{"id":324,"date":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-07-03T13:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:03:09","slug":"atlas-adjustment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/?p=324","title":{"rendered":"Atlas Adjustment?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The first procedures of &#8220;adjusting&#8221; the Atlas vertebra were developed and clinically researched by Dr. B.J. Palmer (1881-1961). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Often, chiropractors apply force to parts of the spine with the intent of returning vertebrae to their normal positions. This force is based on the Chiropractor&#8217;s judgment. Cracking sounds usually accompany the manipulation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">In 1970, Dr. Sweat brought the procedures into the realm of \u201chigh tech\u201d science by inventing the Atlas Percussion \u201csound wave\u201d adjusting instrument. Calculations from a computer X-ray analysis reveals how much the atlas has shifted, tilted or rotated away from its normal balanced position. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Once the exact misalignment is determined, a vector direction in 3 dimensions is determined, precisely opposing the misalignment. Thus the analysis yields the precise force to be applied to make a pinpoint atlas correction.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">It applies a precisely directed, split-second sound vibration on a tiny spot on the side of the neck, which moves the misaligned atlas bones and re-positions the head over the center of the neck. This Atlas Orthogonal (AO) procedure reactivates normal transmission of nerve messages <a href=\"?p=507\"><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\">sent from the brain to affected parts of the body. <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">The Atlas is re-positioned without spinal manipulation, such as \u201ccracking the neck,\u201d and thus within the body\u2019s normal range of motion. It feels like \u201cturning on a light switch\u201d to the entire body.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">As Atlas misalignment is the root cause of body imbalance, this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasorthogonality.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\">AO-technique<\/span><\/a> is only performed on the Atlas vertebra. After the usually soundless spinal adjustment has been made, a post X-ray analysis verifies the correction. Further X-rays are unnecessary.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/userfiles\/image\/A-Orthogonal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"250\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"?p=325\"><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\"><span style=\"2px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">read more &#8230;<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first procedures of &#8220;adjusting&#8221; the Atlas vertebra were developed and clinically researched by Dr. B.J. Palmer (1881-1961). Often, chiropractors apply force to parts of the spine with the intent of returning vertebrae to their normal positions. This force is based on the Chiropractor&#8217;s judgment. Cracking sounds usually accompany the manipulation. 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