Many people are not aware that headaches may be caused by nerve irritation or pressure in the upper cervical spine (neck), called Atlas Neuro-Vascular Syndrome.

Dr. Jeffry Finnigan, the author of Life BEYOND Headaches, has been treating patients with headaches for over 20 years. He relates, “Paraphrased Dorland’s Medical Dictionary tells us that HEALTH is a state of wholeness, in which all of the parts function at 100%, all the time. This is not the way we have been taught to think about health today, in a society where absence or elimination of symptoms is our focus”… “The concept of getting one’s nerve system opened up through specific spinal adjustment, allowing the body parts to work more harmoniously advancing one’s wellness, has long been the central theme in Chiropractic.”

A concern people often have is that they may have a personality that produces headaches. One might feel they over-react to situations during the day causing ‘stress headaches’. Headaches are not caused by your mind, your stress level or your diet. However, these factors can look like they are the very cause, simply because they are actually the triggers for headaches in most people…those events will trigger headaches, but they are not the cause”…“I would agree that personality, stress, hormones and other factors definitely play a contributing roll in the continual production of this frustrating condition. But clinical evidence demonstrates that these factors do not cause headaches.”

…“The Atlas Orthogonal is a gentle effective Chiropractic technique used to restore function to the upper cervical spine, where the Atlas (C-1) misalignment can cause nerve interference (called subluxation). This is where Atlas Neuro-Vascular Syndrome originates.”

Dr. Finnigan’s book, Life BEYOND Headaches, is available at the Durden Chiropractic Clinic. The Durden Chiropractic Clinic, 1130 Senoia, Rd. Suite B-4, performs the Atlas Orthogonal Chiropractic Technique. Call us for a free Consultation at 770-631-7600.

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