Rockford Chiropractor - The Healing Process

The nerve system develops 1st among body systems. We can observe that at the beginning of the third week of the developing embryo. As it develops, it grows from the head to the tail.
When you are startled, your nerve system reacts in an orderly progression beginning with the head, contractions flowing down the body.
When we want to make any changes, therefore, we begin with the head so normal physiology can be enhanced and itself support the changes we seek.
Most people receiving the NUCCA correction do not feel any changes at first, but within hours to weeks, the changes become noticable. Those changes may come across as joint pain, muscle aches, severe fatigue (like what you get after a good workout), or even a runny nose!
But since people usually come in to gain relief from symptoms, here is how you know things are heading in the right direction;
You hold your correction (can't get better if your brain doesn't stay in control of the process)
Pain moves from further out in the body to closer into the spine, centering on one point and usually then moving up the spine. (like if you have leg pain, it recedes to the back, and then up the back)
Old injuries are felt briefly again, sometimes even years after they first happened.
These concepts are known as Hering's Law of the Cure (Constantine Hering, a really smart doc who lived in the 1800's)
At 1st Step Chiropractic, we intitiate the healing process by resolving the disconnect between the head and neck. Then we just need to be sure things remain corrected. Other modalities may help you to feel better, but you lose the long-term benefit seen with the NUCCA correction.
Remember to ask, "What's the Status of the Atlas?"