Did you know that the first cervical vertebra – the atlas – is misaligned (or ‘luxated’) in most humans?
We define the atlas as misaligned when the convex bony formations (occipital condyles) on the sides of the hole in the base of the skull (foramen magnum) do not properly fit into the convex receptacles on the top of the atlas (superior articular facets). Furthermore, one side of the atlas (transverse process) is inappropriately locked in front of another bony formation of the skull (styloid process of the temporal bone). This condition leads to a variety of physical and psychological ailments and illnesses. Fortunately, it is now possible to relocate the atlas to its correct position using the AtlasPROfilax® method. This technique was discovered and developed in Switzerland between 1993 and 1996 by René-Claudius Schümperli (who was himself painfully affected by a luxated atlas). Image of skull & 7 neck vertebrae from rear THE CAUSE This picture shows a dislocated atlas to the left side. The rotation causes a reduction in the diameter of the aperture at the base of the skull and vertebr
