{"id":10278,"date":"2014-02-09T21:54:47","date_gmt":"2014-02-10T04:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.chiropractorintempeaz.com\/?p=10278"},"modified":"2019-09-01T13:12:56","modified_gmt":"2019-09-01T20:12:56","slug":"the-1st-cervical-vertebrae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chiropractorintempeaz.com\/index.php\/2014\/02\/09\/the-1st-cervical-vertebrae\/","title":{"rendered":"The 1st Cervical Vertebrae"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Atlas aka \u201cThe 1st Cervical Vertebrae\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The atlas is the first vertebra in the spinal column and sits directly below the skull; besides being responsible for: A majority of our ability to turn our head from left to right, causing headaches, and tight muscles under the skull. The atlas is responsible for controlling much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The\natlas helps control:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Brain<\/li><li>Blood Supply to Head<\/li><li>Bones of the Face<\/li><li>Inner &amp; Middle Ear<\/li><li>Sympathetic Nervous System (Fight &amp; Flight) \u201cstress\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Since\nyour atlas controls so much, what would be some possible signs of the atlas\ngoing out of position?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>High Blood Pressure<\/li><li>Chronic Tiredness<\/li><li>Insomnia<\/li><li>Migraines<\/li><li>Ear Conditions<\/li><li>Nervousness<\/li><li>Head Colds<\/li><li>Nervous Breakdowns<\/li><li>Dizziness<\/li><li>Headaches<\/li><li>Amnesia<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These\nconditions can all be helped if the atlas is out of place and is put back into\nposition by a licensed Chiropractor. If you or anyone you know has any of these\nconditions, or even if you notice that your head can not turn one direction\nover the other, you or they need to get check by a Chiropractor before these\nconditions get worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If you would like to get your Atlas or 1st Cervical Vertebrae checked <a href=\"https:\/\/chiropractorintempeaz.com\/index.php\/contact-us\/\">call <\/a>Reed Chiropractic Today!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two\nlocations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Tempe:<\/strong> <em>250 W. Baseline Rd. #107, Tempe\nAZ 85283&nbsp;&nbsp; 480.785.1355<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Mesa:<\/strong> 6025 E. 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