://sleepandtmjtherapy.com/our-team/

And then you have your other dental/cranial appliances like ALF, DNA Appliance, Myomunchie, etc...

Yes, I have a Starecta splint, and it's kind of big and bulky. Sometimes I use a dental impression tray to do a gentle stretch and separation of the upper and lower jaw. Both makes me drool a little.

So...

When you are told that it's all in the head.  IT REALLY IS!!

Well... partially, because the spine plays a part too.

So instead of just treating the symptoms, also find the cause and make those corrections too.  So I do pretty much ALL of it.

See how we are all one cluster-fuck of a mess in our bodies?  WTF happened to all of us?

So with all this said, and the various great CBD/THC products and the various modalities I have provided to help correct and heal the structure, it's EXPENSIVE AF!!

This is one of the oh so many reasons it sucks to be stuck in an inferior biological betrayal unit (our bodies1).  And I am SO OVER these inferior bodies.

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C1 and C2 Atlantoaxial Instability, Starecta, and Press On Veeners

https://atlassubluxation.wordpress.com/2011/06/30/symptoms-and-signs-of-atlas-subluxation/

http://www.caringmedical.com/prolotherapyblog/5-easy-ways-to-determine-if-you-have-spinal-instability/

Atlas subluxation puts pressure on the brain stem and meningeal compression throwing one's autonomic nervous system into sympathetic mode.

Like pain the back of the head, and occasional occipital neuralgia.  Also due to atlas not staying stable, and lack of dental height and/or missing teeth which causes the skull to sink compressing the cervicals.  And also C1 and C2 Atlantoaxial Instability sub-occipital pain due to lax capsular ligaments.  Also facet joints tend to get stuck open at C7-T1.  Thought about prolotherapy for the ligaments, and a bite block (Starecta Method) to keep the back of the skull sinking. The irritating LOUD sound of cracking, crunching and snapping of cervical crepitation that is LOUDER than any subwoofer ever thought about being

The constant spasm involved is involuntary muscle guarding as the muscles brace to protect the cervical spinal cord from injury.  That also causes constant inflammation and irratation, causing the cervical stenosis aka meningeal adhesions, thsu causing further meningeal compression.

Therapies I've done is Atlas Upper Cervical, Advanced BioStructural Corrrection (ABC) and Neurocranial Restructuring (NCR).  My posture is much better, hardly any forward head posture, and facial symmetry is much improved, but I still have the atlas instability and sinking skull problem due to the teeth problem.  Can't grow 3rd set of teeth to make up for the problems in the back, so the bite block (Starecta) seems to be a must in my particular case.  Prolotherapy with PRP stem cells (derived from MY OWN blood marrow) would work to strengthen the lax capsular ligaments, since I feel like my C-1 and C-2 are not tracking together.  And the organic sulfur will help with strengthing of ligaments, joints, etc... according to the Cellular Matrix Study.

Okay, here is a side view of moi, immediately after an ABC adjustment.
Notice how my head is up, and shoulders are back, back straight.
So as I said, my posture is much better.

The ABC chiropractor said to find out if the bite block (Starecta) is for a compensation or a Primary Biomechanic Pathology (PBP).  ABC teaches us to fix only primaries, and not compensations, because primaries can NOT self correct and compensations CAN when primaries are corrected.  I would say a sinking skull itself would be a compesation in a way, because it's a result of short teeth and/or missing back teeth.  So the short teeth/missing teeth would be a primary, since a third set of teeth can not be grown, thus not being able to SELF CORRECT as per ABC teachings.  Just like forward vertebrae can't self correct because there is no muscle in the back of each one to pull it back into place.

It's a cluster-fuck up there.

Human bodies are fundamentally FLAWED and inferior.  What the hell happened to all of us really?



Published on 25 Sep 2013
Atlantoaxial instability, or upper cervical instability (C1 - C2) is explained by Ross Hauser, MD in this 3D animation. To correct the underlying instability, the use of Prolotherapy, a regenerative injection therapy, can help a person obtain the ligament repair needed to eliminate pain and associated symptoms of upper cervical instability. If you would like to learn more about our Comprehensive Prolotherapy treatments and the numerous painful head and neck conditions that we specialize in, please visit us at http://www.caringmedical.com/prolotherapy/ and tell us more about your case. We would be happy to see you here for Prolotherapy. Thank you for watching!

