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My main focus while treating Jeff was correcting his Atlas. This is the first vertebra at the top of your spine, also known as the C1. I also wanted to take pressure off of his cranium so any brain function wasn’t inhibited. By doing this we can then calm the nervous system which has been over excited. This excitement causes everything below the brain stem to become hypertonic (very tight and tender to the touch). As you can see from the chart below Jeff had 3 Vectors of Force, a vector of force is inter-cranial pressure that stems from cranial bones adjusting due to trauma or an imbalance stemming from the body. Looking at the chart above the three X’s indicated are the vector areas. The Vestibularcochlear, Facial, Trigeminal, Oculomotor, and Vagus nerve had been inhibited through these forces in the cranium and atlas. We can also see Arndt–Schulz Law in full affect here as well as the affected right arm. The inhibition of these nerves were causing Jeff to have facial paralysis, spee...

                         Runners! Runners! Runners! Achilles tendinitis is a condition that has not only plagued runners but many other athletes. Often this may sound worse than it is, so let me explain. The large tendon in the back of the ankle (your Achilles) can become irritated and inflamed. Achilles tendinitis is common with many recreati onal athletes and overuse of the Achilles tendon can cause damaging inflammation leading to pain and swelling in the ankle. This is onset by overuse of calf muscles, reduced flexibility and over pronation of the feet. Other factors attributing to your Achilles tendinitis are recent changes in footwear, and changes in exercise training schedules. Many times long distance runners will have symptoms of Achilles tendinitis after increasing mileage or hill training. Age plays a factor in this as well, as we get older tendons, like other tissues in the body, become less flexible, more rig...

The average woman takes 10,000 steps a day. Many don’t know this but high heels shift the weight and force of each step distributing more pressure on the ball of the foot and on the bones at the   base of the toes. An average 3 inch heel creates three to six times more stress on the front of the foot than a shoe with a one-inch heel. Flats eliminate most of this pressure on the toes, distributing the weight more evenly through the foot. Many patients complain of bunions, heel pain, toe deformities, tight calf’s, and trapped nerves (neuropathy). In fact, trapped nerves and many types of bone deformations corrected by surgeries can be linked back to their high-heeled shoe choice. We don’t just see problems in the foot, the ankle, knee, and hip joints can all be compromised by high heel wearers. When you walk in tennis shoes or flats, the muscles of the calf and thigh have an opportunity to contract as well as stretch out. This not only keeps the muscles mobile and healthy but also h...

Hey everyone, I was watching this video the other day and wanted to share. As you know Neurosomatic therapy believes form follows function and function follows form, so naturally it can be understood that your posture can affect how you feel everyday. Take a few minutes and watch this video on Power Postures from Amy Cuddy. As Amy explains how power postures not only empower you but can change the physiology inside your body, the link between form and function is apparent. Amy's study looks into levels of Testosterone, our dominance hormone and cortisone, our stress hormone. Powerful and high power leaders tend to have higher testosterone levels and low cortisone levels making them assertive but level headed under pressure. In this study, subjects sit in either a low or high power pose for 2 minutes, in this short time there are significant changes in hormone levels. Low power poses tended to yield less testosterone and more cortisone levels in test subjects, Where as high power po...