Brain to Body Connection

It is well documented in the scientific community and through medical research that the brain controls all functions and regulation of the entire body. The brain communicates to all organs, tissues, muscles and glands through the spinal cord and nerve system. See Windsor Autopsies

The primary area of your Central Nervous System is the Cervical Spine (neck). The top two vertebrae in the neck, the atlas and the axis protect the base of your brain (brain stem). Misalignment (subluxation) in this area affects the function of every organ in your entire body.

Mental impulses are sent from your brain through a forward curve in your cervical spine. This curve can be viewed from a side x-ray of your neck. Neurosurgeons call this curve “The Arc of Life.” The curve needs to be at 39-45 degrees (ideally 42 degree) and any loss of your normal arc of life is considered a severe neurological problem because it will pull down on the base of your brain, stretch your spinal cord and compress your nerves. Loss of your normal arc will also accelerate spinal decay and degeneration.

This video depicts losing the normal healthy curve in the neck and progressing to severe degeneration.

Recent research has shown that spinal kyphosis (loss of the cervical curve) causes demyelination and neuronal loss in the spinal cord:

Here are the results found in the Spine Journal done at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.

RESULTS:
There is a significant correlation between the kyphotic angle (loss of curve) and the degree of spinal cord flattening. The spinal cord was compressed most intensely at the apex of the kyphosis, where demyelination of the anterior cord as well as neuronal loss and atrophy of the spinal nerves were observed. Demyelination progressed as the kyphotic deformity became more severe, initially affecting the anterior cord and later extending to the lateral and then the posterior parts of the spinal cord. Angiography also revealed a decrease of the vascular distribution to the compressed spinal cord.

CONCLUSIONS:
Progressive loss of arch in the cervical spine resulted in degeneration of nerve fibers, chronic compression of the spinal cord, and decreased blood flow through the carotid arteries leading to decreased lifespan.

Posture is the Window to the Spine

Remember, health isn’t how you look or how you are feeling. See diseases that are present with no signs or symptoms. It’s how you’re functioning and healing. All healing and functioning is controlled by the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. This is why it is vital to take care of the system that controls and regulates everything in the body.

“To Live a long, active, energetic life, few things matter more than good posture.”
~Rene Cailliet, M.D.

Maintaining proper posture throughout your life is essential. The most common abnormal posture is Forward Head Posture. Common problems that are associated with Forward Head Posture are the following: