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Meet The Doctor
Dr. Brett Gottlieb, Upper Cervical Chiropractor Sacramento
Dr. Gottlieb earned a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from UCLA in 1985. He then attended Los Angeles College of Chiropractic where he earned his Doctorate of Chiropractic degree in 1989. He started his first chiropractic practice in 1991. Over the past 25 years Dr. Gottlieb has operated several highly successful chiropractic practices in the Sacramento area. He started advanced training with the National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association (NUCCA) in 1993. He decided to dedicate his life to Upper Cervical Chiropractic when his own health problems were helped by an Upper Cervical adjustment. Severe back pain, fatigue, and allergies threatened to end his career. After receiving Upper Cervical Adjustments, his pain, fatigue, and allergies disappeared and his health was restored.
Since then, he has helped numerous residents all over the Northern California area restore and preserve pain free optimal health through Upper Cervical Chiropractic. Dr. Gottlieb’s outstanding reputation for exceptional results has brought many people to his office from other states as well. In the past Dr. Gottlieb was a staff writer for Sacramento’s Health and Fitness magazine for over 12 years. More recently Dr. Gottlieb is one of the founding members of the most progressive Upper Cervical technique called Quantum Spinal Mechanics or QSM3. QSM3 builds on the foundational principles of the other Upper Cervical techniques by taking the work a step further and looking more closely at the full spine and pelvis. Dr. Gottlieb has traveled the country educating other chiropractors in these new concepts.
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What is the secret to Dr. Gottlieb’s outstanding results?
As your friendly and dedicated Sacramento upper cervical chiropractor, he aligns the entire spine through the upper neck using a very precise formula for correction that is developed by analyzing postural and x-ray data gathered during the examination. His focus is on the top two vertebrae located in the upper neck. The top vertebrae is called the Atlas while the vertebrae directly below is known as the Axis. Adjusting this area is a very powerful system of spinal restoration based on the body’s own engineering and design. Because each individual is different, this system is designed to assess each person’s spine individually to determine if correction/restoration is necessary.
Macro-traumas such an auto accident causing whiplash or multiple micro-traumas like bumping your head getting out of the car can cause the atlas and axis vertebrae to misalign. When the Atlas misaligns, compression of the brainstem may result. This can cause distortion of the signals that flow from the brain through the nervous system feeding all parts of the body. Sacramento CA Upper Cervical Chiropractic This phenomenon, known as the Atlas Subluxation Complex (ASC), results in malfunction of the body’s ability to heal and restore health.
When the atlas vertebrae misaligns the weight of the head which is about 8-14 lbs will shift off the center of the top of the neck. In an effort to keep the head over the center of the neck, the spine and pelvis will compensate by twisting causing one leg to be shorter than another. This often can lead to pain anywhere in the body including the lower back because of these compensations causing abnormal muscle tension. The goal of the adjustment is to balance the structures of the spine and pelvis via the upper neck to allow proper function throughout the nervous system, promoting health and healing naturally. For the patient this can mean a permanent resolution of their pain or health problems.