07/15/2026
The suboccipitals—small muscles at the base of the occipital—tend to get tight and restricted on a lot of people who have neck issues.
When this muscle gets knotted up it can pull your Atlas out of alignment and cause postural compensations ALL THE WAY DOWN.
There’s a whole branch of chiropractic care who adjust the atlas only known as “Upper Cervical Chiropractor”
Personally as a massage guy I’m biased… and I like to adjust the atlas with my hands and fingers + client movements.
If you suffer from headaches, migraines or chronic neck tension give this a try 👍