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UPPER CERVICAL CARE:
A UNIQUE APPROACH TO HEALTHCARE
by
Guillermo David Vázquez
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(BROADCAST JOURNALISM)
May 2012
Copyright 2012 Guillermo David Vázquez
Object Description
| Title | Upper cervical care: a unique approach to healthcare |
| Author | Vázquez, Guillermo David |
| Author email | dallastexans@sbcglobal.net;dallastexans@sbcglobal.net |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Journalism (Broadcast Journalism) |
| School | Annenberg School for Communication |
| Date defended/completed | 2012-04-24 |
| Date submitted | 2012-04-24 |
| Date approved | 2012-04-25 |
| Restricted until | 2012-04-25 |
| Date published | 2012-04-25 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Birman, Dan |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Castaneda, Laura Harris, Mark Jonathan |
| Abstract | Approximately 133 million people in the United States – nearly half the country’s population – suffer from at least one chronic health condition of any kind, accounting for 83 percent of all health care spending. Projections indicate this rate will increase. By 2030 the number of Americans afflicted by a chronic condition is expected to rise to 171 million – an increase of more than one percent per year. ❧ Musculoskeletal conditions such as low back pain, arthritis, and headaches are the leading cause of activity limitations among working age adults. Among these, chronic back pain is the leading cause of disability in Americans under the age of 45. ❧ The patient in this documentary reported suffering from lower and upper back pain, arthritis, muscular spasms, numbness, headaches, fatigue, depression, anxiety and insomnia for approximately 10 years. After receiving treatment from medical specialists for several years without more than temporary relief of his symptoms, he found an alternative treatment called Upper Cervical Specific Chiropractic. After six months of care, he reported a marked amelioration of all his symptoms. ❧ Upper Cervical Specific Chiropractic is based on the premise that when one or both of the top two vertebrae of the spine – the atlas and axis – become misaligned, they create pressure on the brainstem, leading to chronic musculoskeletal and neurological conditions and an overall state of degenerative health. Practitioners of this treatment allege that by realigning these vertebrae, they are removing interference from the nervous system allowing the body to gradually return to optimal function. ❧ Upper Cervical Specific Chiropractic was developed by B.J. Palmer and A.A. Wernsing during the first half of the 20th century and taught at Palmer College of Chiropractic beginning in the 1950s. Today, there are several hundred practitioners that specialize in this form of chiropractic. Numerous Upper Cervical Specific techniques have also evolved – each with its own philosophy on how to best realign the vertebrae. ❧ While studies in chiropractic and, more recently, European medical journals appear to back the clinical findings of Upper Cervical Specific chiropractors, in the United States, medical research into the efficacy of this alternative treatment has been scarce. However, recently, researchers from the University of Chicago conducted a double-blind, placebo controlled study that shows promising results in Upper Cervical Specific’s treatment of hypertension. More large-scale research on the efficacy of this treatment continues in Europe for conditions such as whiplash, ear, nose and throat disorders and multiple sclerosis. ❧ Through one patient’s story, this documentary explores Upper Cervical Specific practice, technique, research and philosophy as well as mainstream medical approaches to chronic health conditions. |
| Keyword | healthcare; chiropractic; chronic pain; chronic conditions; atlas; axis; specific; correction; adjustment; upper cervical; healing; holding |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Rights | Vázquez, Guillermo David |
| Access conditions | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume4/etd-VzquezGuil-640.pdf |
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| Full text | UPPER CERVICAL CARE: A UNIQUE APPROACH TO HEALTHCARE by Guillermo David Vázquez A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (BROADCAST JOURNALISM) May 2012 Copyright 2012 Guillermo David Vázquez |
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