Ankylosing Spondylitis Treatment Sarasota and Tampa Bay

Ankylosing spondylitis treatment Sarasota and Tampa bay

Ankylosing spondylitis is an autoimmune condition that causes the body to fuse the joints of the spine. Typically it starts in the sacroiliac joints (hip and sacrum joint) as a deep pain and then slowly moves up the spine. Over the last twenty years in our upper cervical health care offices we have taken care of at least ten different ankylosing spondylitis cases. These cases ranged from the beginning stages of the disease to the advanced stages where the entire spine is fused except the joint between the skull and first cervical vertebrae . Even the cases that are fully fused except the upper most joint can still improve. I’m this article we will discuss a little known procedure called Blair upper cervical technique , what it is and how getting under care can help people that suffer from AS.

What does ankylosing spondylitis have to do with the neck?

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The upper cervical spine houses the most important structure in the human body , the brainstem. This structure controls and coordinates all functions in the body we are not consciously in control of. Regardless of the disease, symptom , or syndrome if the central nervous system is compromised your body cannot adapt to the stressors of life properly.

Upper cervical misalignment from prior trauma interferes with and distorts  normal brainstem function. In the case of ankylosing spondylitis , if your neck is misaligned the postural and spinal muscles lose their symmetry and muscle tone imbalances are the result. The patients we have taken care of with AS have improved remarkable with more flexibility, less, pain and greater freedom of movement. Depending on the stage one is in in the progression of ankylosing spondylitis will play a role in the amount of positive changes they experience while undergoing care.  Of course it is best to get under care early or better yet before the condition ever develops in the first place. With that said getting under upper cervical care can markedly improve the quality of life for those dealing with ankylosing spondylitis.

What Exactly Does An Blair Upper Cervical Doctor Do?

Blair Upper Cervical doctors are specially trained to locate spinal misalignments in the upper cervical spine and correct them. Spinal misalignments are located by running a battery of neurological tests that locate the spinal segments that have been injured and misaligned by a prior neck injury.

Once located, precision imaging in the form of digital x-ray or cone-beam computed tomography (Cbct) is used to precisely determine which joint has misaligned and the angulation of the misaligned joint. Each person’s anatomy is different and therefore imaging is used to uncover the blueprint to be used to correct each patient’s individual misalignment pattern. Once this information is gleaned, a gentle, light correction is made without twisting, popping, or pulling. The patient is then monitored over time to ensure that the correction is holding. If the testing indicates the need for another correction, then it is performed. However, the goal of Blair Upper Cervical Care is for the patient to stay in “adjustment”. It isn’t the correction that produces healing. It is the removal of nerve irritation and the adjustment “holding” in its normal position that allows the body to function better and proceed through a healing process.

This is how Blair Chiropractic care can often help remove the underlying cause of many who suffer from Ankylosing Spondylitis, occipital neuralgia, tinnitus, Vertigo, Meniere’s disease, neck pain, migraine headaches and other chronic health problems by supporting the body in healing itself.