Improvement in Cervical Spinal Misalignment After the Application of the Neuromuscular Atlasprofilax Method in one Single Session. A Case Report.

Abstract

A 7-year-old girl with diagnosed lateral mandibular deviation and other related temporomandibular joint disorders was referred for an anteroposterior x-ray examination to study a possible cervical spinal misalignment prior to the application of the Atlasprofilax method. The purpose of this radiographic examination was to assess probable improvement in her cervical spinal alignment after the application of the Atlasprofilax Method that already showed benefits in temporomandibular joint disorders and fibromyalgia in previous studies. Determination and probable improvement of Atlas and Axis tilt, lateral atlantodental asymmetry and cervical spinous processes misalignment were taken as endpoints. An x-ray examination was performed before the application of this method confirming Atlas and Axis tilt, lateral atlantodental asymmetry and cervical spinous processes misalignment from C2 to T1. The result in a posterior x-ray examination following the same radiological guidelines for anteroposterior open mouth examination determined a clear improvement in the Atlas and Axis tilt as well in the lateral atlantoodontoid interval alongside with correction of the previously misaligned vertebrae of the cervical spine. Such radiological improvements on the described structures poses the question on the benefits and clinical relevance of using specific targeted vibropressure used by the Atlasprofilax method on some key spots related to fascia and skeletal muscles. Thus, through a complex combination of mechanisms that involve mechanotransduction and cell metabolism, this clinical and non-invasive intervention could ameliorate preliminarily several ailments related to fascia and muscle skeletal disorders associated commonly with pain such temporomandibular disorders among others. Finally, it is relevant to the authors to raise awareness that it may be a gap between defining hard structures such as spine and joints asymmetries that cause pathological conditions and that can be observed by means of imaging such CT, MRI or x-ray examinations and the probable etiological underlying relationship coming from the understudied principles of fascial tensegrity. This etiology may include clinical or subclinical metabolic abnormalities in muscles, specially in the neck muscles but more specifically in the suboccipital muscles and its surrounding or inner soft tissues such as the myodural bridge.