Dear civickiller,civickiller wrote:i asked because i have been seeing a ucc dr since january weekly. i have had 8 adjustments. my first 4 i felt an improvement, my last 4 there was no improvements. and its not me forgetting how i first was and saying no theres no improvement when there really was. i am a little better but no where near how i was feeling after getting adjusted. and my atlas is still going out of alignment. my right leg was pulling up 1/2 inch the first 3 visits then 1/4 inch for the last 5 visits. my lower back is hurting again, my heat intolerance is back.
so my question, have u guys ever had a patients atlas move out of alignment differently where you had to change the way you where making adjustments
i wasnt in any accidents or neck trauma of any kind
What criteria is your upper cervical chiropractor using to determine when you need to be adjusted? i.e. Thermal Scanning? Leg Checks? Muscle testing? Neurological testing? Palpation of the vertebrae to be adjusted?
I ask because over adjusting can interfere with the healing process & not every UC Doc uses thermal scanning which in my opinion is the best way for determining if an adjustment is necessary. If your body is in an adaptive state, not cleared out but not locked in pattern, then an adjustment isn't necessary.
Adjusting the bone to where it would need to be adjusted from a different position is not something I've heard of before. Mostly in a situation like what you described it's usually the result of one or two things. 1) you are being over adjusted (i.e. Being adjusted too often) or 2) the chiropractor hasn't adjusted you properly the last few times you've seen him. There is a 3rd possibility that you are clear/adaptive but going through re-tracing. This happens rarely but when it does it can cause some old symptoms to act up or even exacerbate some existing symptoms but this is only temporary as your body goes through the healing process.
Mind you without seeing your scans or x-rays or knowing more about how it is being determined that you need to be adjusted I'm making my best educated guess here as to what is going on. This is why I like using thermal scanning because if the scan is showing that you are not in pattern then you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that an adjustment isn't necessary.
I know this is a long & detailed answer but I hope this clears things up for you. If you could elaborate more on what your chiropractor uses to determine if an adjustment is necessary as well as what UC Technique they are using it would be very helpful in further understanding how you are being cared for. Can you give us an example of what happens on a typical office visit and how you are being positioned when you get adjusted?
Have you voiced your concerns to your Chiropractor? If not I would highly suggest that you sit down and speak to him about them.
