ANATOMY OF THE SPINE

As the communication conduit between your brain and rest of your body, your nervous system controls and coordinates every move your body makes.

A large part of your nervous system passes through your spine. Your spinal cord acts like a major cable stemming from your brain, traveling down through your spinal column and branching 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 be free from any interference. 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 gives you a look at some of the relationships between the areas of your spine and your nervous system. (Of course, your nervous system is much more complex than can be shown here.)

Chiropractic care can help ensure that the entire system-the brain, spine, nerves and the rest of your body-all work together in harmony to give you health and wellbeing.