Upper Cervical Chiropractic and Cognitive Function

I just saw some pretty cool published research about neurocognitive function and the upper cervical spine. 40 subjects were part of the study where 30 of them received a knee chest upper cervical specific adjustment and the other 10 were part of the control group. All participants were examined using a computer-administered neurocognitive assessment at the start of the study and after 4 weeks of care. The results showed significant improvement with neurocognitive function for those receiving upper cervical specific adjustments where the control group did not demonstrate the same trend.

This is a pretty cool study especially since cortical function is becoming such a hot topic due to the fact that over 4 million Americans each year are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's attacks the neurons of the brain and progressively interferes with the ability of someone to feel, move, and think. Chiropractic may not be able to cure Alzheimer's but it can maintain and even improve neurological integrity which is important in preventing Alzheimer's and any other neurological disease or disability. And to go even further with that, by maintaining optimal neurological integrity and cognitive function you will drastically improve your quality of life and live the life you always dreamed of.

Kessinger RC, Boneva DV. Neurocognitive Function and the Upper Cervical Spine. Chiropr Res J, 1999; 6(2):88.