Occiput and Atlas (C0-C1): Anatomy, Symptoms, Adjustment
The occiput and atlas meet at C0-C1, where the base of the skull rests on the first neck bone. Read its anatomy, linked symptoms and how the atlas is adjusted.
Eliminate the root causes of your neck ache & cervicalgia without injections or surgery. Chiropractic Specialty Center®(CSC) provides the best neck ache treatment for all types of cervicalgia in Malaysia. CSC’s treatment protocol for neck ache and cervicalgia starts with a thorough assessment. Our chiropractor will assess your neck, upper back, chest, shoulders, and arms during this assessment through a series of orthopedic and neurological evaluations to identify the root causes of your neck pain. We will assess the muscles, ligaments, joints, spinal discs, and nerves. In addition to orthopedic and neurological assessments, we may require you to get X-rays or MRI examinations. Once the review and diagnosis phase is complete, a treatment plan is formulated.
Neck pain treatment at CSC is through the integrative methods of evidence-based chiropractic combined with clinical physiotherapy. What makes our center better is our breakthrough spine technology methodologies that target the actual cause of neck ache and cervicalgia.
We treat all types of neck pain, including those caused by muscles, ligaments, joints, and spinal discs. here is the most neck ache in cervicalgia treatments we provide:
In the section below, you will find links to articles that pertain to neck ache, cervicalgia, and neck problems, including those caused by slip discs and arthritis. Please review these articles to learn more about our treatment methodologies. If you need further assistance, please contact a CSC center near you with all your questions regarding neck ache treatment in Malaysia; visit us today and eliminate the root cause of your neck pain today.
The occiput and atlas meet at C0-C1, where the base of the skull rests on the first neck bone. Read its anatomy, linked symptoms and how the atlas is adjusted.
An upper cervical chiropractor in Kuala Lumpur looks after the top of the neck, from the skull down to C3. Upper cervical chiropractic covers three joints there: the skull on the atlas (C1), the atlas on the axis (C2), and C2 on C3.
Stiff turning one way, or sharp pain at the back of the head? Learn the C1-C2 nerve and misalignment symptoms, the warning signs and how C1 is adjusted gently.
C2-C3 nerve compression symptoms tend to start high in the neck. The usual pattern is a one-sided headache at the back of the head, a stiff upper neck and, at times, a tingling scalp. C2-C3 is the joint between the second and third neck bones, where the turning upper neck meets the rest of the cervical spine.
A pinched nerve produces symptoms along a line rather than in a patch, and that distribution is the most useful feature it has. The second feature is that compression rarely occurs where the symptom is felt. A nerve irritated in the neck is felt in the hand; one irritated in the lower back is felt in the calf.
A Ring Dinger® neck pull jerks the head sharply away from the body, often while a second person holds the ankles; the Y-Strap and towel jerks pull the neck in a similar way. PubMed holds no study of the Ring Dinger® or the Y-Strap. This guide covers the risks Yama Zafer, D.C., warns about, the related research and the warning signs after a pull.
An MRI scan uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to show soft tissues that ordinary X-rays cannot display well, including spinal discs, nerve roots, cartilage, ligaments and muscle. What an MRI cannot show is pain itself, which is why a scan finding must be interpreted alongside symptoms and examination findings.