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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 |
Neck, shoulders, thyroid, tonsils, teeth, outer
ear, nose, mouth, vocal cords, and more. |
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Thoracic Spine Mid Back T1 - T12 |
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 |
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 |
Hip bones, tail bone, buttocks, rectum, anus, and
more. |
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