Journal of Human Hypertension

Below I've linked to the original study that was published in the Journal of Human Hypertension.  Just click on the link below to read the original study of a NUCCA adjustment and its effects on blood pressure.

Journal of Human Hypertension study
 

Could a Neck Adjustment Lower Your Blood Pressure?

-as reported by Good Morning America

Though doctors are unsure of what causes blood pressure to increase, a new study suggests that a specific type of neck adjustment may reduce hypertension for some of the 65 million Americans battling it. 

To read the rest of the story and to watch the actual broadcast click on the link below.

Good Morning America broadcast and article

You can also watch the GMA broadcast on YouTube by clicking here:  Chiropractic For High Blood Pressure

 
March 16, 2007 -- A special chiropractic adjustment can significantly lower high blood pressure, a
placebo-controlled study suggests.

"This procedure has the effect of not one, but two blood-pressure medications given in combination,"
study leader George Bakris, MD, tells WebMD. "And it seems to be adverse-event free. We saw no
side effects and no problems," adds Bakris, director of the University of Chicago hypertension center.

Click on the link below to read the entire article.

WebMD article on blood pressure

Chicago Tonight Show

Click on the link below to download the episode of Chicago Tonight, a PBS news-style program similar to Dateline, interviewing the three doctors who did the study comparing blood pressure before and after a NUCCA chiropractic adjustment.

Click here for Chicago Tonight
(will go to UCRF newsroom.  click on hypertension study link) 

Click here to download Chicago Tonight episode segment
(Warning. it is a 35 Mb .mov file) 

"Special Chiropractic Adjustment Lowers Blood Pressure"

- as reported by ScienceDaily.com

According to lead author George Bakris, MD, director of the hypertension center at the University of Chicago Medical Center, unlike other vertebrae, which interlock one to the next, the Atlas (also known as C-1) relies solely upon soft tissue (muscles and ligaments) to maintain alignment; therefore is uniquely vulnerable to displacement. Displacement of C-1 can occur without pain and thus, often goes undetected and untreated.

A small cadre of chiropractic specialists have foregone typical "full-spine manipulations," limiting their practice to precise, delicate manual alignment of a single vertebra, C-1. These practitioners make up the National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association (NUCCA).

For the entire article click on the link here:  ScienceDaily.com high blood pressure

Please Note:
In no way am I suggesting this is a cure for high blood pressure.  I am certainly not suggesting you stop taking your blood pressure medication as that would be very irresponsible of me as well as quite illegal.  The purpose of the information on this page is to guide you on a path to better health.  We do utilize the NUCCA technique to precisely correct the relationship of atlas (the top bone in your neck) to the head and neck.  A result of removing the nerve irritation from the spine allows the body to function better, which includes lowering blood pressure in some people.

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