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Nerve chart: exploring spinal health & organ function

Your nerve system controls and coordinates the function of every other system in your body. Subluxation at different levels of your spine creates interference to the organs and areas of your body.

Your nerve system controls and coordinates the function of every other system in your body. Subluxation at different levels of your spine will create interference to the organs and areas of your body. The graphic below will give you an idea of how something like asthma could be related to subluxation in the spine.

This does not mean that getting adjusted is the cure for asthma or any other condition. It just means that correcting subluxation in the individual areas of your spine may contribute to improved health in those organs.

The chart

How each level connects.

Synergy Spine and Nerve Center, Spinal Nerve Chart

Spinal levels & related areas.

A reference guide to the regions of the spine and the organs and conditions associated with each level.

Cervical (C1C7)

7 levels

Level	Organs & areas	Common conditions
C1	Head, brain, inner & middle ear, sympathetic nerve system	Headaches, insomnia, brain fog, fatigue, dizziness
C2	Eyes, optic nerve, sinuses, tongue	Sinus issues, allergies, vision problems
C3	Cheeks, outer ear, face bones	Facial neuralgia, acne, eczema
C4	Nose, mouth, lips, eustachian tube	Hay fever, hearing loss, runny nose
C5	Vocal cords, neck glands, pharynx	Hoarseness, sore throats, laryngitis
C6	Neck muscles, shoulders, tonsils, thyroid	Stiff neck, chronic cough, thyroid problems
C7	Thyroid gland, shoulders, elbows	Bursitis, thyroid issues, shoulder pain

Thoracic (T1T12)

12 levels

Level	Organs & areas	Common conditions
T1	Hands, wrists, fingers, esophagus, trachea	Asthma, cough, hand/finger pain
T2	Heart (incl. valves), coronary arteries	Functional heart conditions, chest pain
T3	Lungs, bronchial tubes, pleura, chest, breast	Bronchitis, pleurisy, pneumonia, congestion
T4	Gall bladder, common duct	Gallbladder issues, jaundice, shingles
T5	Liver, solar plexus, blood	Liver conditions, low blood pressure, fatigue
T6	Stomach	Stomach trouble, indigestion, heartburn
T7	Pancreas, duodenum	Ulcers, gastritis
T8	Spleen, diaphragm	Lowered immunity, hiccups
T9	Adrenal glands	Allergies, hives, low energy
T10	Kidneys	Kidney problems, chronic tiredness
T11	Kidneys, ureters	Skin conditions like acne, eczema, boils
T12	Small intestines, lymph circulation	Rheumatism, gas pains, infertility

Lumbar / Sacral (L1SCoccyx)

7 levels

Level	Organs & areas	Common conditions
L1	Large intestines, inguinal rings	Constipation, colitis, diarrhea, hernias
L2	Appendix, abdomen, upper leg	Cramps, varicose veins, breathing difficulty
L3	Sex organs, uterus, bladder, knee	Bladder issues, menstrual trouble, knee pain
L4	Prostate, lower back muscles, sciatic nerve	Sciatica, low back pain, painful urination
L5	Lower legs, ankles, feet	Poor circulation, swollen ankles, weak arches
Sacrum	Hip bones, buttocks	Sacroiliac problems, spinal curvature
Coccyx	Rectum, anus	Hemorrhoids, pruritus, pain at end of spine on sitting

Important note

Chiropractic adjustments are not a cure for asthma, thyroid problems, or any other condition. The nerve chart is a visual aid to show how subluxation at a given spinal level may contribute to interference with the organs supplied by those nerves. Reducing or removing that interference helps the body do what it is already designed to do, heal and regulate itself.

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