Why you've tried everything and still don't feel right
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upper cervical care · ann arbor, michigan
Multiple sclerosis: alongside your neurologist, never in place of them
You're doing everything your neurologist asks. The fatigue, the heat sensitivity and the bad days still shape your week.
what it often looks like
What people with multiple sclerosis often describe
- Fatigue that doesn't match what you did that day
- Bad days when heat makes everything worse
- Balance that feels less sure
- Neck stiffness and headaches on top of everything else
Why it is often missed. MS care rightly focuses on the disease itself. The neck, posture, and how the rest of the nervous system is coping often fall between appointments.
Why the upper neck may be involved. We don't provide care for MS itself. What we look at is the upper neck and how your nervous system is regulating your body, which matters for anyone, with or without a diagnosis. A 2015 study looked at upper cervical care in people with MS, and we describe its limits plainly.
what the research looked at
Two published studies on multiple sclerosis
Published 2013 to 2015. The strongest design among them: cohort, pilot or before-and-after study. Each one is summarized in plain words in our research library: who was studied, what was measured, what was found, and where it falls short.
- 77 people with multiple sclerosis and a venous drainage problem
- Atlas alignment in four people with MS, compared with four without
The care study had no control group and used a symptom questionnaire written for that study. The pilot compared eight people's X-rays and gave no care. It does not show that upper cervical care changes the course of MS. MS care stays with your neurologist; anything we do would sit alongside it, never in place of it.
The multiple sclerosis studies, by design and year
how we measure
The Lazar Method™ measures first
Everyone else told you what might work. We measure before anything is decided. Heart rate variability shows how much reserve your nervous system has, thermal scans read the part of your nervous system that runs the organs, and digital X-ray shows the alignment of the upper neck.
Before any correction we measure how your nervous system is regulating your body: heart rate variability, thermal and muscle tone scans, PostureIQ™, and digital X-ray of the upper neck. Dr. Jonathan Lazar, D.C., or someone personally trained by him, will go over your scans and images with you. QSM3, the method used at our office, is a progression of NUCCA, and the correction is gentle and specific: no cracking, no twisting.
If we can help, we'll tell you. If we can't, we'll help you find someone who can.
Please note: MS care stays with your neurologist. Anything we do would sit alongside it, never in place of it.
This page is educational and is not medical advice. Keep the doctors who know you in the loop.
Your doctor. QSM3 Level M Certified. One of eight doctors in the world. In practice in Ann Arbor, Michigan, since 2008. About Dr. Lazar
the dr. lazar show
Hear how Dr. Lazar thinks before you call
Heard for 17 years on WMUZ 103.5 FM, The Dr. Lazar Show is now on YouTube and as a podcast. There is no episode on multiple sclerosis on its own yet. These two are where most people start.
The Lazar Method™: how we actually reset the system
The five steps on air for the first time: measure, identify, clarify, correct, restore, and what gets measured before anything else.
traveling for care
Coming from another state, or hours away?
People drive from across Michigan because nothing closer worked. If you live hours away, or in another state, working out the days, the hotel and the records shouldn't be yours to carry alone. Our office is at 203 S. Zeeb Rd, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Traveling with a child? Families welcome.
- IntensiveIntensive programs
Your assessment, your Report of Findings and a concentrated block of corrections in one stay in Ann Arbor, usually one to two weeks, set at your Report of Findings. We read your records before you travel, so you only make the trip if it makes sense. The prices are itemized on the page.
- StayStaying in Ann Arbor
A negotiated medical rate for patients and their families at the Holiday Inn & Suites Ann Arbor, with breakfast, Wi-Fi and parking included.
- RemoteRemote care
Can't travel to Ann Arbor at all? Dr. Lazar works with a small number of remote patients. The correction itself is hands-on, so when your case needs it, we'll tell you, and help you find a qualified upper cervical provider near you.
questions
Questions people ask about multiple sclerosis
Still have a question? Call 734.274.5107, or book a 15-minute Clarity Call, a phone call with our team and no commitment. Cost and insurance are answered plainly on the FAQ page.
Keep reading
Can upper cervical care change the course of MS?
No study shows that it can, and we don't suggest it does. We found a 2015 study of 77 people with MS, with no control group and its own questionnaire, and a small imaging pilot that gave no care. What we can do is measure the upper neck and your nervous system, and say plainly what we see.
Should I tell my neurologist I'm seeing an upper cervical doctor?
Yes, please. MS care stays with your neurologist, and anything we do would sit alongside it, never in place of it. Keep every doctor who knows you in the loop. If your scans show something we can help, we'll tell you, and if they don't, we'll say that too.
Is the correction gentle enough with MS?
The correction is gentle and specific: no cracking, no twisting, nothing forceful, and you lie on your side in a neutral position. It is planned from your own imaging. Tell us about your diagnosis, your medications and any recent relapse before your first visit, so the whole picture is known before anything is done.
tried everything
When nothing else has worked, start with clarity.
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Screening adapted from the autonomic dysfunction screening developed by Bruce Bell, MD.
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