Dr. Davis here from Vista…The Nervous system is the master system of the entire body. When the spine has become misaligned (see a recent article https://nuccadoctordavis.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/is-one-of-your-legs-shorter-than-the-other/) the nervous system which is the brain, the brain stem, the spinal cord and the nerves that go out into the body become less functional and eventually symptoms begin to present themselves. Which symptoms? Depends on the person…everyone is different. However the misalignment of the spine beginning in the upper neck is what changes everything. Because upper neck misalignments have the most far-reaching effects on the body. There are 300 Trillion nerves that pass through this fuse box of the body located just below the skull. Because these upper neck misalignments also cause the most compensations throughout the rest of the spinal column the conditions that can result are numerous. In my office, I have seen everything from Plantar Fascitis, a foot problem to Ringing in the Ears respond to an upper neck correction that changes the entire body.
So lets look at the distribution of the peripheral nerves and what types of conditions can result from problems in different areas…
First…there are 3 nerves that come out of the neck into the head…
- One supplies the muscles of the scalp and the inner and middle ear-this can lead to conditions like stress headaches, dizziness, dis-equilibrium, ear infections and ringing in the ears
- The next supplies the sinuses and eyes-dysfunction here can lead to sinus problems-infections & congestion, allergies, vascular congestion and hay fever
- Then the third nerve goes to the teeth, gums and jaw-this can be associated with jaw pain or TMJ, clicking, face pain, teeth pain etc.
The next nerve goes to supply the muscles of the neck-problems here can lead to stiffness and pain in the neck
Next we have 3 nerves that come out of the neck and go into the arms
- The first goes across the shoulder, down the arm and into the thumb & first two fingers-problems here can cause shoulder pain, arm pain or weakness and numbness and tingling into the arm and hand
- The second goes down the middle of the arm and into the middle two fingers-problems here can lead to numbness or tingling, pain or weakness into the arm or hand
- The third goes into the thyroid, under the shoulder-blade, under the arm, into the elbow, and into the last three fingers-this can create thyroid dysfunction, pain between the shoulder blades, numbness, tingling, pain or weakness into the elbow, arm or hand
Next time we will look at where the rest of these nerves go in part 2 of this blog post…
If you know someone who is struggling with one of the conditions listed above or many of them…an Atlas misalignment could be the cause…get your spine and nerve system evaluated today….Breath of Life in Vista CA is a good place to start if you are in the San Diego County area. Anywhere else go to www.nucca.org to find a doc in your area.
God Bless and Be Well,
Dr. Davis
Breath of Life, Upper Cervical Care 760-945-1345
161 Thunder Drive, Suite 104, Vista CA 92083
[…] will see certain symptoms go together…see our post on the distribution of nerves to see why (https://nuccadoctordavis.wordpress.com/2010/07/16/pinched-nerve-or-nerve-interference-part-1/). One that will commonly go together is sinus problems, neck problems and headaches. When these […]