Spinal Health and the Nervous System: The technique is rooted in the idea that the spine plays a central role in maintaining the function of the nervous system, which controls and coordinates every function in the body. Misalignments, tensions, or blockages in the spine (often referred to as "subluxations") can lead to dysfunction or interference in the nervous system, which in turn can manifest as physical or emotional health problems. Within the autonomic nervous system, we have our sympathetic nervous system which protects us during times of threat (fight/ flight). Whether it's physical, emotional or chemical; if the body experiences something it doesn't like it goes into protection mode. Curling in to protect the heart, ramping up adrenals and hormones. To balance that out, we have our parasympathetic nervous system (rest/digest). It is designed to bring our levels back down to its natural state after the threat has passed. However, in today's society we're inundated with stress on a daily basis which makes it hard for that natural balance to take place. When stress isn't properly processed it remains stored in the spine. This is even more prevalent with emotional stress or traumatic events. Every time we replay a stressful event in our mind, our body can't differentiate that the threat is in the past. This reactivates the fight/ flight response and all the ramped up levels of the sympathetic nervous system and keeps the body stuck in fight/ flight.