Spine Education

C1

Areas & parts of body: Blood supply to the head, pituitary gland, scalp, bones of the face, brain, inner and middle ear, sympathetic nervous system.

Possible symptoms: Headaches · Nervousness · Insomnia · Headcolds · High blood pressure · Migraine · Nervous breakdowns · Amnesia · Chronic tiredness · Dizziness

C2

Areas & parts of body: Eyes, optic nerves, auditory nerves, sinuses, mastoid bones, tongue, forehead.

Possible symptoms: Sinus trouble · Allergies · Pain around the eyeballs · Earache · Fainting spells · Certain cases of blindness · Crossed eyes · Deafness

C3

Areas & parts of body: Cheeks, outer ear, face bones, teeth, trifacial nerve.

Possible symptoms: Neuralgia · Neuritis · Acne or pimples · Eczema

C4

Areas & parts of body: Nose, lips, mouth, eustachian tube.

Possible symptoms: Hay fever · Runny nose · Hearing loss · Adenoids

C5

Areas & parts of body: Vocal cords, neck glands, pharynx.

Possible symptoms: Laryngitis · Hoarseness · Throat conditions such as sore throat or quinsy

C6

Areas & parts of body: Neck muscles, shoulders, tonsils.

Possible symptoms: Stiff neck · Pain in upper arm · Tonsillitis · Chronic cough · Croup

C7

Areas & parts of body: Thyroid gland, bursae in the shoulders, elbows.

Possible symptoms: Bursitis · Colds · Thyroid conditions

T1

Areas & parts of body: Arms from the elbows down, including hands, wrists and fingers, esophagus and trachea.

Possible symptoms: Asthma · Cough · Difficult breathing · Shortness of breath · Pain in lower arms and hands

T2

Areas & parts of body: Heart, including its valves and covering, coronary arteries.

Possible symptoms: Functional heart conditions and certain chest conditions

T3

Areas & parts of body: Lungs, bronchial tubes, pleura, chest, breast.

Possible symptoms: Bronchitis · Pleurisy · Pneumonia · Congestion · Influenza

T4

Areas & parts of body: Gallbladder, common duct.

Possible symptoms: Gallbladder conditions · Jaundice · Shingles

T5

Areas & parts of body: Liver, solar plexus, circulation (general).

Possible symptoms: Liver conditions · Fevers · Blood pressure problems · Poor circulation · Arthritis

T6

Areas & parts of body: Stomach.

Possible symptoms: Stomach troubles including: Nervous stomach · Indigestion · Heartburn · Dyspepsia

T7

Areas & parts of body: Pancreas, duodenum.

Possible symptoms: Ulcers · Gastritis

T8

Areas & parts of body: Spleen.

Possible symptoms: Lowered resistance

T9

Areas & parts of body: Adrenal and suprarenal glands.

Possible symptoms: Allergies · Hives

T10

Areas & parts of body: Kidneys.

Possible symptoms: Kidney troubles · Hardening of the arteries · Chronic tiredness · Nephritis · Pyelitis

T11

Areas & parts of body: Kidneys, ureter.

Possible symptoms: Skin conditions such as acne · Pimples · Eczema · Boils

T12

Areas & parts of body: Small intestines, lymph circulation.

Possible symptoms: Rheumatism · Gas pains · Certain types of sterility

L1

Areas & parts of body: Large intestines, inguinal rings.

Possible symptoms: Constipation · Colitis · Dysentery · Diarrhea · Some ruptures or hernias

L2

Areas & parts of body: Appendix, abdomen, upper leg.

Possible symptoms: Cramps · Difficult breathing · Minor varicose veins

L3

Areas & parts of body: Sex organs, uterus, bladder, knees.

Possible symptoms: Bladder troubles · Menstrual troubles such as painful or irregular periods · Miscarriages · Bed wetting · Impotency · Change of life symptoms · Many knee pains

L4

Areas & parts of body: Prostate gland, muscles of the lower back, sciatic nerve.

Possible symptoms: Sciatica · Lumbago · Difficult, painful or too frequent urination · Backaches

L5

Areas & parts of body: Lower legs, ankles, feet.

Possible symptoms: Poor circulation in the legs · Swollen ankles · Weak ankles and arches · Cold feet · Weakness in the legs · Leg cramps

Sacrum

Areas & parts of body: Hip bones, buttocks.

Possible symptoms: Sacroiliac conditions · Spinal curvatures

Coccyx

Areas & parts of body: Rectum, anus.

Possible symptoms: Hemorrhoids (piles) · Pruritis (itching) · Pain at the end of spine on sitting