The Balanced Atlas

We welcome you to The Balanced Atlas, your San Francisco NUCCA chiropractor. We apply a gentle touch to the uppermost vertebrae of your neck. This non-invasive treatment provides you restoration to not only your upper body, but it also will correct issues with the rest of your spine.

History of NUCCA Treatments and Your San Francisco Chiropractor

NUCCA treatment became popular after its discovery in 1966. Since 2007, Dr. Allen Harrison has continued this longstanding legacy. Dr. Harrison uses this therapeutic technique to pinpoint the cause of symptoms and poor health instead of just providing surface symptom relief. Dr. Harrison applies this treatment to patients seeking another option besides using potentially addictive drugs. It also provides patients with an alternative to surgery.

About Dr. Harrison’s Own NUCCA Healing Experience

Dr. Allen Harrison says that the reason he gets out of bed in the morning is to improve the health of as many families as possible. He also says that chiropractic care has an “immeasurable impact on the entire family and takes patients of all ages including infants. Dr. Harrison first became interested in working as a chiropractor when he was 12 years old and began receiving treatment for sports injuries from a specialist who also served celebrities.

Then, after becoming a car accident victim in college, he then discovered NUCCA therapy. After the first two days of NUCCA treatment, his sciatic nerve pain that he endured for months became less intense. Within a week, he no longer had the sharp pain that used to run down both of his legs.

Services Offered by The Balanced Atlas

The name of your San Francisco “Balanced Atlas” describes exactly the process of correcting problems originating from the first vertebra of your spine commonly referred to as the Atlas. This cervical vertebra is known as the control center for the rest of the spine. When the atlas is corrected, it provides proper balance to the rest of the back, shoulders, legs, and more. This helps to relieve back pain, neck pain, knee pain, and more.

In most cases, the patient doesn’t even realize the NUCCA procedure is happening while your San Francisco specialist administers it. We provide comprehensive therapy that starts with the first consultation to follow-up visits. The entire process often takes as little time as a few weeks to only about three months. Throughout this process, we also guide you in the path to total wellness care. We also offer pediatric chiropractic care, prenatal chiropractic care, and sports injury rehabilitation.

The NUCCA Procedure is a Gentle Correction. A gentle touch and controlled contact on the first vertebrae in the neck is designed to restore balance to the spine. Even though the primary focus is the neck, the effects of the correction influence the whole spine and all body systems.

Since it was discovered in 1895, Chiropractic has focused on finding the CAUSE of poor health and disease instead of simply masking the symptoms. Assisting patients in regaining their health without the use of harmful drugs or surgery.

The Balanced Atlas emphasizes the importance of improving your health in an effort to reduce the risk of pain and illness in the first place. Given the option, most people would prefer to be healthy and avoid illness if possible, and chiropractic care can help those people achieve their health and wellness goals. For those patients who may already be in pain, chiropractic care offers a unique way to provide pain relief for many types of pain and conditions, including back pain, neck pain and more!

Pain relief and pain prevention are two of the reasons that chiropractic services have become so popular, both here in San Francisco and around the world.

NUCCA Chiropractic care has been documented to show improvements with the following health conditions

• Back Pain
• Headaches and Migraines
• Ear Infections
• Vertigo and Dizziness
• Brain Fog and Poor Concentration
• Sports Injuries
• Auto Accident Injuries 

• Neck and Shoulder Pain
• Sciatica and Leg Pain
• Seizures
• Scoliosis
• Sleep Disorders
• Concussions
• Facial Pain

Providing our community with excellent care!

Many patients notice improvements in their health which are unrelated to the initial symptoms for which they sought Chiropractic care. However, solving the initial symptom, can lead to the following improvements, some of these are:

• Improvement in respiration, cardiac rate control, circulatory improvement.
• Better functioning of the digestive tract, better elimination
• Improved spinal balance through correction of the pelvic alignment
• Realignment of the gravity center of the body, causing better posture
• Correction of spastic contracture in skeletal (body framework) muscles, thereby resolving back pain
• Equalization of leg lengths providing better body-weight distribution and protecting spinal discs
• Improved positions of internal organs.

The NUCCA is a unique approach to your healthcare

While there are more than 60,000 Chiropractors in the United States (over 10,000 in California alone), less than .008% (about 500 in the world) have the specialized training and education to provide NUCCA care. People travel long distances for NUCCA (National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association) care, and they consistently say that the reason they go to such lengths for this unique approach to care is simple; Dr. Harrison is one of the best.

Not only can you expect quality Chiropractic care, you can also expect to be given the individual attention that you need and deserve. Highly concerned with the integrity of both the Chiropractic profession and the standards of the NUCCA, The Balanced Atlas is committed to the absolute highest standards of Chiropractic, and specifically, UPPER CERVICAL care. At The Balanced Atlas, you will find the highest commitment to quality Chiropractic care. We are proud to serve all of San Francisco, including the Sunset District, Inner Parkside, Forest Hills, and Golden Gate Heights!