How do I strengthen my atlas?

Take a mini foam roller and use your hand to find the bone behind your left ear. Place the roll at an angle and move it slowly towards your shoulder blade. Roll down the neck with maximum pressure and then start again at the top of the ear. Perform this exercise in several rounds for two to three minutes.

How do you treat misaligned atlas?

The atlas adjustment involves using an instrument designed specifically to adjust the atlas vertebrae, and does not involve the “cracking” or “popping” the vertebrae. The equipment delivers a precise percussion force designed to bring the atlas vertebrae back into alignment.

Why does my atlas keep going out of alignment?

The most common cause of atlas misalignment is an injury, which could happen to any of us at any stage of our life. Whether you’ve been in a car accident or a sporting accident, you might find that your atlas is misaligned as a result of this. On top of that, poor posture can often be a cause of atlas misalignment.

How is atlas misalignment treated?

How to strengthen the atlas vertebra?

Do an intense stretch for two to two and a half minutes. Then repeat the same exercise on the right. With this exercise, you effectively expand the many lateral muscles and fasciae strands attached to the atlas vertebra.

How to do Atlas correction exercises?

Tilt your head forward at the same time. This won’t produce any direct atlas correction, but it will relax the muscles around the atlas. In addition, it will convey this relaxation into the immediate vicinity of the vertebra. To make our exercises even easier to perform correctly, we have summarized the most important information in a checklist.

What is the Atlas of the spine?

The atlas is the first cervical vertebra (C1) and the topmost vertebra of your spine. It is also the principal component of your so-called head joints. This term covers the joint between the skull and the atlas – the atlantooccipital joint – and the joint between the atlas and the second cervical vertebra (C2) – the atlantoaxial joint.

Can a therapist treat an atlas vertebra blockage?

Unfortunately, the upper end of the atlas vertebra is tough to access, and no therapist can treat the bone directly. However, this is not the case with a blockage between the atlas and axis.