Upper Cervical Care Reduces Blood Pressure

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Anatomical abnormalities of the cervical spine at the level of the Atlas vertebra are associated with relative ischaemia of the brainstem circulation and increased blood pressure (BP). Manual correction of this mal-alignment has been associated with reduced arterial pressure.

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Journal of Human Hypertension 2007 (May); 21 (5): 347–352

By Frank M. Painter|February 18, 2009|Blood Pressure, Research, Spinal Manipulation|0 Comments

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I was introduced to Chiro.Org in early 1996, where my friend Joe Garolis helped me learn HTML, the "mark-up language" for websites. We have been fortunate that journals like JMPT have given us permission to reproduce some early important articles in Full-Text format. Maintaining the Org website has been, and remains, my favorite hobby.

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Upper Cervical Care Reduces Blood Pressure

Upper Cervical Care Reduces Blood Pressure

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