Evaluation and Corrections for Vagus Nerve Involvement
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CEU Hrs: 6
Early Registration: June 3rd
Full Registration: July 15th
Enrollment Deadline: August 26th
First Class: September 2nd
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Vagus Nerve Evaluation and Correction Protocols

The vagus nerve plays a vital role in autonomic nervous system regulation, affecting everything from digestion and immune response to heart rate, mood, and inflammation. Misalignments or tension patterns in the upper cervical spine, cranium, and dural system can interfere with vagal tone—contributing to a host of symptoms in both pediatric and adult populations.

In this on-demand online training, you’ll learn how to identify and correct vagus nerve imbalances using specific chiropractic techniques. This course offers a step-by-step breakdown of the neurological anatomy and physiology of the vagus nerve and outlines the practical, hands-on protocols to address its involvement.

Whether you’re caring for newborns with latching issues, children with gut-brain axis imbalances, or adults experiencing chronic fatigue, digestive disorders, or anxiety-related symptoms—this class will give you the clinical tools you need to confidently assess and support vagus nerve function.

What You’ll Learn

  • The anatomical and physiological pathways of the vagus nerve and its impact on systemic health
  • How to evaluate for vagus nerve involvement through observable signs and palpation indicators
  • Specific adjustment protocols to reduce interference along the vagus nerve pathway, including occipital, cervical, cranial, and soft tissue corrections
  • Strategies to restore parasympathetic tone and improve autonomic balance

Resources Provided

  • Video class modules
  • Evaluation & technique presentations
  • Practical demonstrations
  • Calls to action (CTAs)
  • Complete PDF workbooks
  • Full transcriptions of video classes
  • Email access to Dr. Rosen & Dr. Watson

Why Take This Course?

  • Improve patient outcomes in cases involving digestive issues, immune dysregulation, anxiety, sleep problems, and developmental challenges
  • Expand your chiropractic skill set with neurological assessment and correction protocols
  • Support whole-body wellness by addressing one of the most powerful regulatory nerves in the body

Who Is This Course For?

Chiropractors who want to:

  • Go beyond symptom-based care and dive into neurology-based chiropractic approaches
  • Enhance their effectiveness with pediatric, family, and wellness-based practice members
  • Gain confidence in assessing and adjusting the vagus nerve safely and effectively

This course is ideal for both beginner and advanced chiropractors looking to sharpen their skills and deliver deeper, more lasting results.

Course Contents

10 Modules | 10 CTAs

Class 1 – Anatomy and Physiology of Vagus

Class 2 – Jugular Foramen

Class 3 – Evaluation and Correction of Vagus Nerve Involvement

Class 4 – CMRT Demonstration

Class 5 – Atlas Dural Meningeal Restriction

Class 6 – Atlas Correction

Class 7 – Temporal and Occipital Corrections

Class 8 – Demonstration on Older Child

Class 9 – Demonstration of Vagus Nerve Evaluation

Class 10 – Review

Meet the Instructors

Dr. Martin Rosen, DC, CSCP, CSPP & Dr. Nancy Watson, DC, CSP

As early as first quarter in chiropractic school they were attracted to each other’s commitment to chiropractic and the pursuit of excellence.  Their combined 80 years of personal and clinical and teaching experience, in delivering the chiropractic adjustment is unparalleled in the chiropractic profession.  Their international outreach through teaching, writing and lecturing has been a driving force in their personal and professional careers since their first seminar taught together as students, in 1979.

Their years of experience have taught them what works and what does not work to create a successful practice and lifestyle. The more competent and comprehensive your expertise you will find that more patients will seek your services and your practice will grow exponentially.

Feedback From Similar Courses

  • Hailey Burpo, DC

    I really enjoyed learning more in depth about occipital side slip and compression. I felt confused in this area during other classes and this really broke it down even more and explained it better. I really enjoyed doing the cranial specific Vagus release inner oral technique and have already seen a difference in a few patients with gut issues. Also learning about the anterior atlas and how to test for it was very eye-opening and it makes so much sense now once it was explained.

    I feel like taking these courses has only added to my bag of tricks so to say to help with those cases that are maybe normally ones that I would send out. I feel I am getting stronger in these areas.

    Last week I was working on an adult patient and worked the occipital compression technique and they had immediate relief when they got up from the table and were amazed. I had one pediatric patient that was still having torticollis issues and I started implementing the anterior atlas and hopefully we will see a change in symptoms soon.

    I always recommend your courses because they are so in-depth and it gives you so much information that you can take and start implementing into your practice. I have already been sharing information about the anterior Atlas with the other doctor in my office.

    Thank you so much for another great program.

  • Dr. Allison von Flotow

    This course was awesome. I feel like I’m connecting more deeply with chiropractic adjusting and principles that affect our entire system. This makes me feel like a more confident and competent chiropractor.

    One specific instance is how the temporal bone can affect the jaw because I see so many patients with jaw deviation that’s not always coming from jaw musculature.

    I would recommend this course to everyone since I don’t feel like you learn this material anywhere else. If you are a chiropractor you need to know this information and your patients need you to know!

    Thank you so much for a great course, I’m really looking forward to the SOT certification program over the next year.

  • Dr. Vanessa Moorcroft

    Thank you so much for the fantastic course! I decided to take the course as we see so many babies with reflux, colic, and nervous irritability. Adolescents that are otherwise “healthy” with vaso-vagal syncope, etc. who doctors can’t help, and adults in severe sympathetic overdrive who have burn-out, stomach and digestive issues with no apparent causes, etc. I wanted to know more to be able to help these patients better.

    I see the immense impact of the Vagus nerve and how many patients have these restrictions which I wasn’t able to accurately assess or treat in this much detail before! Last week I had an (adult) new patient with 2 episodes of hyperextension injuries to her neck, medically unexplainable stomach pain directly after and a clicky sensation in her cervico-thoracic junction as well. Corrected C1 and occipital compression, and the next couple of days she said she slept better, and had fewer episodes of acute stomach flair-ups. Continuing treatment and we’re seeing how it goes. Good start so far! Going to move on to CT junction/clavicle and see what happens.

    Thank you for a wonderful program! Was extremely insightful and I’m looking forward to implementing more of these techniques on my patients and looking forward to see how we can help them better.

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