| Spinal nerves are pairs of sensory and motor nerve | | | | face), called neuralgia, which is any pain originating in a |
| bundles that have their root in the spinal cord. | | | | nerve. Nerves can become trapped, as in the case of |
| Sensory spinal nerves send information from the | | | | carpal tunnel syndrome, or perhaps sciatica, or they |
| sense organs and the body receptors to the central | | | | can become irritated at the spine (their root), as in |
| nervous system, and motor spinal nerves transmit | | | | the case of lumbago, neck pain, and other structural |
| messages to the muscles. Cranial nerves are a group | | | | problems. But damage to the nerve may also be |
| of 12 pairs of sensory, motor, or mixed (having | | | | more severe and long term, resulting in more serious, |
| separate sensory and motor fibers) nerves that | | | | degenerative diseases affecting the movement of |
| connect with the brain stem and the lower parts of | | | | the whole body, such as multiple sclerosis (MS), |
| the brain. Autonomic nerves are motor nerves only | | | | Alzheimer's, or Parkinson's disease, which can cause |
| (part of the autonomic oervous system). They | | | | permanent disabilities. Complementary medicine has |
| regulate a great variety of bodily functions, like the | | | | much to offer in the field of neurological disease, |
| pumping action of the heart muscle, and the smooth | | | | particularly in controlling pain and encouraging normal |
| muscles of the digestive system.All of the CNS's | | | | functioning of nerves that have become pinched or |
| responses are carried along nerves, made up of a | | | | trapped (in the case of a prolapsed or "slipped disk" |
| bundle of nerve fibers (axons) of many nerve cells | | | | for instance) or damaged. Acupuncture, osteopathy, |
| (neurons), which spread out from the CNS and make | | | | chiropractic, most of the bodywork therapies, and |
| up the peripheral nervous system. All activity | | | | nutritional therapy, among others, have a useful role |
| produced by the nervous system is based on | | | | to play. Many modern-day neurological problems are |
| transmitting impulses through this network of | | | | the result of stress, which may cause muscles to |
| neurons. However, for various reasons, this activity | | | | spasm because of posture problems, tension, and |
| can be disrupted.The Results of Nerve DamageWhen | | | | other physical manifestations of the problem. |
| part of the nervous system is damaged, through | | | | Stress-reducing therapies, such as relaxation |
| disease or injury, disorders can occur. This can result | | | | exercises, meditation, and yoga, often have a |
| in minor or temporary problems, such as pins and | | | | beneficial effect on the nervous system as a whole. |
| needles, or cause pain in certain areas (such as the | | | | |