Jeff Langmaid describes a study measuring how the nervous system responds immediately after an upper cervical adjustment. Researchers strap a laser pointer to participants' heads and have them trace a zig-zag line on a wall using only head and neck movements, measuring accuracy, speed, and coordination in real time.
The researchers in this study really wanted to know if we apply an upper cervical adjustment, what happens to the system immediately? And immediately being a keyword, because this is not like weeks later, not after a care plan, but right away. And they measured it using something called a cervical movement sense test. So easiest way is kind of picture this: the patient has a laser pointer strapped to their head, they're sitting in a chair, and in front of them is a zigzag line on the wall. Their job is to trace that line using head and neck movement. So again, I'll say like Neck Care does this in a really sophisticated fashion. This is pretty unsophisticated, but it kind of gets the point across. So instead of kind of guessing or eyeballing things, they're actually able to measure how accurate the movement was, how fast each individual moved, how long it took them to complete the process, and how well these things actually worked together.
