When the Sacrum Causes Neck Dysfunction

"He came in for his neck. The problem was his sacrum. That's what the X-ray said — and the X-ray doesn't have an agenda." — Dr. Romar Rochet

What this patient presented with

A male patient — a box truck driver — came in with neck pain and upper thoracic dysfunction. He also reported changes in breathing and blood pressure. His neck was where he felt it. His neck wasn't where the problem started.

What the analysis found

Structural X-ray analysis found an anterior-inferior sacrum subluxation as the primary displacement. The sacrum is the foundation of the spine. When it shifts anteriorly and inferiorly, the lumbar spine compensates, the thoracic spine compensates, and the cervical spine — at the top of the column — absorbs the remaining structural stress. His neck was the last domino, not the first.

The correction

Dr. Rochet corrected the lumbosacral subluxation first — addressing the foundation. As the sacral displacement was reduced, the compensatory tension in the thoracic and cervical regions released. Both regions were addressed in the correction sequence. The neck complaint traced to the foundation. The foundation is where correction began.

What happened

The neck pain resolved. The upper thoracic dysfunction resolved. Breathing and blood pressure normalized. The video shows the structural findings and the correction outcome — from foundation to top of the column.