We know according to the Dentate Ligament Cord Distortion Hypothesis, the dentate ligament holds the spinal cord to as the anterior half or at about two o’clock position of the spinal cord. Its primary function is to pass on the pressure of stress as a result distortive forces to the dura. Pressure exerted [...]

Read More »

There is a gradient character to the effects of conduction blockage. In other words, the greater the pressure the larger the amount of nerve flow is affected.
When a spinal nerve (root) is subjected to pressure, the order of functional deficit is the loss of motor function, proprioception, touch, temperature, pain and finally sympathetic system [...]

Read More »

Flexion of the cervical spine pulls the nerve root to the upper margin of the intervetebral foramen at the C8 to T5 level. The same phenomenon was also found to occur in the lumbar and sacral nerves.
Related PostsHow does subluxation affect proper nerve function?Dentate Ligament Cord Distortion HypothesisBlocked Atlantal Nerve Syndrome in Infants and Small [...]

Read More »