About NUCCA Wellness Clinic of Chicago

Dr. Young H. Chung is a well-known NUCCA Chiropractor associated with Dr. Dickholtz Sr. (recognized with Hypertension study) for 14 years. The NUCCA procedure was designed to correct the entire spine back to a balanced unstressed position. This repositioning reactivates the transmission of healing messages from the brain to the affected part of the body via nervous system so the body’s natural self-healing process can begin.

Pediatric headache and its relation to youth sport, explained.

Pediatric headache is an increasingly reported phenomenon and there is evidence of impaired function of the upper cervical spine in children with cervicogenic headaches. [1] The National Headache Foundation estimates that over sixty percent of all children suffer from occasional headaches. The majority of school-age children get headaches, and many have headaches on a recurrent basis. Even before entering school, roughly one-third of children experience a headache at some point. Children miss more than one [Read More]

NUCCA Wellness Clinic of Chicago2021-11-04T16:48:44+00:00January 21st, 2020|

Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) is Keeping Your Brain Afloat

Have you or your child recently suffered a injury that led to a concussion? Are you or your child experiencing post-concussion syndrome? Your brain's cortex is cushioned from your skull by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). That is a colorless fluid that circulates in the ventricular system, and it serves an important purpose to your cerebral blood flow. What's the purpose of CSF? Well, here are some things you should know. The Purpose of Cerebrospinal Fluid? [Read More]

NUCCA Wellness Clinic of Chicago2021-11-04T16:45:54+00:00January 21st, 2020|

Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care for Treating Babies with Acid Reflux

Acid Reflux and Birth Injuries Childbirth is frequently a difficult process that can result in damage to the newborn. One example is: a child born with an injured upper cervical, the uppermost vertebra between the back of the head and the remainder of the spinal column. This injury is often the result of vacuum extraction during childbirth, or it could be due to the baby's umbilical cord wrapping around its neck. A byproduct of [Read More]

NUCCA Wellness Clinic of Chicago2020-01-21T20:44:07+00:00January 21st, 2020|

How to Reduce the Time For Recovery from Whiplash Injury

What exactly is whiplash? Thinking about what the name indicates, we can imagine a whip being cracked. The motion that happens in that scenario is what basically what happens in our neck when we are in an auto accident in which we have been rear ended. Whiplash may cause you problems long after the car accident. It can leave long-lasting effects because it can damage the neck area, such as the ligaments that keep [Read More]

NUCCA Wellness Clinic of Chicago2019-12-16T16:02:18+00:00December 16th, 2019|

Why is whiplash injury so detrimental to the nervous system?

A car accident is not just a strain/sprain injury! In the past, whiplash injury was often considered minor soft tissue injury and somewhat neglected its significant on brain health. For one reason, some people feel soreness for a few days after an accident, then feels as though they have recovered completely. When years or decades later they experience debilitating symptoms, they may not recognize and even be confused that the two are directly related. [Read More]

NUCCA Wellness Clinic of Chicago2022-11-04T21:31:59+00:00December 9th, 2019|

Underlying cause of daily shoulder pain, explained.

Overusing your shoulders or using them in ways that you normally would not are both reasons that you may be suffering from shoulder pain. We rarely give our shoulders a second thought, until they begin to hurt. Then we find ourselves wishing that we had given them more attention and better care. Once the pain begins what should we do? Why Does Your Shoulder Hurt? You may have no idea when an injury has [Read More]

NUCCA Wellness Clinic of Chicago2019-12-03T22:48:55+00:00December 3rd, 2019|

Sports injuries and your Child’s Posture

Sports injuries and your Child's Posture In just a couple of weeks kids will return to school, and soon they will begin playing sports. It's easy to think it's normal for a kid to get banged up and bruised, and that we should just let kids be kids. But sometimes kids experience preventable sports injuries due to conditions that could have been prevented. There are several reasons it is important for your child to receive [Read More]

NUCCA Wellness Clinic of Chicago2019-11-06T23:56:05+00:00November 6th, 2019|