You can have a genetic predisposition to scoliosis just as with Meniere’s disease (MD). This has to do with the shape of the bones, those in the upper cervicals (neck) with scoliosis, those around the inner ear with MD. When you have an upper cervical subluxation complex, your head is fixated forward and/or translated to one side. Forward from a typical rear end type of vehicular accident, translation from a “T-bone” side impact accident. The trauma from falling on your head, or multiple accidents or an accident with multiple impacts, can cause a variety of serious cervical misalignments (subluxations). In MD I most commonly see subluxations at C1 (atlas, the top bone in your neck, close to your ears) along with C5, the middle of the lower cervicals, of which there are five, for a total of seven vertebrae. Second most common is axis (C2) coupled with C6. It is interesting that the first chiropractic adjustment given in 1895 by DD Palmer to his janitor restored his hearing, which he had lost years earlier due to trauma. The third most common is a combination of atlas with C5 and axis with C6, one combination being the major problem, the other being the minor. These patients often are reluctant to leave their homes due to anxiety. Because of the shape of the two articulations (joints) between occiput (the base of the skull), and atlas, totaling only one square inch, when misaligned, will cause your head to tilt forward and to one side, making your eyes and ears not level to the horizon. Eventually, this will make you dizzy. If you can’t stretch the bone back into place, your innate intelligence will twist your pelvis, leveling your eyes and ears, but sacrificing your spine and lower extremities. Your hip and shoulder will drop on one side, twisting your spine and causing one leg to appear shorter than the other. This creates an unnatural gait, setting the stage for more musculoskeletal problems down the road. The head rocks on atlas, making it the “yes” bone. Upper cervical specific chiropractors’ goal is to get your head on straight. This will also level your legs, allowing you to walk in a straight line again. Most of your head’s rotation takes place at axis. It is the “no” bone. Most MD patients have positional vertigo caused by looking either up or down combined with either left or right. I have over 500 Meniere’s patients, all diagnosed by ear, nose and throat specialists. All 500 consecutive patients show evidence of whiplash on x-ray, though most deny it because it usually takes fifteen years from the time of the trauma before the onset of any symptoms. Although whiplash is common in the USA, MD is not, so this is a statistically significant finding. My theory is that Meniere’s disease is caused by irritation to Cranial Nerves V and VIII and chronic Eustachian tube dysfunction, resulting from of a whiplash injury, creating a long standing upper cervical subluxation complex. Everyone with a history of head/neck trauma and/or a diagnosis of Meniere’s s disease should be examined by an upper cervical specific chiropractor. Michael T. Burcon, B.Ph., D.C.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 20:42:11 +0000
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