The atlas is the bone which is just underneath the head and holds all the weight of the head.  Since the head is a few pounds of weight it is crucial that it is properly aligned and in place.

What was discovered by its inventor René C. Schümperli was that he had this problem with his neck all the time, and wanted to find a solution to why this was happening.  What he discovered was fascinating – that his atlas bone was misaligned and that he thought this must be the problem.

So he developed a vibrating probe which allows a practitioner to gently massage the muscles around the bone to put the atlas bone back into place, what happened was amazing – his neck pain went and his balance was improved, in fact everything improved.

It is suggested that 95% or even more have this problem – i suggest you read more about it.

Here is a squidoo page i found on the atlas: atlasprofilax that has more info and here is the main site: atlasprofilax.ch