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Your Spine
and Nervous System
Your nervous system controls and
coordinates every function of your body. It is your nervous
system that allows you to adapt to, and live in your environment.
A large portion of your nervous system passes through your spine.
It is your spinal cord that acts as the major cable exiting
your brain, travels down inside your spinal column and branches
off into spinal nerves at various levels of your spine..
These spinal nerves then exit between individual spinal vertebrae
and go to the various parts of your body. To be healthy it
is essential that your nervous system function properly and free
from any interference caused by subluxations. Subluxations
can cause interference to the nervous system at any point
along the spine where the nerves exit. This can adversely affect
the function of various parts of your body, and ultimately your
health. The chart below is designed to give you a look at
just some of the relationships between the areas of your spine and
your nervous system. Keep in mind that your nervous system
is much more complex than can be shown here.
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Upper
Cervical Spine
Upper Neck
C1 - C2
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Head,
face, upper neck, inner & middle ear, sympathetic
nerve system, sinuses, eyes, auditory nerves and more.
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Cervical
Spine
Mid and Lower Neck
C3 - C7
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Neck,
shoulders, thyroid, tonsils, teeth, outer ear, nose,
mouth, vocal cords, and more.
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Thoracic
Spine
Mid Back
T1 - T12
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Arms,
hands, heart, coronary arteries, esophagus, trachea,
lungs, bronchial tubes, gallbladder, liver, stomach,
pancreas, spleen, kidneys, ureters, adrenal
glands, small intestines, and more.
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Lumbar
Spine
Lower Back
L1 - L5
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Large
intestines, appendix, abdomen, bladder, reproductive
organs, lower back, lower extremities, ankles, feet, and
more.
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Sacrum
and Coccyx
Basebone or Tailbone
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Hip
bones, tail bone, buttocks, rectum, anus, and more.
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