Frequently Asked Questions

Outback Spinal Care is a chiropractic practice that helps patients with musculoskeletal problems. Dr. Wheatley is an advanced NUCCA chiropractic physician who delivers specific upper cervical chiropractic care with expertise.

Outback Spinal Care offers a range of chiropractic services including adjustments, and nutritional counseling. We also have on-site digital x-ray. 

Outback Spinal Care can help with a variety of conditions including back pain, neck pain, headaches, and joint pain.  Dr. Wheatley works with individuals and families who have experienced loss of health and wellness due to a misalignment of the upper vertebra in the neck, called the atlas. This can occur from an accident or injury, or just develop over time. When the atlas is misaligned, numerous symptoms may be signaling a problem such as migraines, low back pain, fibromyalgia, digestive issues, high blood pressure, tinnitus, TMJ, vertigo, insomnia, depression, infertility, neck and shoulder pain, hip pain and short leg. He is a practicing member of the National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association (NUCCA). 

Individuals seek out NUCCA care for numerous conditions.  Many people know that NUCCA care can significantly improve neck and back related disfunction.  However, not everyone is aware that NUCCA can also improve conditions not normally associated with back and neck problems.  Many individuals seek NUCCA care to improve migraines, digestive disfunction, menstrual cramps, chronic fatigue, high blood pressure, fibromyalgia, trigeminal neuralgia, vertigo, and auto-immune conditions to name a few.  These conditions can be secondary effects from a primary cause.  NUCCA care addresses the primary cause by restoring the body’s own innate ability to heal and function optimally.

 NUCCA care has helped thousands of individuals with a broad spectrum of conditions regain their health.  An in-office consultation with Dr. Wheatley will give you the opportunity to address your specific concerns so that you can decide if NUCCA care might be helpful in for you or your child without any long-term commitment. 

 The healing process takes time and every individual responds differently to treatment.  Some patients feel immediate improvement even before they leave the office while others experience gradual improvement over time.  If you were to break your arm, your medical doctor would realign the displaced bones and then provide a cast.  You would be instructed to wear the cast for approximately six to eight weeks, the typical healing cycle for bone.  Correction of spinal misalignments follows the same logic.  If the integrity of the muscles and ligaments has been compromised, adequate time is necessary for these structures to heal in their aligned position.  The longer a misalignment has been present, the more time is required for healing.  Fortunately, most individuals heal quicker than they had expected. 

 This depends upon many factors specific to your situation.  Our goal at Outback Spinal Care is to give your body the opportunity to heal by creating a healthier structure.  The longer you hold your adjustment, the stronger and more stable it becomes and the less often you will need to be checked.  Generally speaking, you will need to come in less during NUCCA care than with other types of intervention. 

 Yes!  NUCCA care is gentle and safe for children of all ages, beginning with infancy.  Because the birth process can be traumatic, we recommend that children be checked for an atlas misalignment.  In fact, this is an important time to be checked for a misalignment, because the newborn’s nervous system is developing, governing every process in the body, and cannot do so properly without an aligned atlas vertebra.  Both of Dr. Wheatley’s girls and his son were checked and adjusted within hours of their respective births.