Atlas Chiropractic Sharpsburg Ga (2024)

FAQs

Does Atlas chiropractic work? ›

Research has suggested that chiropractic care can be effective for certain types of pain, such as low back pain, neck pain, and headaches. With Atlas Orthogonal, benefits include reduced neck pain and improved alignment for the whole spine.

Atlas adjustments have full body consequences, while traditional chiropractic mobilizes stuck joints. This single segment focus has less of a full body affect. Atlas adjustments help to restore your brain to body communication.

An atlas chiropractic adjustment can lower your stress level simply by reducing your pain. Less pain means better sleep. That will improve mental clarity and speed up healing. Your work won't suffer as much, so your stress goes down on that front.

One of the major disadvantages of being a chiropractor is the heavy lifting involved with moving patients around. While you may think that chiropractic work is all about making people feel better, the reality of your job will be very physical.

Your neck is a fragile area that can easily be misaligned, especially if you sleep the wrong way. If you're tormented by neck pain, headaches, back pain, or dizziness, the culprit might be an atlas vertebrae misalignment.

Chiropractic adjustments, including an atlas adjustment, are generally safe when performed by someone licensed and trained to deliver chiropractic care. Although risks and complications associated with an atlas adjustment are rare.

This takes time; some patients feel that their symptoms are alleviated almost immediately after the adjustment. As your body adapts to the change and begins to heal, you may notice some fatigue or sleepiness, or that your muscles are stiff or sore. These symptoms generally dissipate within 24-48 hours and are normal.

After an adjustment, you may feel stiffness in areas that were not the original source of pain or discomfort. In many cases, when your spine is aligned, it will bring attention to other stressors. For example, when your back is aligned, it may cause soreness in the hip, which will typically subside within a day.

A chiropractic adjustment's effect is cumulative, requiring multiple visits to pop your body back to alignment. A single adjustment can relieve the discomfort caused by pain but may take over time to fully revive your body to full functioning. Preventive care is about well-being maintenance.

Thus, one or two adjustments in many cases are usually all that is needed to get proven results. And while the Atlas can again lose its proper alignment, for most patients' results is seen in far fewer visits than with most other chiropractic procedures.

Can I adjust my atlas myself? ›

Turn your head so that you're looking at your fist. Place your left hand on the right side of your head just above your ear and pull your head to your left shoulder. Adjust your head to stretch the area where the tension has built up. Pull your right shoulder down as far as you can.

Wearing a neck brace after an atlas adjustment for 3 hours helps to avoid any extreme movement of the neck and allows the muscles to settle and the nerves to heal. Get proper rest. Do NOT sleep on your stomach. Lie on your side or back while sleeping.

The efficacy and safety of spinal manipulation are uncertain. A 2008 review found that with the possible exception of chronic back pain, chiropractic manipulation has not been shown to be effective for any medical condition.

80% of chiropractic patients achieve 100% success, 10% achieve improvement, but not total relief, 10% of chiropractic cases will not have success at all. We call this the 80-10-10 rule. The 10% that do not have relief from the chiropractor usually have a condition that has reached limitation of matter.

For many chiropractors, the struggle to balance work and personal life is a daily battle. With so much time spent at work, it's often hard to find the motivation or energy for anything else.