A healthy spine contributes to the well-being and quality of life. The spine is the pillar of the human body. It is essentially responsible for nearly every move we make. It also protects the spinal cord, which insulate the nerves. These nerves connect to our brain to various organs and muscles, sending and transmitting messages for movement and body function to the rest of the body.
The spine is a column of bones called vertebrae. Human body is composed of 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumber, 5 sacral, and 3-5 coccyx vertebrae. Surrounded by the spine, the spinal cord, nerves, blood vessels and lymph nodes are linked together.
The functions of the spinal cord depend on the condition of the vertebrae. When the mobility of the vertebrae becomes dull, the reflexes become dull. When the spine is distorted, the nerves are compressed, and as a result, all the organs controlled by those nerves will not perform properly. The purpose of therapy is to correct the distorted vertebrae and normalize the functions of the organs, muscles, tissues and nerves.