The march issue of the Journal of Human Hypertension 2007 reports that upper cervical adjustments to correct the position and function of the atlas vertebra can significantly lower blood pressure in patients with Stage – 1 hypertension. Professor George Barakis, Director of the Rush University Hypertension Center said ” he actually didn’t believe it, when the statastician brought the resuls”. He also indicated that there “seems to be no adverse side afffects. “