The desk-worker's chronic pattern. Forward-head posture, cervical fatigue, and the upper-trap guarding that a typical ten-hour screen day produces. Treated through low-force upper-cervical SpinalSync - no rotational thrust, no audible cracking, no scariness - with ROM and sEMG as the primary tracking channels.
Not every neck case is the same condition. The scan picks the pattern and matches a protocol flavour.
Forward-head posture, upper-trap guarding, end-of-day stiffness. Typical member: knowledge worker, 25–50, 8+ screen hours daily. ~65% of our cervical cases. Responds in 4–6 sessions with ergonomic programme support.
Woke up with a stiff neck; sudden rotation limitation after a sneeze or awkward sleep. Usually resolves in 2–3 sessions. We scan before correcting to rule out anything structural that shouldn't be adjusted.
Neck pain with headache referral - often into the occiput, sometimes to the eye. Zone-I-weighted protocol; typically overlaps with our migraine pathway. 6–8 sessions; HRV tracked as a secondary channel.
No rotational manipulation. Every session a scan before and after. The first two sessions prioritise upper cervical; sessions 3–5 widen to lower cervical and upper thoracic as the guarding pattern unwinds.
Zone-I/II work lives primarily in two channels (ROM and sEMG), with secondary signal on HRV and algometry.
Cervical rotation & extension composite. Primary outcome measure for zone I–II.
Upper-trap bilateral symmetry. Falling asymmetry = guarding pattern unwinding.
Upper-cervical correction affects vagal tone. HRV rises as the protocol lands.
Upper-trap pressure-pain threshold. Slower to move; often improves after ROM.
Every tech-neck member leaves session one with a personalised programme chosen from our library based on the scan.
Any red-flag pattern flags on intake or mid-protocol, we pause and refer. Your CellSync history is shared with the specialist on your request.
No. SpinalSync corrections are delivered through SpinaliQ - a handheld instrument producing a low-force, sub-100µs impulse. There is no rotational thrust at the upper cervical spine, which is the movement pattern associated with the rare but serious vertebral-artery injury cases that concern patients about traditional chiropractic.
Often yes - depends on whether the bulge is clinically active. If you have no neurological deficit and the imaging is incidental, SpinalSync is usually appropriate. If there is radiculopathy into the arm, we coordinate with your orthopaedic specialist before starting.
Depends on whether the underlying pattern changes. Tech-neck members who fix their desk setup and keep up the home programme often go three to six months between maintenance visits. Those who return to 10-hour screen days without adjustment typically need monthly rhythm maintenance.
Yes, with orthopaedic clearance. The low-force instrument-assisted nature of SpinaliQ makes it one of the few chiropractic methods routinely cleared for osteoporotic patients. Your clinician will document clearance in your chart.
Forty-five minutes. Scan, intake, first correction, re-scan, plan. If it's not neck-pain we should treat, you leave with a referral.