HEAD

Skeletal: Head

Ears

Tinnitus

Tinnitus is a symptom of something not being right in your inner ear. We often can get a high pitch ringing in our ears after being in a loud environment like a concert, or a construction site, without proper ear protection. This kind of tinnitus is short term and usually resolves itself within a day or two.

When tinnitus comes on without any obvious cause, and is chronic, it is most an issue of the cervical spine being out of alignment, specifically the c1/c2. There is likely a nerve in and around those two vertebrae that is being compressed which can cause this symptom.

The AAK C1/C2 adjustment involves a gentle manipulation of the bones to coax them back into alignment. We don’t use any sharp/snapping movements of the head to realign the top two vertebrae.

Once the c1 and c2 are in correct alignment the tinnitus will subside within two to three days as long as the neck remains in alignment.

Excessive earwax/ liquid 

Hearing issues

Congestion/ Sinus Issues

Snoring

Excess Mucus 

Chronic Coughing

Jaw Clicking & Tightness

Ears

Nose

Mouth/Throat

Jaw

TMJ is a diagnosis some people receive when they go to their doctor with jaw pain. It literally only means Tooth Mouth Jaw. Not very descriptive, so what is it really?

SHOULDERS TO WAIST

Skeletal: Shoulders to waist

Shoulders

Elbows

Wrists & hands

Mid and upper back pain

Ribs

Our ribs keep our lungs safe with flexibility so we can breathe, they protect our hearts, and they’re designed with a crumple zone so that they don’t easily shatter on impact.

When the ribs sustain a big enough injury to cause them to dislocate we may experience any one of these symptoms:

ALIGNMENT

Ligaments, What do they do?

I personally really love ligaments, the way they wrap around, and attach to our bones is really beautiful.

Ligaments are much like elastic bands, what they do is hold our bones and joints together. Ligaments attach from one bone to another like cables on a suspension bridge. If one ligament isn’t sitting properly it can impact our posture creating pain in several parts of the body. When one part of the body is picking up slack for another it is often called “compensation”.

Symptoms such as bunions are a perfect example of compensation. If your foot is pronating and end up walking on your toe joint it is going to calcify in an effort to protect itself. Over time this becomes disfiguring to the foot. This compensation in particular is the result of misalignment in the pelvic girdle even thought you are experiencing the problem in your foot.

Another example of how root causes can be located somewhere other than the symptom is, if you have pain in your shoulder (or one is dropped lower than the other). These symptoms are often the result of the neck being out. There is a ligament that runs from between the C2 and C3 to the shoulder and when it is pulled, or pinched it can cause the shoulder to drop which in turn causes pain.

Our bones have perfect grooves for each ligament to lay in. If we overstretch, or twist, a joint ligaments can pop out of their grooves and cause pain. If you move your body and have a clicking sound in your joints it’s likely a wayward ligament rolling over bone or other ligaments.

Without ligaments you’d just be a pile of bones and even your muscles couldn’t save you. Ligaments are the structural engineering of your body, and making sure that this foundation is solid is crucial to your well being.