Atlas Orthogonal Chiropractic is a specialty within the chiropractic field. The Atlas Orthogonal system is a painless and safe spinal correction which restores body balance and reactivates the body’s natural healing abilities. Learn More.

An Atlas Orthogonist is a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic with four or more years of chiropractic education and additional postgraduate training in this specialized field. The focus is on the precise alignment of the atlas vertebra, the top bone in the spine, which is vital for balance and nervous system function. Using the Atlas Orthogonal percussion instrument, the doctor delivers a gentle, light-force adjustment that restores proper alignment without twisting, cracking, or popping. This advanced method is safe, effective, and provides patients with highly specialized care.

One of the most obvious differences is the gentle, painless way in which An Atlas Orthogonist works. No manipulation (twisting or cracking) of the neck is ever employed. The Atlas Orthogonist’s methods require such light touches to the affected area, that patients who may expect a forceful manipulation as part of their treatment, find it hard to believe that anything effective has been accomplished. But, their doubts and fears vanish as quickly as their pain and discomfort. The Atlas Orthogonal treatment requires specific x-rays which are used to calculate vectors which are then programed into an Atlas Orthogonal adjusting table. Post x-rays are taken after the first adjustment to check the alignment.

The Atlas Orthogonal spinal correction is painless and barely felt by the patient. Because of the precise X-ray analysis and percussion adjustment, a correction can be made without any forceful jerking or twisting movements.

After the first Atlas Orthogonal spinal correction, you may experience a variety of changes within your body. These are due to the nervous system responding to the structural correction. Symptoms are a positive sign that healing is taking place. In order to heal, the body must go through different cycles of repair which very often express themselves in some of the following ways:

• Alleviation of symptoms
• Tiredness or sleepiness
• Muscle stiffness/Soreness

You should not be concerned if the pain changes or moves to another area of the body. Symptoms may decrease immediately. However, the amount of misalignment and severity of the condition will determine the recovery time. Please make the doctor aware of any and all changes. Remember, pain is a sign that the body is working, any changes can be part of the healing process.

It depends on the body and the situation. The accuracy of the procedure tends to affords the patient longer lasting effects. While the Atlas can again lose its proper adjustment, for most patients the procedure results in far fewer visits than most other procedures. The end result is that Atlas Orthogonal provides simple, gentle and dramatic results which translates into greater relief, better health, fewer office visits.

Patients often ask what holds the spine in place once it has been corrected. When the head and neck have been re-placed to their natural position, the body will regain its normal balance and relationship to gravity. This will release tension held by the body due to its compensated stressed position. A relaxed body structure is now more stable and functions more freely. This, along with some specific instructions about body position, movement and a simple routine of therapeutic stretching exercises will allow the correction to hold for weeks, months and sometimes even years.

The treatment is decided upon after a thorough evaluation of the patient’s symptoms and prior health history. Combining that information with the results of any orthopedic, neurological chiropractic examination, leg measurements, and X-ray studies, the doctor is able to pinpoint accurately the source of the problem and decide upon the best plan of health care.

Atlas Orthogonal spinal corrections can help you and your family resolve pain and suffering and can aid in the healthy growth and development of your children. Atlas Orthogonal Chiropractic may also help with the following:

• Arthritis

• Chronic fatigue syndrome

• Fibromyalgia

• Migraines and other headaches

• Asthma

• Chronic pain or stress

• Athletic injuries

• Auto accident injuries

• Neck and back pain

• Herniated discs

• Sciatica

• Scoliosis

• Carpal tunnel syndrome

• Seizures, including Epileptic

• Leg and arm numbness

• Sinus problems

• Allergies

• Dizziness

• Bell’s Palsy

• Horner’s Syndrome

• Trigeminal Neuralgia