14/08/2023
**Not an add** Just an interesting new view about dizziness, which lots of my clients have experienced throughout the years. Arthritis in the neck can cause it, see below!
Cervicogenic dizziness means that you experience dizziness - not vertigo - when triggered by movements of your head or neck.
Unlike vertigo, which is the sensation of “the world spinning around you,” dizziness is the sensation of “you spinning within the world.”
Your sense of balance is influenced by three primary organs: 1) your inner ear (called the vestibular apparatus), 2) your eyes and 3) the nerves in your neck, specifically the upper cervical spine.
When people experience vertigo or dizziness, the usual referral is made to an ENT or neurologist who requests an MRI to rule out brain pathology, which includes the inner ear and eyes. Often, these tests come back as “negative,” which means that there must be something else causing the symptoms.
Unless they explicitly state that the dizziness is brought about by head movement, many people who experience dizziness don’t have their neck formally assessed until they see a chiropractor, physiotherapist, or osteopath. Here is usually where the official diagnosis of “cervicogenic dizziness” appears: dizziness that originates from the cervical spine.
There are a few interesting patterns that we have observed that are common to almost every single patient, who experiences cervicogenic dizziness.
They have a kink with signs of degenerative arthritis in the lower part of their neck (C4-C6) This degenerative arthritis is precipitated by forward misalignments of the mid-cervical vertebrae. Such misalignments are exceptionally common, but not routinely addressed by most therapies.
Upper cervical care is a post-doctoral study of general chiropractic that requires years of additional study beyond a standard university chiropractic degree.
The Blair technique is a subdivision or particular approach to care that focuses on the normal alignment and movement though the joints of the upper neck including the C1 (atlas) and the C2 (axis).
To schedule an appointment, or if you have any questions about Blair upper cervical chiropractic and if it may be right for you, book online or call us today to make your appointment.
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Our purpose at Atlas Health Brisbane is to make sure that the master control system of the body is working as well as possible. We do this by correcting the alignment of the upper neck which is the gateway between your brain and the rest of the body.