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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.
CLICK ON AN AREA OF THE SPINE BELOW TO SEE WHAT PORTIONS OF THE BODY ARE INNERVATED BY NERVES FROM THAT AREA..
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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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