Case Studies

Patient Case Studies with Before & After X-rays

In order to appreciate the "correction" that the following cases demonstrate, you need to understand what a normal neck should look like. In the picture below there are four characteristics you can easily observe in a normal neck. 1) The neck has a smooth forward sweeping curve. 2) The verticle line drawn falls behind the first five vertebrae, through the middle of the sixth and through the top/front corner of the seventh. 3) The line measuring the angle of the top vertebra (C1) should be at least 20 degrees (normal is 20-30 degrees). And 4), each vertebrae has smooth borders and the discs are all equally spaced.

In each of the case studies below, you will notice that some of these characteristics are abnormal in the before x-ray and closer to normal in the after x-ray.

Side view of a normal cervical spine (neck)

Below are samples of some of my actual patients who went through corrective care. Corrective care actually corrects your spine.

Phase I Spine with 12-Month Corrective Care

Before After

This case involved a young woman in her early twenties. She presented with a history of chronic neck stiffness. She also has a very severe scoliosis (not shown). In her initial x-ray, it can be observed that the curve in her neck is reversed. It also gave her a "slouched" posture. These x-rays show the amount of correction that occurred in the first 12 months. Further correction is still needed after the first year of care.

Phase I Spine with 12-Month Corrective Care

Before After

This case involved a woman in her mid-forties. She presented with a history of chronic neck stiffness. In her initial x-ray, it can be observed that there is no curve in her neck. These x-rays show the amount of correction that occurred after the first 12 months. It is obvious that the curve has been restored.

Phase II Spine with 12-Month Corrective Care

Before After

This case involved a woman in her mid forties. She presented with a history of chronic neck pain & stiffness. In her initial x-ray, it can be observed that there is no curve in her neck and that there is moderate degenerative arthritis (a.k.a. spinal decay or subluxation degeneration) at the C5-C7 vertebral levels. These x-rays show the amount of correction that occurred after the first 12 months. It is obvious that her neck curve improved.

Phase I Spine with 12-Month Corrective Care

Before After

This case involved a woman in her late twenties. She presented with a history of chronic neck pain & headaches. In her initial x-ray, it can be observed that there is no curve in her neck and that her head is forward, giving her a slouched posture. These x-rays show the amount of correction that occurred after the first 12 months. It is obvious that the curve has been restored and that her head was in a normal position.