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Excruciating chronic left side neck pain plus lumbar issues

Spine Health | Last Active: Nov 18, 2023 | Replies (360)
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@brendaohrt

I see nothing was said about C1, C2. Ever thought about seeing an atlas orthogonal chiropractor?

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Jennifer, Volunteer Mentor | @jenniferhunter | Feb 8, 2023

@brendaohrt You are asking a good question, and I see you have some experience with C1/C2 instability. That is a delicate situation. My physical therapist told me that it can be it can be very dangerous to move the spine with C1/C2 instability.

For myself, I would not want a chiropractor to move my neck. I had spinal cord compression at C5/C6 and adding extra pressure on an already compressed spinal cord (because of bone spurs) could damage the spinal cord. I did have decompression surgery and a cervical fusion which was successful.

Can you share what your providers have advised for you? Have you consulted a spine surgeon who specializes at those levels?

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