I have been dignosed with Eagle's Syndrome. Elongated stylo hyoid with associated ligament ossification. It causes floaters, flashes, double vision and at times complete blindness. It is a very rare condition, and for me, it took neck CT to get the diagnosis, which was incidental. The CT was for ringing in the ears and an abundance of enlarged cervical and submandibular lymph nodes. It's worth a shot to research Eagle's. However limited the information available.
I sent you a message with his information. Please let me know if you dont receive it.
Dean,
I can tell you right now, with 100% certainty, that if your doctor is using a "Pro Adjuster" he is NOT an exclusive Upper Cervical specialist.
If you'd like to directly email me his name and clinic name, I will let you know for sure.
Atlas Orthogonal, in MY opinion, is vastly superior to the Pro Adjuster.
The specialists Im seeing says he is an UPC. I cannot remember the doctors name that he studied under, but he died around 2000 or 2001 and was known as one of the best when it came to C1 and C2. He uses a machine called the Pro Adjuster along with manual adjustments. Ive been reading up on the Atlas Orthogonal treatments and wondered how this technique may be beneficial over the Pro Adjuster or say an UPC that uses neither of these devices?
Let's look at this from functional and structural perspectives.
Functionally, every message from the brain has to travel through C1/C2 before getting distributed to every part of the body. So it's logical to assume that if you have a measurable Occiput/C1/C2 misalignment, that a host of problems could develop - including neck stiffness, headaches and floaters.
Structurally speaking, the spine is your spinal cord's armor. It's there to protect you - so it serves a vital function. Your brain and spinal cord are the only parts of your body that are totally encased in bone (which tells us how important they are). Suffice to say, misalignment in the "armor" doesn't bode well for a person's health.
Exclusive Upper Cervical specialists are likely to be the most qualified physician you will find to give you information about what's going on with the cervical spine. This website, www.UpCspine.com shows who is/isn't UpC specialists in your area.
Would an Upper Cervical Chiro being able to diagnose cervical disease through his x-rays?
Can tight neck muscles or spine/vertebrae issues cause vision problems or floaters? I know these can be assoctiated with headaches but not sure how it may or may not effect vision.
Zak said:Cervical disease can cause vision problems, eye pain, tears, even narrow the field of vision, vision rapidly declining, a small number of patients can cause blindness, known as the neck problem visually impaired. This problem may be caused by sensitive nervous dysfunction, and vertebral - basilar artery insufficiency, affect brain's visual center due to occipital ischemia.