Upper Cervical Subluxation Complex

Summary:

Every chiropractic professional and researcher should read and own a copy of this invaluable resource. It gives readers and enhanced understanding of the upper cervical spine basic science, theoretic science and published case studies, and provides an intensive yet easy to read review or relevant chiropractic, medical dn osteopathic literature. You won't find much of the information contained in this book anywhere else. It answers the question of "why" rather than "how" of upper cervical specific care.

Inside you’ll find:

• Reviews of more than 750 research papers, books, and presentations on topics that range from upper cervical anatomy/physiology to clinical analyses of specific treatment modalities
• Two part organisation, with the first half focusing on anatomy and neurophysiology, and the second half exploring clinical procedures and related issues
• Broad coverage of the topic of upper cervical subluxation complex
• Extensive appendices portraying dramatic before and after images of nasium and vertex X-rays/MRIs, postural assessments, functional pelvic distortions, and surface electromyograms and thermograms
• More than 450 illustrations that reinforce the reading material

Contents

Volume 1

• Chapter 1. Upper Cervical Anatomy/Biomechanics
• Chapter 2. Vertebral Arteries
• Chapter 3. Upper Cervical Neurology/Dysfunction
• Chapter 4. Functional Pelvic Distortion
• Chapter 5. Subluxation X-ray Analysis

Volume 2

• Chapter 6. Chiropractic Instrumentation
• Chapter 7. Lower Back & Extremity Dysfunction
• Chapter 8. Cervicogenic Headaches
• Chapter 9. Subluxation & Pathophysiology
• Chapter 10. Upper Cervical Case Reports Appendix Introduction
  
• Appendix A – Nasium/Vertex Corrections
• Appendix B – Lateral Cervical X-ray Corrections
• Appendix C – Thoraco-Lumbar X-ray/MRI Corrections
• Appendix D – Postural Corrections
• Appendix E – Functional Pelvic Disorders
• Appendix F – Surface EMG and Thermogram Changes