Nazheng stretch-rotation manipulation in the treatment of atlantoaxial subluxation in children: A case report

Given the limited therapeutic options currently available for this disease, the clinical practice of this case confirmed that the reduction of atlantoaxial subluxation does not necessarily need to use the pulling method. As long as the periarticular soft tissues are fully released, the atlantoaxial joint can be reseted with minimal force during the stretching process. If this method can be replicated and promoted, it will further improve the safety parameters of manual treatment of atlantoaxial subluxation in children, and it will be more easily accepted by children and parents.