NUCCA
Currently the only NUCCA practice in NYC. The National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association, creates a brain-body connection with a gentle correction. NUCCA care focuses on the relationship of the skull and upper neck area (atlas vertebra) seeking a balance and symmetry throughout the entire body. Many people aren’t aware that they have this condition. Once they experience the correction, their lives are changed forever.
Unlike most traditional chiropractic techniques, NUCCA is:
1. Non-invasive
2. Highly Specialized
3. Precise and Specific
4. No Popping
5. No Twisting
Many benefits gathered from the people we take care of include:
1. Increased Energy
2. Better Memory
3. Improved Overall Lifestyle and Well-Being
4. Quick Relief in Symptoms
5. Better Sleep
6. Improved Hearing and Vision
7. Improved Immune System
During the past 100 years, the benefits received by millions of chiropractic patients worldwide have been well documented. However, further inquiry into chiropractic care does a great deal to improve, enhance and standardize it’s effectiveness. For this reason, the research branch of the National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association (NUCCA) and the Upper Cervical Research Foundation (UCRF) was established. UCRF has been studying the link between NUCCA work, the upper cervical spine, and optimal well–being since 1971. The influence of the Atlas Subluxation Complex Correction is uniquely profound which is why UCRF doctors and scientists study the upper cervical spine, the NUCCA correction, and the role it plays in illness, health, and wellness. Visit this research site to learn more.
What to expect
day one
1. Consultation to review your history of Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual areas of life.
2. After your consultation, the doctor will perform a complete chiropractic examination including an Anatometer Analysis, Orthopedic Tests, Cranial and TMJ analysis as well as Digital Posture Analysis. We will only perform this examination with your full consent.
3. If it is determined that you are a candidate and would benefit from NUCCA spinal health care, the specific series of 3D X-Rays will be performed and mathematically analyzed before your first spinal correction. The NUCCA x-ray series involves safety procedures that use low technique settings along with specially designed filters to further reduce x-ray exposure to the patient.
day two + your first correction
1. Report of findings.
2. With your history collected and the exam performed, we will present you with a detailed report of all findings and answers to questions you may have such as: How can NUCCA help me? How often do I need to come in? What will my monetary investment be?
3. Awakening Session (NUCCA Experience): The doctor will have you lie on the adjustment table on your side and position your head in a very specific fashion. This is based on the information obtained from the x-rays. The doctor will then be positioned in a specific stance, which is again determined from the x-ray analysis, and will place their hand near your ear. This is where the side of the atlas or 1st neck vertebra is located. The doctor will apply a number of very light and subtle corrections that move the spinal bones of the neck very carefully. The table does not move once the doctor has adjusted the headpiece to the proper position. There is no discernible pushing or twisting in the correction. Nothing rapid or abrupt. The patient will often feel light pressure at the contact. The correction usually takes a few minutes to perform. It takes very little shifting of the bones to relieve nerve pressure.
2. As it's important to receive the best possible correction on your first visit, the doctor will take two post x-rays following the initial correction. These films will show the doctor how the spine responded to the first spinal correction. This is typically done only after your first correction.
3. Prior to leaving, the doctor will suggest a wellness program to incorporate outside of treatment. Every person is unique therefore everyone requires a customized wellness plan.