In almost every chapter in this book, we list nerve pressure as a possible cause of organ dysfunction and that it should be evaluated by a chiropractor.
The energy source or electricity that makes each organ function is the nervous system. Even when the organ is perfectly healthy, if some factor is blocking the nerve flow to it, it will not function properly. It is like a good electric light with a faulty switch or wire. Changing the bulb won't help, we need to find the cause and correct it.
When nerve pressure is the cause or a contributing factor in organ dysfunction, it is the author's opinion that a good chiropractor is the best trained professional to locate and correct this aspect of the problem. Remember though, if for example you suffer from hypoadrenia and the nerve system is a contributing cause, but not the only one, and you indulge in sweets, caffeine, alcohol, and are under lots of stress, many more corrective measures must be taken and the faulty living habits eliminated before restoration of health is complete. Once again we stress that there are many possible causes of dysfunction. We must in each case find the cause or causes contributing and deal with each one to be able to restore the body correctly and totally.
Research done at the University of Colorado has shown that only 45mm. mercury pressure is needed for 10 seconds on a spinal nerve, to cause a 60% loss of that nerve's electrical potential. Put a blood pressure cuff on your arm and inflate it to 45mm.Hg to see how little this is. If a nerve's electrical potential is decreased by 60%, only 40% of the energy that usually reaches the organs, glands, muscles, supplied by that nerve will reach these structures, and decreased function will result. If the nerve pressure stays for 1-3 hours or more, neurotoxins are produced. For peripheral nerves150mm. Pressure is needed.
It should be easy for the reader to visualize how a slight rotation in the vertebra, or a muscle pulling too hard, or not hard enough, on a vertebral attachment can set up tissue irritation, possible inflammation, and resultant pressure of 45mm. or more, with the resultant loss of nerve supply to the involved areas.
A properly executed vertebral adjustment can often remove nerve pressure or realign the spine so the tissue inflammation has a chance to subside, and the nerve supply to the involved organs, glands, muscles, etc. are restored to normal. The author feels that reflex work or massage to the involved muscles will also help assure that the problem does not recur, since muscles play an important role in holding bones in proper position. Proper exercise is also important.
Improper diet, emotional stress, etc., can cause weakened muscles and tissues. The author has viewed it many times that after a party or wedding there would be an increase in back and neck strains. We feel that the excess of sweets and/or alcohol indulged in during these get-togethers put the muscles in a weakened state and decrease our capacity to lift, thus making muscular injury more likely to occur. In these cases the dietary indiscretions caused the vertebral misalignments and both needed to be dealt with.
Below are listed levels of nerve supply to the various organs in the body (occasionally there is slight variation between individuals). Some levels listed are not direct nerve supplies but tend to be involved due to reflex action.
Pituitary - C1 Thyroid - C2-C7 Heart - T1-T2 Lungs - T3 Gallbladder - T4 Stomach - T5-T9 Pancreas - T6-T7 Liver - T6-T8 Spleen - T7-T8 Adrenals - T9-T10 Kidneys - T10-T12 Small Intestines - T10-T12 Ileocecal Valve - L1-L2 Large Intestine - L1-L4 Uterus, Bladder, Ovaries - L1-L5 Prostate - L3-L5