Is Your Head Tilted to One Side? How Can This Imbalance Affect Wellbeing?

Have you ever wondered why you have one shoulder higher than the other?  Or why your head is tilted to one side?  Have you been told that you have one leg shorter than the other?  Do you have chronic muscle spasm at the top of your shoulders?

This adverse body position can cause stress, tension and pressure to the entire nervous system, most importantly the brain stem (base of the brain). This is very important, because our body shuttles millions of electrical and chemical impulses back and forth from the brain to every cell of our body each day. Any restriction or distortion of those messages (nerve impulses) can affect every body function.

Many of these nerve messages are unconscious such as breathing, digestion, and circulation. If this is not corrected, the long term effect is degeneration of that part of the body serviced by those restricted messages-resulting in mild to severe pain, lowered resistance to illness, behavioral changes, organ dysfunction, loss of mobility in limbs, and ultimately – disease.

So basically, to live life at a level of true Wellness  your nerve system needs to be communicating the messages from your brain to your body at a 100%.

We see patients with everything from carpal tunnel syndrome, child development problems, child sensory disorders, chronic facial pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic infections, circulation problems, to constipation… and that’s just the C’s.   It may seem like the list of conditions which have responded to upper cervical care is endless.  However, if you understand that the nervous system controls everything in the body, then it’s not hard to understand that it could be possible for a condition, like an Atlas Subluxation, to be the root cause of health problems.  It can also be the root cause of your tilted head, unlevel shoulders, and tight spastic muscles.

Oh, I just realized I dropped the S word, subluxation, and  you may be wondering what a subluxation is.  An atlas subluxation is a fancy word for a misalignment of the top bone in your spine.   This is what upper cervical doctors detect and correct.   Visit the resources tab above and watch the 3 minute video, ‘What is a Subluxation?’ .  You can also find a 4 minute video titled ‘What is Body Imbalance?’ by clicking on the link above.

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6 Responses to Is Your Head Tilted to One Side? How Can This Imbalance Affect Wellbeing?
  1. Karen McMinn
    October 5, 2010 | 12:56 pm

    Enjoyed browsing your blog Dr Geoffrey by invitation from Dr McNamara. Great blog and content.

  2. Suzie from Upper Michigan
    February 24, 2011 | 2:10 am

    I found this link to your site from the business that has helped so many, in a short time, here in Upper Michigan. Since they opened their doors early last month, they have helped my daughter, my mother and myself. They work with that atlas, and I will attest, when the atlas is misaligned, there can be a huge problem with the communications between the brain and the toes, or fingers, or organs, pain in the mid-back, pain in the knee, one leg gets short; lots of problems! one of the biggest problems is the medical community wanted to prescribe drugs to help the situation, but the drugs dont help, they poison you! trust me, I know this first hand. I have been trying to find answers to my own pain for 4 1/2 years after a car accident and I did find the help, here in our community. They realigned my atlas a month ago, and the pain in my knee went away, the balance issues I was having went away, my left leg ‘grew’ the pain in my back went away, the pressure in my head that I would get when I was angered, it went away. I also don’t have the racing heart anymore or the nervousness that I had for over 10 years. it’s amazing! one treatment and I was better, and was laughing at nothing for about 15 minutes, because I hadn’t been able to just laugh at nothing for years! Add to that, that day, I was singing and smiling for no apparant reason. each time I need to be realigned, as the stress in my life has been so tremendous, I do have something to smile about and can smile. Upper cervical care is so important. My elderly mother, who never saw a chiropractor in her life, after one visit and one alignment with the AO treatment, she was a believer! Do yourself a favor, check out Chiropractic. I believe one visit a week to the chiropractor is better than an apple a day to keep the doctor away! big smile!

  3. Sara
    March 7, 2011 | 12:29 am

    I’m 23 yrs old and I had a baby a year ago and I haven’t been rite ever since my left side just don’t feel rite I can be walkin and I feel like I’m just gonna drop dead. Everyday I think I’m dying and I’ve been to the hospital like 10 times I’ve had 3 ct scans of my head one of my stomach I’ve had 5 ekgs and extensive bloodwork doctors can’t find nothing wrong. Everyone says it’s in my head! It’s clinical depression, anxiety/panic disorder and some what post partum depression but I just don’t think that’s rite!!! I think I’m dying everyday all day I have no pain no where so what’s going on why do I feel this way?????? Please help me please email me and help me

  4. Dr. Geoffrey Besso
    March 9, 2011 | 3:23 am

    Wow Sarah,
    I am so sorry to here how you’ve been suffering. I have other patients give similar reports of: one sided problems, problems that mysteriously arise after trauma/surgery (giving birth), heart symptoms with no apparent heart problem.. and even panic attacks and anxiety.

    I would strongly consider having your Atlas alignment evaluated by a NUCCA doctor.
    Are you from Ohio? If so give us a call and Marah or Autum can help set you up with an appointment. call 330-689-1234
    If you aren’t from Ohio I can help you find a doctor.

    I hope we can help.

    Dr. Geoff Besso
    NUCCA Doctor
    330-689-1234
    2071 Graham Road Stow, OH 44224

  5. Dr. Geoffrey Besso
    March 9, 2011 | 3:28 am

    Suzie,
    Thanks for visiting our site. It sounds like you have been through a lot and you are well on your way to getting your life back. With your testimony you have the opportunity to be a blessing to so many people in need! I hope you will visit the site in the future and share the site with your Upper Cervical Doc.

    We are Blessed to Bless Others,
    Dr. Geoff Besso

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