OCCIPITAL LIFT ADJUSTMENT: Everything You Need to Know.

Have you ever experienced the feeling of your eyes being heavy, but not tired? Or feeling like your head is sinking into your body? Or unreasonable neck or shoulder pains?  These are indications that the alignment of your occipital bones may be upset. Even worse, if this goes unchecked, it can lead to serious complications like pinched nerves, headaches, spasms, and even strokes. It is not uncommon for an individual to experience pain and discomfort in their neck and shoulders as a result of this kink. It's a constant triggering malaise and when nothing will seem to help you with this discomfort, occipital lift adjustment will surely make you relieved.

What is an occipital lift adjustment?

An occipital lift adjustment is a chiropractic technique that can help to realign the lower-back cranium bones which are called occipital bones. One of the major goals of this therapy is to increase the space between the skull and the cervical vertebrae. This creates more room for the swollen blood vessels in your head to drain so they don’t put pressure on other parts of your body. What this procedure does is that it corrects any misalignments in the upper spinal column. As it increases the space created between the skull and cervical vertebrae, this reduces headaches brought about from stress or tension released from anxiety or worry.

Symptoms and causes of misaligned occipital bones:

Occipital bones are located on the back of your head. These bones can become misaligned for a number of reasons such as trauma, poor posture, and prolonged sitting. Extensive habit of looking “down” at your phone can also give birth to severe neck aches. 

One sign of an occipital bone misalignment is when you feel like your head is sinking into your body or feels heavy. You may also experience severe neck pain which radiates into the shoulders and upper back region.

headaches and neck pain. Other symptoms include:

• Numbness in one side of the face

• Sensitivity to light and sound

• Dizziness and vertigo

• Attempt to Close one eye while looking at something and cause it to change colors or shapes
  

How does an occipital lift adjustment work?

The process begins with you lying face down on a table while the chiropractor uses their hands to massage the back of your head. Then they will work to apply pressure into specific points on your skull while moving it back and forth. The goal is to allow increased space between the skull and cervical vertebrae so that the tension in the blood vessels is eased so the blood flow can be stabilized. This procedure should only take about 15 minutes. You should be able to notice an improvement after just one adjustment!

The benefits of an occipital lift adjustment:

Occipital lift adjustments can prove to be very beneficial for you in order to ease the discomfort caused by this complication. A few benefits are stated below:

• It creates more space between the skull and the cervical vertebrae, which can help reduce pressure on the swollen blood vessels in your head region.

• It gives you permanent relief from neck pain by 

• It lifts the muscles around the eyes to relax eye strain.

There are many benefits of this procedure, but if you're experiencing any severe symptoms or have had any type of head injury, it’s best to consult a doctor before this problem becomes worse.

Conclusion

A misaligned occipital bone can be a source of chronic neck and head pain. Occipital lift adjustment offers a non-surgical way to get relieved from the severe aches. The adjustment will gently readjust the position of the occipital bone, which will in turn readjust the position of the neck and head.

If you don’t have an amazing chiropractor Contact us today! Family Chiropractic Plus is dedicated to your overall health and well-being, which is why we offer regular chiropractic adjustments in order to restore your body’s natural state of optimal health, while also providing it with the support it needs to heal from any injury, big or small.