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A recent study caught the attention of ABC news. In a University of Chicago study in the Journal of Human Hypertension, blood pressure was reduced by 17 points in those receiving a specific upper neck adjustment versus those receiving a fake adjustment. On the program, a medical doctor was intrigued by the potential of this study.

The theory is that by having alignment of the spine in this area the sympathetic nervous system which controls blood pressure functions better. It would be imaginable that other areas which are controlled by the sympathetic nervous system would work better as well.