Sinking skull due to lack of dental height and/or missing back teeth...

This is what a sinking skull looks like, with teeth that are too short or not extruded enough.
The same problem happens with missing back teeth as well,and probably worse.
LOOK at how the back (occiput) is compressing on the atlas.  Occipital neuraligia anyone?
You can easily see how the meninges would be compressed, and the nerve roots be compressed.
Photo courtesty of Starecta.com 

With a description explanation of what is happening.
Photo courtesy of Starecta.

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http://pressonveneers.net/




Uploaded on 29 Feb 2012
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Lumineers for individual teeth
http://lumineers2.reachlocal.net/

Now I have to win the lottery to finish fixing a fucked up meatsack.  I rate a high 10 in the land of maintenance.

I pray that Loren Zanier will read this, as I would LOVE the opportunity to use his BioUltraGen.

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All the good stuff is everywhere that I'm NOT.  Like NCR, AtlasProfilax, NRCT, ABC, Adult PRP stem cell tech and cutting edge equipment.

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Dr. Paul Whitcomb, a chiropractor in South Lake Tahoe, Ca, doesn't want to offer fibromyalgia sufferers false hope. However, he has developed a chiropractic treatment that has been successful in treating 95 percent of his fibromyalgia patients. Approximately 3.7 million Americans, mostly women, currently have fibromyalgia, according to Dr. Whitcomb's website http://www.stopfibro.com.
"It turns out that fibromyalgia is an upper cervical spinal stenosis, which is actually a choking off of the spinal cord structures, but not so much the spinal cord as the meninges; the coverings of the spinal cord itself," explains Dr. Whitcomb.

Fibromyalgia appears most frequently in people who have suffered some sort of physical trauma, such as a car accident or a blow to the head. Some even recall abuse as a child, but Dr. Whitcomb, who himself suffered from fibromyalgia for three years, said he is currently researching and writing a book about another possible cause of the condition -- surgery.

"I think what's happening is, when you sleep at night you have muscle tone, and if you get sore or you're uncomfortable, you move out of that position -- when you're having surgery, you have no muscle tone at all. You're totally flaccid, and it doesn't take a lot to change something," Dr. Whitcomb said.

"I think what's happening -- I may be wrong -- but the position [surgeons] place the [patient's] head to put the trachea in is the same position [chiropractors] would use to take the first vertebrae and shove it forward." Dr. Whitcomb also theorizes the hospital staff tries different methods to support the neck and make the patient comfortable, but the supports they use often end up pushing the first vertebrae against the spinal cord. The adjustments Dr. Whitcomb makes in moving the first vertebrae from up against the meninges have meant relief for most of the patients who visit his clinic.

In an interview from the "Tahoe Daily Tribune," Dr. Adnan Sammour, an internist, said that one of his patients seems to have enjoyed great success with Dr. Whitcomb's treatment.

"She's almost completely pain-free, sleeping through the night and not requiring any pain medication," Sammour said. "She tried pain medicine, physical therapy, massage, acupuncture, and that did not help."

Some patients do not experience relief from their symptoms with Dr. Whitcomb's treatment. Dr. Whitcomb says they often are not suffering from fibromyalgia, and he also warns them of their limited chances of success beforehand. On his website, Dr. Whitcomb mentions two other hindrances to the success of his treatment. The first, overmedication, can be a problem, since patients often lose the ability to differentiate between the symptoms of fibromyalgia and the side effects of their medication. In addition, patients are often unwilling to discontinue use of their medications. The second hindrance can be the formation of scar tissue. Pseudo, or false, joints can develop after extended periods of living with fibromyalgia. Dr. Whitcomb, however, has had patients recover from their symptoms after 55 years of living with them.

