Top Atlas Chiropractic

About Me

My Mission

My mission is to provide excellent upper cervical care using the NUCCA technique and elevate your nervous system to its highest potential. I promise to be dedicated to your health and well-being one adjustment at a time. Dr. Shelley Lorenzen D.C.

About Dr. Shelley

Dr. Shelley Lorenzen D.C., was raised in Colfax, Wisconsin in the northwestern part of the state, with no stop signs and more cows than people. She was a high school athlete, running cross country in the fall, basketball during the cold winter months, and track in the spring. Knowing she wanted to be in the medical field, she was interested in taking care of athletes and sports injuries, she was accepted to UW-LaCrosse to study Biology and wanted to become a Physical Therapist. After a tour of Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, she decided to attend Chiropractic school.

She learned about the NUCCA technique through some of her newfound classmates and attended her first NUCCA conference in Chicago, Illinois in 2003. After attending several more conferences as a student and studying NUCCA, she met Dr. Patricia Gregg when she came to Palmer to teach a weekend seminar. Sharing similar beliefs and a passion for NUCCA, Dr. Shelley joined Back N Balance in Austin, TX in 2006.

Fast forward 20 years and Dr. Shelley created her NUCCA practice called Top Atlas Chiropractic. Her passion is to make her practice life-changing for others, whether it is to keep you in shape for the game, running or walking on the trail, or to get you out of pain. She looks forward to serving you at her new location in Austin.

Her hobbies include: Being entertained by her yellow lab, Arjen, 15 chickens, and 3 ducks, Gardening and being outside by the water. She also loves working out regularily at HCI in Bee Cave.

What is NUCCA?

The NUCCA procedures work to reduce interference to the nervous system caused by injury to the craniocervical junction using a precise, non-invasive spinal adjusting technique.

The NUCCA procedure brings several generations of clinical research to correcting the serious problem of the Atlas Subluxation Complex. By using precise and objective x-ray views of the head and neck, mathematical measurement and analysis are made of the misalignment.

Once the misalignment is understood by the doctor, there is no need for further x-rays because correlating the relationship between posture and upper cervical misalignment allows posture to then be used thereafter to judge alignment. There is also often less need for repeated corrections because returning the bones of the neck to a normal position also normalizes function in the body. (From www.nucca.org website link)

How Structural Alignment Supports Your Body

When the upper cervical spine is misaligned, it can disrupt normal nervous system communication. By restoring structural balance to the craniocervical junction, NUCCA care helps reduce neurological interference, supporting the body's natural ability to function and adapt. Patients under upper cervical care frequently report improvements in structural issues, optimal nerve function, and overall quality of life.

Some Great NUCCA Resources

www.nucca.org

Patient information

New Patients

Please email for available new patient appointment times and fee schedules.

New Patient Initial Appointment

Please expect and allow 2 1/2 hours for the initial new patient appointment. This includes pre and post NUCCA films, spinal balance checks and history, and the first NUCCA correction.

Follow-up and Existing Patient Appointments

Expect 15-20 minutes for established patient appointments

Patient Reminders

Please be on time for appointments, or kindly reschedule if you will be more than 10 minutes late.
A $30 missed appointment fee will apply, emergencies are accepted.
Please refrain from wearing perfumes or colognes to the office due to sensitivity to smells.

Contact Us

Email or Call to Schedule an Appointment

Please contact us directly with any questions, comments, or scheduling inquiries you may have.
EMAIL drshelley@topatlaschiropractic.com
OFFICE 855-867-2857

FAX 512-883-8073

Top Atlas Chiropractic

Westland Office Park 5524 Bee Caves Rd Building J1&2, Westlake Hill, TX 78746

****For Existing Patients, download The Scheduling App from your app store and register using my clinic ID YSLNXA and your cell phone on file with us!

Hours

Monday 11-5:30 pm

Tuesday 9-2 pm

Wednesday 9-12 pm

Thursday Closed

Friday 9-3 pm

Saturday & Sunday: Closed

NUCCA UPPER CERVICAL CARE

About Me

My Mission

About Dr. Shelley

How it Works

1. Objective Analysis

2. Gentle Correction

3. Postural Monitoring