Upper Cervical Neurology

Understand the full spectrum of neurological insult the Upper Cervical Subluxation plays on the nervous system. This class covers neuro-compressive lesions, hydrodynamic lesions, and feed forward lesions generated from the CCJ.

Understand how pools of neurons can degenerate into functional neurologic lesions and how they behave. This class covers brain and neuron physiology in a normal setting as well as functional pathology within the clinical setting.

Learn how muscle testing works as it relates to functional neurological lesions. This class covers testing principles, dysfunctions categories, inhibition tests, compensations, stimulations and inhibitions, and tonicity.

Mechanoreceptors in the skull and neck may be corrected by the upper cervical adjustment, or may remain dysfunctional causing weakness and instability. This class covers evaluation and rehabilitation of muscle spindles, golgi tendon organs, and pacini corpuscles.

When nociceptors become dysfunctional, the create pain and phantom feelings of hot, cold, and itch. If left untreated, they can create muscle hypertonicity, tics, and uncomplete recovery. This class covers evaluation and treatment of nociceptors in the skull and neck.

Our vestibular system senses gravity and reflexively controls our balance, posture, eye movements. Functional disorders here can create head tilt, dizziness, and more. This class covers evaluation and treatment of the vestibular canals and utricles.

The oculomotor system has a close relationship with the cervical spine and dysfunction in one results in dysfunction in the other. Insufficient eye movements contribute to greater cervical effort and can effect holding times. Learn how to evaluate and treat pursuits, saccades, convergence, and optokinetics.

The Upper Cervical Subluxation causes functional lesions in the brainstem. After correcting the misalignment, adding brainstem functional rehabilitation will improve results. Learn how to evaluate the medulla, pons, and mesencephalon in seconds and rehabilitate on spot. Thi

Implementing Upper Cervical Neurology into practice is easy since entire treatments can be performed in 2-3 minutes. Dr. Silver will cover how he evaluates and treats his patients through a care plan focused around upper cervical care and functional neurology. By combining the two, he is able to improve holding times and outcomes.