What Is NUCCA?

The National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association (NUCCA) is a specialty within chiropractic. The NUCCA procedure is a safe and painless method to correct the spine without drugs or surgery. This restores body balance and increases the body's natural healing ability. In 1986, President Ronald Reagan recognized NUCCA and its founder, Dr. Ralph Gregory, for the organization's outstanding commitment to natural, safe chiropractic care. Also, World Record holder Tony Schumaker used NUCCA to recover from a life threatening crash as featured on the Discovery Health Channel. To watch a brief video about the NUCCA method click here.

The adjustment is performed with a gentle touch to the first vertebra in the neck called the atlas. This is done by hand without popping or twisting the spine. Even though the primary focus is the neck, the effect of the correction influences the entire spine and every system in the body. In fact, many conditions that occur throughout the body are caused by slight misalignments of this vertebra, due to its key position near the brainstem. These holistic effects happen everyday in our office and are shown when body balance is restored, symptoms resolve, and health returns naturally.

How It Works

This gentle approach is possible because of the precise x-ray analysis using physics and biomechanics to calculate the exact formula used for each spinal correction. No two adjustments are the same; each one is calculated for the individual person with over 10,000 combinations possible. Our x-rays allow us to “see” the exact misalignment of your spine and return it to its correct position.

Click here to watch a video of a NUCCA adjustment.

How Did I Get This Way?

Accidents, injuries, and daily stress build up over time and place our bodies in an unbalanced position. This can be seen easily in someone’s posture; what most people miss is what is happening on the inside. Amazingly, the body will continue to function, many times without symptoms. But, in time, like a cavity that goes untreated, the condition will get progressively worse.

How long will I need NUCCA Chiropractic Care?

After the initial spinal correction is made, and the spine returns to a normal balanced position, the acute symptoms will begin to alleviate. The body will then enter into a recovery cycle where it begins to stabilize into a new balanced position. Once the body is stabilized and begins holding its alignment, it takes about one month to recover for every year the spine has been misaligned, providing that the correction is maintained. After this recovery period has been achieved nearly all patients have discovered the value of maintaining their spinal correction and choose to stay in alignment the rest of their life.

Why Choose NUCCA Care?

Full spine structural corrections can be achieved in contrast to the limited effects of general manipulation.
Long-term improvements in health, comfort and well-being can be experienced, instead of only short-term relief.
Adjustments can be fine tuned with precision to satisfy the individual needs of the patient.
Fewer visits are required to achieve health goals.
Unsurpassed gentleness and safety characterize this procedure.
It has a 50-plus year clinical track record and the support of over 75 peer reviewed research papers - more than any other chiropractic technique.

For more information, please visit www.nucca.com.