Thoracic 1, 2 - Heart
The heart is a highly electrical organ. In fact, the EKG (electrocardiogram) determines how the heart is functioning by picking up the electrical impulses produced by the beating heart. The electrical impulses from the spinal nerves regulate the rate and force of our heart beat. Through our spinal nerves we regulate our heart beat and blood pressure.

The heart is one of the most neurologically and nutritionally sensitive organs of the body. The state of our nervous system is instantly reflected in the function of our heart -- our blood pressure, and the rate and force of our heart beat. 

The nerves from the upper back supply the heart. A subluxation in the upper back that affects the delicate nerves leading to the heart can affect the force of contraction, causing irregularity in the heart rhythm and negatively affecting the blood pressure.

Arm Pain and Heart Attacks
A subluxation in the second thoracic region can also cause pain down the arm. The common source of nerve supply to the arm and to the heart is why heart attacks often produce pain that radiates down the arm. A person complaining of pain that radiates down their arm from their upper back may also be at risk for a heart attack for the same reason.

Spinal subluxation, along with any negative stress, can have long term effects on our heart. The role of increased stress levels on vascular health is increasingly understood. Dr. Greenwood has had patients with cardiac arrhythmias have substantial improvement and, at times, complete resolution, when an implicated T2-subluxation was corrected. Of course, their are many reasons for having various heart problems, but keeping the nervous system free of interference is an essential part of general heart health.

Nutritional Therapy
The number one thing to take with just about any type of heart or blood pressure problem is Cardio-Plus. We also use Cardio Plus, Cardiotrophin PMG, Cataplex E, Cataplex E2, Cataplex B, Cataplex G, Cayenne Pepper and other Standard Process™ whole food supplements. Over consumption of saturated fat and refined food as well as nutritional deficiencies are implicated in our poor heart health. Simply taking blood pressure medication or cholesterol lowering drugs does not improve cardiovascular health. And 20 years from now the act of surgically replacing a few arteries around the heart will probably be viewed the same way we view the routine tonsillectomies of the 1950's.