Technic and Practice of ChiropracticLoban, Joy Maxwell
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Technic and Practice of Chiropractic
Loban, Joy Maxwell
Chiropractic
_Rectum_: Lower lumbar ganglia by inferior mesenteric and plevic
plexuses, through superior and inferior hemorrhoidal plexus to rectum.
Adjustment L 4 or 5. Visceral branches from the third and fourth sacral
nerves also pass directly to the rectal wall and sacral adjustment may
affect rectum or anus.
_Bladder_: The urinary bladder is innervated by the vesical plexus from
the pelvic, and by sacral nerve fibres direct. It is said that the
vesical plexus contains many spinal nerve fibres which are derived from
the second and fourth lumbar nerves especially. Clinically the second
or the fourth lumbar will control the bladder much oftener than the
sacrum.
_Prostate Gland, Seminal Vesicles, Penis, and Urethra_: By the vesical
and prostatic plexuses derived from the pelvic plexuses, divisions of
the hypogastric plexus, which is formed of the abdominal aortic plexus
and filaments from the lumbar ganglia. The latter receive filaments
from the second and third lumbar nerves. There is a connection with the
sacral nerves also by the pelvic plexus, though the lumbar adjustment
appears the more potent.
_Testes and Scrotum_: Ilioinguinal from second lumbar, genital branch
of genito-femoral from second and third lumbar nerves, internal pudic
nerve from the pudendal plexus, and spermatic and pelvic plexuses. The
most effective adjustment for scrotal or testicular diseases is L 3.
_Uterus and Vagina_: Uterovaginal plexus from the pelvic and containing
spinal nerve fibres from L 4, L 5, and sacrum.
_Ovaries and Fallopian Tubes_: The ovarian plexus receives fibres from
the abdominal aortic and through it from the lumbar ganglia, influenced
by second lumbar adjustment.
_Brachial Plexus_: The brachial plexus of spinal nerves arises from
the nerves from the fifth cervical to the first thoracic inclusive
and controls the voluntary muscles of the upper extremity, with its
integument. Muscle groups, rather than single muscles, are represented
for the most part in the spinal segments giving off these nerves, and
the ramification of the nerves within the plexus is such that almost
any given muscle might be affected by more than one spinal subluxation.
Below are given the principal connections:
_Pectoralis Major and Minor Muscles_: Sixth or seventh cervical through
internal anterior thoracic nerve and first dorsal through external
anterior thoracic.
_Shoulder Joint_: The joint, muscles covering the joint, and integument
of this region are innervated by the circumflex nerve which traces
through the plexus to fifth and sixth cervical nerves. Sixth cervical
adjustment usually affects this joint.
_Serratus Magnus Muscle_: Sixth cervical by long thoracic, or External
Respiratory Nerve of Bell.
_Elbow Joint_: Sixth cervical vertebra by musculocutaneous nerve.
_Anterior Arm Muscles_: Sixth cervical.
_Posterior Arm Muscles_: Seventh cervical and first dorsal.
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