About Dr. Ben

Many years ago I began receiving treatment from Dr. Donald Carver for back pain. Many years of chiropractic care and the desire to accomplish something new, I began looking into the possibility of becoming a chiropractor. This interest eventually propelled me into the rigorous challenge of Chiropractic College. Before attending college, Dr. Carver strongly encouraged me to explore many types of chiropractic techniques and specialize in the technique most suited for myself.

Adhering to this advice, shortly after beginning classes at Cleveland Chiropractic College in Kansas City, MO, I was introduced to a little known technique called Blair. The doctor that practiced this technique is as genuine and unique as is the technique itself. Dr. Cirio Rustici has been practicing and teaching the “Blair” work for nearly 30 years.

Following the advice of Dr. Carver to learn all that I could, I decided to continue this quest to learn more about the Blair work. What better way than experiencing it myself? I made an appointment to take a specific series of x-rays created for and used only by Blair doctors. He began by placing marks on my face to allow visualization of specific landmarks. These landmarks are to accurately align the patient with the x-ray machine before taking the radiograph. He took three different views and then began making marks, lines, and then used a protractor to find degree of angles. I returned to the x-ray room and proceeded with additional views. All total he took 7 different views. When finishing the series he studied, marked, measured, and then viewed with a stereo viewer, for 3D imaging, several more minutes.

It was finally time to be adjusted according to the Blair protocol derived from the series of x-rays. This was different! I was positioned on my side on a table that I had never seen before that was very low to the floor. I was concerned because of the many differences from what I was comfortable with. He made another mark on my face and explained it was an alignment mark. This mark was to allow him to visualize the vectored but gentle thrust. His hand contact was just behind my ear. The table head piece dropped and made some noise with the adjustment. Then he said, that’s all. I was really concerned now, because he had not given me the treatment I was expecting. How can he do so little and expect patients to return? I soon experienced the reason!

I went to this office for back pain and he only worked on my neck. Not only did I think he was crazy, but I too was crazy for returning. Each time I returned I laid down on another adjusting table, and each time he said “you’re still in adjustment.” Nearly three months later I was experiencing the return of many years of allergy symptoms when I went for another visit. After lying down of the adjusting table he said “you’re out of adjustment.” I then returned to the very low table and was adjusted behind the ear for the second time.

An amazing thing begin to occur that I could not explain. Something was happening. My sinuses and sinus pressure from the allergy symptom was getting better. Chiropractors cannot help allergies, can they? This is happening so fast! I have taken 5 years of allergy injection, 1000’s of dollars in medications and have never felt this before. How can this be? Two days later the only changes noticeable was my allergies symptoms were totally gone and the pollen from the elm trees was worse. I have since learned, I am out of adjustment when I start having allergy symptoms.

This experience solidified my interest in learning the Blair chiropractic technique. I spent many weekend seminars, workshops and opportunities learning this work beyond classroom and clinic responsibilities. Fortunately for me, another Blair technique instructor had his office just two blocks off my way to and from classes. Dr. Roger Morrison is another icon in my chiropractic education. He spent 4 years working and studying with Dr. Bill Blair, developer of the technique, in Lubbock Texas. Dr. Morrison is one of the leading authorities of this chiropractic discipline. When time allowed I stopped in to view x-rays or gain any morsel of information. To this date I am not aware of another chiropractor in Oklahoma that is actively practicing the Blair upper cervical chiropractic technique. As with all specialized work, the more specialized the fewer participants.

I now know the principle behind receiving immediate relief from allergy symptoms following a specific chiropractic adjustment to the atlas/axis complex, top of the neck just below the skull. The same principle that helped relieve my allergy symptoms is the same principle that helps with migraine headaches, tension headaches, low back pain, sciatic nerve pain, chronic muscle pain, seizures, neck pain and much more.

I do not treat any of these symptoms but treat the nervous system at the atlas/axis or brainstem level. By taking the Blair x-ray series, I can visualize the actual misalignment and make the adjustment specifically for that patient. As mentioned earlier the specific upper cervical adjustment is only made when a brief examination indicates the need.

Who needs upper cervical chiropractic care?

Meet Sierra, our granddaughter, and her brother, Kolby. Sierra has been under upper cervical care since 7 weeks of age. Kolby has been under upper cervical care since birth. It is much better to keep children from developing symptoms than correct problems after they occur. Our oldest patient is 95 years of age.

Call our office at 580.782.3141 and ask Karen for the next available appointment. Begin health care by correcting the source of the problem and start living the greatest quality life possible. Learn more at www.blairchiropracticsoc.org and http://www.upcspine.com.