SPINE CHART - INSIDER'S GUIDE TO FANTASTIC NERVE FUNCTION

There's a lot of action in your spine!

For everyone who wants to be well, here's an insider's guide to fantastic nerve function:
Did you know the spine has 26 movable segments?
-5 cervical bones (neck)
-12 thoracic (upper and mid back)
-5 lumbar (lower back)
-the sacrum (with 5 fused segments)
-and coccyx (this also has 5 fused segments).

The spine acts as the protective "highway" where nerves travel, sending messages from the brain to the body, and from the body back up to the brain. Here are the intimate details of function (F) and effects (E) at each spinal level:

CERVICAL SPINE
1) C1 (Atlas)
(F) Provides Blood supply to the head, pituitary gland, scalp, bones of the face, brain, inner and middle ear + sympathetic nervous system.
(E) Headaches, migraine headaches, nervousness, insomnia, head colds, high blood pressure, amnesia, chronic tiredness, dizziness/vertigo.
2) C2 (Axis)
(F) Eyes, optic nerves, auditory nerves, sinuses, mastoid bones, tongue, forehead.
(E) Sinus trouble, allergies, crossed eyes, deafness, eye troubles, earache, fainting spells.
3) C3
(F) Cheeks, outer ear, face bones, teeth, trifacial nerve.
(E) Neuralgia, neuritis, acne/pimples, eczema.
4) C4
(F) Nose, lips, mouth, eustachian tube.
(E) Hay fever, hearing loss, adenoids.
5) C5
(F) Vocal cords, neck glands, pharnyx.
(E) Laryngitis, hoarseness, throat conditions (s0re throat).
6) C6
(F) Neck muscles, shoulders, tonsils.
(E) Stiff neck, pain in upper arm, tonsilitis, whooping cough, croup.
7) C7
(F) Thyroid gland, bursae in the shoulders, elbows.
(E) Bursitis, colds, thyroid conditions.

THORACIC SPINE
1) T1
(F) Arms from elbows down (including hands, wrists, fingers), esophagus and trachea.
(E) Asthma, cough, difficult breathing, shortness of breath, pain in lower arms/hands.
2) T2
(F) Heart, arteries.
(E) Functional heart conditions and certain chest conditions.
3) T3
(F) Lungs, bronchial tubes, chest, breast.
(E) Bronchitis, pneumonia, congestion, influenza.
4) T4
(F) Gall Bladder, common duct.
(E) Gall bladder conditions, jaundice, shingles.
5) T5
(F) Liver, solar plexus, blood.
(E) Liver conditions, fevers, low blood pressure, anemia, poor circulation, arthritis.
6) T6
(F) Stomach.
(E) Stomach troubles, indigestion, heartburn, dyspepsia.
7) T7
(F) Pancreas, duodenum.
(E) Ulcers, gastritis.
8) T8
(F) Spleen, diaphragm.
(E) Hiccoughs, lowered resistance.
9) T9
(F) Adrenal and supra-renal glands.
(E) Allergies, hives.
10) T10
(F) Kidneys.
(E) Kidney troubles, hardening of the arteries, chronic tiredness, nephritis.
11) T11
(F) Kidneys, ureters.
(E) Skin conditions (boils).
12) T12
(F) Small intestines, lymph circulation.
(E) Rheumatism, gas pains, certain types of sterility.

LUMBAR SPINE
1) L1
(F) Large intestines, inguinal rings.
(E) Constipation, colitis, diarrhea, some ruptures or hernias.
2) L2
(F) Appendix, abdomen, upper leg.
(E) Cramps, difficult breathing, acidosis, varicose veins.
3) L3
(F) Sex organs, uterus, bladder, knees.
(E) Bladder troubles, menstrual troubles (painful or irregular periods), miscarriages, bed wetting, impotency, change of life symptoms, many knee pains.
4) L4
(F) Prostate gland, muscles of the lower back, sciatic nerve.
(E) Sciatica, lumbago, difficult, painful or too frequent urination, backaches.
5) L5
(F) Lower legs, ankles, feet.
(E) Poor circulation in the legs, swollen ankles, weak ankles and arches, cold feet, weakness in the legs, leg cramps.

SACRUM
(F) Fused segments 1-5: Hip bones, buttocks.
(E) Sacro-iliac conditions, spinal curvatures.

COCCYX
(F) Fused segments 1-5: Rectum, anus.
(E) Hemorrhoids, pruitis (itching), pain at end of spine when sitting.

Isn't the body cool? Take care of your spine and take it to a pro who knows how to help you take care of it.

Be Spine Tingling,
Dr. Madeline Behrendt, D.C.
For information and education only.
drmadelinebehrendtdc@gmail.com