22/12/2025
Thank you Camille Nelson for your explanation r✨The Neck is the place where the skeletal structure meets the outer expression of emotion. Rarely impacted directly, any convergence between a head impact and body impact will create postural change and outward emotional change as well.
The nerves that flow from C3 to C7 power the muscles of your neck, shoulders, arms and hands. They are also connected to breath, communication, expression, regulation, gestures, stress, tension, embracing life and the you of you.
We often talk about someone being a “pain in the neck”, and vice versa in that neck pain can also be something we are unwilling to see or look at.
C3 & C4 are supporting the diaphragm and breathing. When these nerves are restricted, the breath feels shallow and life feels heavy. Emotionally, this is where the terms “cat got your tongue?” and “bite your tongue!” come from. It’s the unspoken words, a grief sitting in the upper chest, and a feeling of being burdened by life.
C5 also central to the diaphragmatic rhythm, controls arm movements and stabilises the shoulder. Emotional it reflects the ability to reach out for support, opportunities and connections. The ability to embrace life free from anxiety and fear of failure.
C6 supports wrist extension, strength of hands and grip, the ability to hold on. Emotionally, it mirrors how tightly you grip life- “To let go of something you must stop holding on to it”. It’s the sensory perception of the environment meeting the outer expression and emotional state. Think of hand gestures while explaining and expressing a life experience.
C7 powers the triceps, movements like pushing and kneading. It is our centre for Self Defence response. This is where our Stress is held and picked up by. On an emotional level, it represents boundaries, personal power, and the ability to cope with stress, the alarm bells of a threat to the emotional well being.
At True Axis we find the cause of neck pain by looking to the head and body converging forces. Once released an unwinding through the cervical vertebrae creates emotional release and relaxation.
A path can then open up to rebalance the emotional thought tensions and patterns. Creating a freedom of expression, embracing life and letting go of fear, being able to breathe deeper and handle life with confidence.
Restoring Balance isn’t only structural…
It’s a return to who you are beneath the surface of your injuries.