Dr. Adrian Clegg
Personalized Healthcare
We are proud to be Sydney’s only clinic solely dedicated to Upper Cervical Chiropractic.
This highly specialized form of care is distinct from general chiropractic and remains relatively new to Australia. Dr. Clegg is one of just 12 chiropractors nationwide trained and proficient in the Atlas Orthogonal protocol for structural correction — and the only one offering this advanced technique in the Sydney metropolitan area.
What Is Atlas Orthogonal?
Atlas Orthogonal is a technique within Chiropractic that focusses on correcting the upper cervical spine. Arguably this region of the spine is the most delicate and important area due to its close relationship with the cranial nerves.
Perhaps you’ve experienced neck pain, shoulder pain or headaches from sitting at your computer too long. Maybe you have woken with a stiff neck or felt a twinge at the gym. The devastating effects of a neck injury can be felt for weeks or even months if the cause is not addressed. The cause is often an Atlas Displacement Complex (ADC). When corrected by an Upper Cervical specific chiropractor your body starts to relax and the healing process begins.
By the age of three the typical child would have experienced at least three major falls, by age seven it has been estimated most children have experienced hundreds of falls. Misalignments of the Atlas vertebrae when left uncorrected will continue into adult life. When you combine this with trauma often experienced in adult years such as car accidents, slips and falls, blows to the head and sporting injuries then it is clear to see how the spine and atlas can become misaligned. Even repetitive micro trauma such as poor posture especially whilst sitting at a computer, bad sleeping habits, and incorrect lifting and carrying will also cause misalignment.
