Massage by Design School

11/23/2022

Nov 24, 2022 - 11:30 AM ~ Nov 27, 2022 - 12:00 PM - Purchase a gift certificate for that someone special and receive a 15% discount. This special offer is valid between 11/24/22 and 11/27/22.

08/21/2022

We apologize for the delay in getting our school back up and online. However, in the next couple of months we will be launching our new website that will be for our 600 hour hybrid massage education! Please follow us to make sure you are notified when that happens.

01/17/2020

It looks like we will be postponing the January 20th start until the spring. New and revised curriculum and pattern of education. Keep looking for updates on this page. Thank you everyone!

11/17/2019

Are you ready for your new career? Join us for your complete education! Evening classes beginning January 20,2020. Start your new year off right!

09/23/2019

09/23/2019

We are going to postponing the evening class that was to begin this evening so that we can give additional students to chance to join us! If you have any questions for enrolling please give us a call!

08/11/2019

08/11/2019

08/11/2019

We have an updated website! www.massagebydesignschool.com. You can now apply for school by downloading the application and emailing it to us. Check it out and remember we are now enrolling for our evening class that begins on September 23, 2019.

06/13/2019

September 23rd start date for the evening class is not that far away. If you are looking for a rewarding career give us a call!

05/25/2019

Remember and Honor

04/04/2019

We are now enrolling for our night program starting September 23rd in our Columbia Falls location!

10/15/2017

We are now an on-site school!! The first class began in September and we are so thrilled to have new therapists begin their education. The new name is Bodies in Harmony Institute of Massage and Therapeutic Studies. Check us out on facebook and visit the new website, http://bodiesinharmony.net/ With the combined experience of myself and Lisa Morrow we have built the best!

02/26/2017

What Are Cervical Nerves?

Cervical nerves are spinal nerves from the first seven vertebrae of the spinal cord. These seven vertebrae, called C1 through C7, begin at the base of the skull and make up the cervical spine in humans and most other mammals. There are eight cervical nerves, designated C1 through C8, with C1 through C7 emerging from above the cervical vertebra of the same number and nerve C8 emerging from below vertebra C7, the furthest from the skull. These nerves are connected to the muscles of the upper body and are among the most important in the nervous system.

Each cervical nerve innervates — stimulates — part of the upper body. Beyond the spine in the peripheral nervous system, these nerves branch, split, and intertwine. C1 through C4 form a structure in the neck called the cervical plexus, while C4 through C8, along with the first thoracic spinal nerve (T1), form the brachial plexus. Therefore, a particular cervical nerve can branch into multiple parts of the body, and a particular part of the body can be connected to more than one cervical nerve.

The head and neck are innervated by cervical nerves C1, C2, and C3. The thoracic diaphragm, a sheet of muscle across the lower rib cage essential to respiration, is innervated by C3, C4, and C5. Nerves C5, C6, C7, and C8, along with T1, split into a series of branches that innervate the arms, hands, and shoulders, as well as some muscles in the thorax.

Some of the nerves that branch off include the great auricular nerve, lesser occipital nerve, and transverse cervical nerve, which provide sensation on different parts of the head and neck, as well as the ansa cervicalis, which connects to the muscles of the neck. The phrenic nerve controls the diaphragm. Nerves connecting the cervical spine to the arms, shoulders, and hands include the radial nerve, ulnar nerve, and axillary nerve.

The cervical nerves are essential to sensation and motor control, and damage to them caused by disease or spinal injuries can result in partial or total loss of feeling and mobility in the upper body. It can also affect the autonomic nervous system in the torso, resulting in problems with digestion, respiration, and bowel and bladder control. Injuries at higher vertebrae generally cause greater impairment than injuries at lower vertebrae, and sufficient damage to the higher nerves can result in total quadriplegia — loss of use of all the limbs and the torso. The importance of the thoracic diaphragm to respiration means that a person can no longer breathe independently if the spine is severed above C3, although he or she can be kept alive by a respirator.

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Art by Wataru Yoshida