Although fibromyalgia is defined as a chemical imbalance causing hypersensitivity in the nervous system that amplifies pain, the symptoms go far beyond just pain, according to Dr. Whitcomb, "[The misaligned vertebrae] pulls on the meninges, which is not that flexible, which attaches to all the nerve roots all the way down the spine," he said. Since the nerves from the spine have to pass through the meninges, the pulling causes all the nerves to fire at one time. "Now these poor people have symptoms of everything that comes from these nerves, and so you will hear them say they have pain, they have numbness, they have tingling, they have burning, they're cold, they itch; those are just all the proprioceptive fibers that go to the brain from the different areas," said Dr. Whitcomb.

Patients can also be subject to pituitary and thyroid problems. They often experience an almost constant adrenal rush, as the pressure on the meninges causes a reaction in their sympathetic nervous system. Sufferers are basically in a constant "fight or flight" response.

What does this mean for the patients? "They can't sleep," said Dr. Whitcomb. "Even if they do get sleep, or even if they take medication to sleep, they still wake up exhausted." Additionally, the constant activity in the sympathetic nervous system often shuts down the patient's intestines, causing diarrhea, constipation and irritable bowel syndrome.

Dr. Whitcomb has found this barrage of pain and discomfort is often accompanied by irrational and uncontrollable mood swings, which are understandable given the severity of the symptoms. Family members and loved ones, however, sometimes feel pushed away by this behavior, and some even leave. This intensifies the feelings of hopelessness, and can lead to depression, sometimes to the point where sufferers feel their only remaining option is suicide.

"I'm trying to do some research to find out how many fibromyalgia patients commit suicide, and the closest we have right now is 14 percent," said Dr. Whitcomb. "But I'm not sure that's an accurate figure. It sounds way too high." Dr. Whitcomb added the national average for suicides is two per 100,000 people. "At any rate, I know it's high because people are sick and they definitely don't want to live like that," adds Dr. Whitcomb.

Part of the healing process, according to Dr. Whitcomb, is meeting and talking with other people who are suffering from fibromyalgia. Patients pack into Dr. Whitcomb's office from all over the world and end up forming close friendships with each other, to the point where some patients show up together in carloads. "It's wonderful...they've got somebody to cry with or hold hands with and the other women grab them and start taking them shopping and going places. That part of it's a real good time."

Not surprisingly, with such a large number of victims, and such serious symptoms associated with fibromyalgia, Dr. Whitcomb's high rate of proclaimed success has met with some skepticism. Dr. Whitcomb says he often wakes up in the morning and can't believe it himself. In the "Tribune" article, National Fibromyalgia Association president Lynn Mantallana said the word "cure" made her nervous, since no cure for fibromyalgia is known at the current time. Mantallana doesn't immediately discount Dr. Whitcomb's claims, however; she herself has suffered fibromyalgia for two years, and just feels more research is needed.

Dr. Whitcomb agrees. He has enlisted the help of Dr. Gregory Plaugher, director of research at the Life Chiropractic College West, to document the cases of 30 of Dr. Whitcomb's patients. "The reason I'm working with [Dr. Plaugher] is that he's an outside source, he's not in our office," said Dr. Whitcomb. "He's going to document and print the results as they come out."

The skepticism, however, doesn't just stem from Dr. Whitcomb's claims about a disease that has only been recognized as a diagnosis within the last five years. Dr. Whitcomb feels other factors may contribute to some of the doubt he is facing, or has yet to face. Among those factors are professional jealousy, misunderstandings and general negativity.

In the case of skeptical medical professionals, Dr. Whitcomb feels that most of them are just trying to address the symptoms as best they can, but they don't define any one treatment as "right" or "wrong". "[Chiropractors] kind of look at a lot of the things [conventional medical professionals] do, and go, 'Why in the world would you do that to a person that has this?' and they look at us and go, 'We think this should be done this way,'" Dr. Whitcomb said. "The problem I have with some of their patients is that they go to doctors and the doctors look at them and say, 'You know what your problem is? You just need to pull your act together, get a life, go back to work and quit whining.'" This type of bedside manner can exacerbate the depression and hopelessness fibromyalgia patients already encounter.

