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Anyone tried National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association (NUCCA)?
Spine Health | Last Active: Dec 27, 2025 | Replies (31)Comment receiving replies
So, you get some kind of an adjustment that seems to make your pain go away...for a while. Then you have to go back for another treatment? Sounds like a great thing, especially for the chiropractor who is gladly taking your money(a lot?) each time. I guess if your are satisfied that's the main thing.
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No, on both occasions I was at fault when I ran in to a door frame and smacked my shoulder which yanked my back really hard and the other time I lifted my too heavy of a grandchild without bending my knees. Otherwise I have been pain free like I say after years of pain and unsuccessful chiropractic work on my back. I was very skeptical going in but so many of my friends were so happy with thier results that I thought I would check it out. My husband also goes to the NUUCA Doc and after 3 years of seeing clinic doctors and surgeons for his back pain our NUCCA Doc said by the way he walked it looked like it was his hip and she took more X-rays, $500 worth free of charge I might add, and found that he was bone on bone in his hip and needed a total replacement of which he had and can now walk freely again as he was using a walker.
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It is difficult to explain, but NUCCA is not the typical chiropractic care.
here is a partial description:
https://northdallasspinecenter.com/understanding-the-nucca-technique-a-precise-approach-to-spinal-health/
Instead of seeing the chiropractor for a series of adjustments to treat a specific pain, a NUCCA chiropractor does a full analysis of your spine, and works to align it from the top down. At first this can take a few sessions, but once in alignment, it tends to stay that way for months, or even years - unless you get an injury that knocks things out.
We have been using NUCCA for 3-4 years, and it has alleviated most of my back & neck pain and all of my hip/sciatic pain. By having my spine in better alignment, I have been able to pursue PT and exercise to recover from shoulder surgery with results my ortho proclaims as extraordinary. Having my top vertebrae in proper place has also alleviated vertigo that has plagued me all my life.
At this point we only see him 2-3 times a year to be sure everything is okay, especially before or after long driving/camping trip. Or last year, I saw him after a hard fall, and surprise, while I was bruised and battered, my spine was still aligned.