Mid-back
Nerves come from all parts of the spine but a special group of nerves - the sympathetic nerves - exit from between the thoracic vertebrae (mid-back). These nerves help regulate your: heart rate, breathing, digestion, body temperature, blood pressure, digestion and blood supply to your heart, lungs, kidneys, intestines, stomach, bowels, sexual organs, liver, spleen, pancreas, glands - even your eyes, ears and brain! These sympathetic nerves form nerve chains (called the sympathetic chain, of course). Uninterrupted communication between your sympathetic nerves and your internal organs is essential for your resistance to disease, body function and overall health.
Unnatural movement or locking of your thoracic vertebrae and its related tissues can restrict the movement of your heart, lungs and other organs in your chest cavity and also prevent the proper draining of fluids from your head, brain, throat, heart and lungs which may cause congestion of body fluids and affect the proper flow of blood to these organs. Also, the vertebral subluxation complex can irritate the nerves coming from your spine to your sympathetic chain, affecting the blood and supply and proper function of yoru internal organs. Because unhealthy spinal function in the thoracic area can affect so many organs, when your chiropractor releases pressure in the area the benefits can be both physically and psychologically profound.