Although Dr. Whitcomb doesn't blame individuals or their doctors, he also has a problem with some patients and their medication. Fortunately, as relief comes for patients, their dependency on painkillers, such as morphine, Oxycontin, and Vicodin, recedes. "Most of my patients are either off of all their meds, or 80 percent are off them within six weeks," Dr. Whitcomb said. "So they usually leave here without meds. He further adds, "Some of the people who have been long term on antidepressants or something, sometimes they'll have to take longer to get off the medications."

Dr. Whitcomb would prefer to be able to send his patients straight to a detoxification program from his office, but he said that it's important to note that he would never take patients off their medication. He prefers to let his patients discuss getting off medication with the doctor who prescribed it, saying, "I don't like to interfere with what other people are doing. The same way I don't let them interfere with my treatment."

As patients begin to recover with his treatments, Dr. Whitcomb feels that it is important for patients to begin some lifestyle changes. Ideally, he would like to work with a resort where patients could go for exercise and detoxification programs, and help with positive diet changes. The road to recovery is intense, with patients visiting Dr. Whitcomb's office up to three times a day over a period of one to two months. "We normally will see a patient three times a day -- Monday, Wednesday and Friday, twice on Tuesday, twice on Thursday and once on the weekend," says Dr. Whitcomb.

According to the information provided on http://stopfibro.com, the intensity of the treatments is necessary to combat fibromyalgia's propensity to return to its abnormal state. Cost for the treatment is $62.50 per visit, which is less than the national average for chiropractors. The cost, however, can quickly add up due to the frequency of visits. A four-week treatment usually costs about $3,500. The cost includes exam, consultation, report of findings, and X-rays. Patients usually find the results well worth the price.

"Somewhere around three weeks [into the treatment], they start sleeping, and it's like a miracle," Dr. Whitcomb said. Patients sometimes think something has gone wrong with the treatment, because they seem to want to sleep all the time, but Dr. Whitcomb says that is a positive change. "I say, 'Good.' That's a real big landmark for us, because that shows me that the sympathetic nervous system is going back to normal." The increased sleep is usually followed by patients' systems recovering from irritable bowel syndrome, as the pain begins to subside. However, Dr. Whitcomb has noticed a setback that sometimes accompanies recovery. Patients have a bit of fear of returning to their life as a healthy person and what their loved ones will expect from them now.

"I have a video here that I show; a talk I give...I tell them, "Look, I want your spouse and everybody to know that you need to go home and you need some months to readjust to being a human being.' It's not easy, and a lot of people require counseling." Dr. Whitcomb employs a counselor for just that purpose, who works with his patients twice a week. Dr. Whitcomb also recommends following up his treatment with deep tissue massages.

Dr. Whitcomb has said he doesn't want to offer false hope for his patients, but his treatment is certainly an option patients should consider, especially if nothing else has worked thus far. For more information, visit the Fibromyalgia Center of South Lake Tahoe, Calif. website at http://www.stopfibro.com, or call his chiropractic office at (530) 544-0632.


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I know the AtlasProfilax is also good for fibro, because the Atlas (C-1) is put back into proper position, thus taking the pressure off the meninges.

Advanced BioStructural Correction also frees up the meninges by breaking up meningeal adhesions.

NCR does too, although neither one concentrates on the actual Atlas vertabrae.


Dr. Paul Whitcomb has trained around 600 doctors to administer his Whitcomb protocol.  It is now called Neurologic Relief.  http://www.nrc.md/

The Neurologic Relief Centers takes a broader view of fibromyalgia; it believes fibromyalgia and other conditions are actually caused by compression of the meninges – the three-layered membranes that protect the central nervous system. Our team has created the Neurologic Relief Centers Technique ™ a treatment procedure for neurological disorders, including fibromyalgia symptoms. An initial Neurologic Relief Centers test may bring temporary relief and quickly determine if the long-term treatment will benefit the patient.

AtlasPROfilax

I've had this done TWICE. It was awesome!

Going to have a THIRD session done before my upcoming NCR sessions.



http://www.atlasprofilax.net/