Dancers benefit from chiropractic
Kayla had significant changes to her neck posture after
being adjusted. See before and after x ray above. This is a
side view of the "lordosis" or neck curve.
No exercises.
No manipulation or traction.
Not all of the patients I have seen with poor neck posture
have shown dramatic changes on x ray, but this is another
case worth noting where a child has had major changes. This
is significant in that I beleive we can change children
more readily than adults. It may be more difficult once
bone maturation has occurred.
The
Atlas Orthogonal Technique was used to correct poor alignment
of her spine.
Kayla is a dancer of immeasurable potential. Her posture is
intimately linked to her performance. Poor function of the
spine, particularly the upper cervical spine, will affect
her balance, co-ordination and health, eventually.
Here are her lateral cervical radiographs indicating
postural changes in lordosis (neck curve). X ray
positioning was crucial and reproduced both times. The
second picture (right) shows a normal "textbook"
lordosis.