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Video showing the anatomy of the first cervical vertebra: Download (.mpg 5 MB)
Introduction:
...are independently responsible for their own bodies and health.
...have encountered the boundaries of medicine as a result of their own experiences and understand that this is primarily aimed at the elimination of symptoms. ...are searching for the actual causes of their discomfort and above all for potential remedies. ...understand that the body is a complex system and therefore that the impairment of one of its central areas may lead to functional failure of various other areas, which may appear to be otherwise unrelated. ...understand therefore that there may also be simple remedies for apparently very complex functional failures, whereby the body is given the opportunity to bring itself back into balance. ...are not resigned to living with their discomfort, for which there is allegedly no remedy! ...who do not wish to accept uncritically that their discomfort is only psychosomatic or age-related. This treatment is NOT RECOMMENDED for persons who seek a diagnosis in order to be "cured" of this, or any other illness, and who therefore wish to have been prescribed the appropriate tablets for ******, or on the other hand believe that the treatment offered represents a cure for all known ailments.
THE ATLAS IS THE HIDDEN CAUSE OF NUMEROUS AILMENTS
Not everyone knows that the first cervical vertebra known as the Atlas or C1 plays the most subtle and yet also the most crucial role of the entire spine. A malfunction in this area can have a “cascade” effect on the entire skeletal and muscular system, creating imbalances and misalignments that can extend all the way down into the lower limbs.
It has been found that ...
AILMENTS MOST COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ATLAS
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Migraine |
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Cephalalgia - headache | ||
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Dizziness - unsteadiness | ||
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Cervical pain - cervicalgia | ||
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Torticollis - pains in the neck | ||
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Asymmetrical or limited rotation of the head | ||
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Muscular contractions - persistent muscular pains | ||
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Pains in the shoulders | ||
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Back pain - dorsalgia | ||
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Lumbalgia - backache | ||
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Hernias of the intervertebral discs - protrusions | ||
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Compressed spinal nerves | ||
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Asymmetry of the pelvis | ||
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Different leg lengths (apparent) | ||
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Pains in the hip joints | ||
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Pains in the legs, knees or feet | ||
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Cold hands and feet | ||
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Cardiac rhythm disturbances - altered blood pressure | ||
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Digestive problems - hyperacidity | ||
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Frequent constipation or diarrhoea | ||
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Insomnia - chronic fatigue | ||
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Depression (if associated with constant post-whiplash pain) |
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For some of these ailments, there is currently no real solution apart from suppressing the symptoms with pharmacological treatments or alleviating them as best as possible in a purely temporary manner. |
Misalignment of the Atlas can significantly contribute to postural alterations such as hyperlordosis, kyphosis, functional scoliosis and loss of physiological lordosis, and to a malfunctioning of the various bodily systems.
WHIPLASH
As is evident, the ATLANTOtec®-method is particularly efficient and suited to the treatment of the long term after-effects of whiplash. The reason for this is that the Atlas, which has been misaligned since birth, becomes even more twisted and/or misaligned sideways.
An unfavourable position of the Atlas vertebrae compresses various nerves and blood vessels. From time to time the body is in the position of counterbalancing the incorrect position of the Atlas which has existed since birth, so that no great discomfort is generated. There are people who, despite an Atlas misalignment, experience no discomfort at all, or only very mild discomfort, at least up to a certain age. If the Atlas then suddenly reaches such an unsuitable position as a result of whiplash injury, the extra pressure is increased to such an extent that the body’s self-regulation is insufficient to realign itself back into a condition which is free of discomfort. The only way to correct this physical imbalance is to return the Atlas vertebra to its correct position.
A whiplash injury almost always aggravates this Atlas misalignment
An unfavourable position of the Atlas vertebrae compresses various nerves and blood vessels. From time to time the body is in the position of counterbalancing the incorrect position of the Atlas which has existed since birth, so that no great discomfort is generated. There are people who, despite an Atlas misalignment, experience no discomfort at all, or only very mild discomfort, at least up to a certain age. If the Atlas then suddenly reaches such an unsuitable position as a result of whiplash injury, the extra pressure is increased to such an extent that the body’s self-regulation is insufficient to realign itself back into a condition which is free of discomfort. The only way to correct this physical imbalance is to return the Atlas vertebra to its correct position.
MIGRAINE FROM A MEDICAL POINT OF VIEW
The phenomenon of "migraines" has been divided into every possible sub-category. Every type of Migraine or headache has been diagnosed – with the sole aim of being able to prescribe the most suitable medication. This medical approach is of the opinion that each migraine patient has a different type of migraine, almost as if they have their own personal symptoms. Who does that help? The causes are not investigated – and if you don’t search, you don’t find.
Anyone who suffers from migraines is not continuing to do so simply because they haven't taken the right tablets yet!
Patients typically go to the doctor with the idea that they will be relieved of their symptoms. In the case of migraines however the doctor has a quite different view on matters, which the patient is naturally unaware of at the start of their ailments. The doctor examines and collates various items of information about the patient with a view to prescribing the right medication. This is absolutely not about curing the migraine. The doctor assumes that migraines are incurable “as a matter of course”.
In its treatment of migraines, orthodox medical science displaces the key fact that the human body is a result of thousands of years of evolutionary development. Every current physical deficiency must have a cause which needs to be investigated if a true cure is to be found. Unfortunately, an “effective” medical treatment often consists solely of sedating the body with chemicals so that its “occupant” no longer notices their symptoms, which are actually there for the purpose of alerting that something is wrong. If the Atlas is not properly aligned, it compresses the immediately adjacent arteries, acting almost like a guillotine (stronger pressure from the bones, but obviously no incision). The result is a disruption of the blood flow to the brain, which in combination with other factors can lead to migraines. Furthermore, this disruption of the bloodstream can of course lead to a whole range of further health problems over time.
