What exactly is upper cervical technique?
Dr. Cate does practice upper cervical technique when needed. He taught upper cervical technique from 1984-1986 in Texas. Upper cervical adjustments involve realigning the skull on the atlas and the atlas on the axis (C1/C2). This involves the skull and the top two spinal vertebra. Upper cervical is very effective if the patient has a misalignment involving these upper segments but it is not very useful when a patient presents mid back or low back problems. Dr. Cate only uses upper cervical on those patients that require it. A D.C. who uses the upper cervical technique exclusively believes that if the atlas is aligned properly, every vertebral joint below that will compensate and fall back in place on its own (if only life were that simple).
