Stress Analysis is a chiropractic, technique-independent method of analysis for determining listings of the upper cervical spine. It is not a replacement for any analytical procedure or repudiation of any technique but an added layer of analysis that on its own indicates if, where, and most importantly, how to adjust, thereby allowing the upper cervical practitioner to synthesize and corroborate clinical findings, adjust with confidence and certainty and deliver levels of efficacy in technique not attainable by conventional methods alone.