Frequently Asked Questions
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Your consultation is your time to have questions and concerns be addressed.
What should i expect as a new patient?
During your consultation at A Balanced Atlas of Dallas-Fort Worth, we will discuss your health history and determine if NUCCA is a right solution to your health problems. Special imaging will be needed to calculate your specific spinal misalignment. Because to see is to know, and not to see is to guess and we refuse to guess about your health. Calculations and analysis of these images will allow us to see how the misalignment can be corrected to bring you back on the road to health.
What should i expect before and after my alignment?
Immediately before your first upper cervical chiropractic correction, we will build a list of things we want to note “before” alignment vs “after” alignment. If you can imagine a foot on a hose, the water flow is blocked. Just like the nerve flow in the body being blocked when there’s a misalignment. Function of the corresponding body part from that impinged nerve decreases. If the part is an organ, the organ function may be depressed. If the part is a muscle, the joint integrity may be compromised or there may be pain in the area.
NUCCA adjustments, which are very gentle with no cracking, twisting, or popping, to be administered on your second visit after your misalignment has been calculated. Most of the time, patients do not feel anything but gentle pressure behind their ear as they lay on their side, depending on their unique misalignment.
NUCCA adjustment is used to reduce the postural distortion in order to relieve symptoms. A person may feel no significant change, a change in symptoms with immediate improvements, or new short term symptoms associated with a new structural position. All responses to the adjustment are individualized to the patients. As with the example of a foot on a hose; the moment the blockage clears, one can see and feel the flow of water. Just like changes to both subjective and objective finding within the body when the upper cervical misalignment is being corrected. Within the first 24 hours, many changes are going through within the nervous system. It is requested that you have minimal activity for up to about 3 days. Its called the “3 day low”.
What does “holding” the alignment mean?
The goal is to stay in spinal alignment for the body to be in continuous healing. With the high precision of this upper cervical chiropractic work, the chance of a patient holding the correction is much higher. When a patient is holding the alignment, no correction or adjustment is needed because the body is already functioning optimally.
As every person’s experience with the alignment differs, so does the duration it takes for the person to heal. Some of the influencing factors include health history and overall lifestyle. As we continue to monitor your NUCCA correction during this initial healing process, we will be able to accurately assess your progress.
What if i’m Traveling from out of town?
NUCCA care is highly sought after because of its precision and its positive effects. If you are traveling from afar, Dallas-Fort Worth has a wide array of accommodations in addition to DFW airport being a busy large international airport with many flight available on a daily basis. Feel free to ask about the most convenient and cost effective way to reach the clinic. If you are traveling from afar for your initial appointment, please inform Dr. Yu because special scheduling is required.