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  2. Cervicocranial syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Cervical spinal nerve C7 controls triceps and wrist extension. Cervical spinal nerve C8 helps control the hand. [18] The cervicocranial syndrome occurs when symptoms arise due to cervical vertebrae damage (misalignment, collapse, shift or disease, such as tumor) resulting in the improper functioning of the cervical spinal nerves.

  3. Vertebral subluxation - Wikipedia

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    Dentate ligament-cord distortion hypothesis: upper cervical misalignment can cause the dentate ligaments to put a stress on the spinal cord. Psychogenic hypothesis: emotions, such as stress, causing contraction in skeletal muscles.

  4. Cervical spine disorder - Wikipedia

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    Occipito-cervical junction This disorder may result from rheumatoid arthritis, causing the hypermobility of the connection between the neck and head, resulting in paralysis or pain. [ 6 ] Cerebrovascular disease Cerebrovascular disease is a type of cervical spine disorder that can cause tetraplegia .

  5. Spinal adjustment - Wikipedia

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    Orthospinology Procedure is a method of analyzing and correcting the chiropractic upper cervical subluxation complex based on vertebral alignment measurements on neck X-rays taken from three different directions. The adjustment can be delivered by hand, hand-held, or table-mounted instruments along a pre-calculated vector using approximately 1 ...

  6. Craniocervical instability - Wikipedia

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    Conservative treatment of craniocervical instability includes physical therapy [10] [11] and the use of a cervical collar to keep the neck stable. Prolotherapy , including with stem cells , is a treatment option, but there is no scientific evidence supporting the success of this approach.

  7. NUCCA - Wikipedia

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    Once the misalignment is understood by the doctor, there is no need for further x-rays because correlating the relationship between posture and upper cervical misalignment allows posture to then be used thereafter to judge alignment. Additionally, there is often less need for repeated corrections because of the specific x-ray measurements. [1]

  8. Opinion: Is your child unable to sleep? It's possible jaw ...

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    But when a person's jaw is misaligned even a tiny amount, it can create extreme discomfort. Sometimes, jaw misalignment can cause us to change the position we sleep in, leading to poor sleep ...

  9. Lhermitte's sign - Wikipedia

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    Compression of the upper spinal cord, multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis, Behçet's disease, osteogenesis imperfecta In neurology , Lhermitte phenomenon , also called the barber chair phenomenon , is an uncomfortable "electrical" sensation that runs down the back and into the limbs.