Praise For: Evaluation and Corrections for Vagus Nerve Involvement

Knowing how global the effects of vagus nerve could impact on our body, I wish to learn the way to evaluate and correct these.

I learnt how to evaluate a vagus nerve distortion, and the techniques and protocol for it.

Since quite a lot of the patients in my clinic do show certain signs of vagus nerve irritation, most commonly due to a chronic stressful environment. I find the vagus reflex points useful as an add-on to my usual practice.

Thanks a lot for teaching us such a comprehensive protocol.

I joined the course to gain knowledge to help my pediatric patients. The program was very informative (there were a lot of clinical tidbits to apply in clinic) and the instructors were quick to answer any questions.

This program gave me tools to help pediatric patients in my practice in order to help with any digestive issues and colic symptoms; it also deepened my knowledge and understanding of cranial work.

I have a post-concussion patient that is currently presenting with vagus nerve symptoms with which I am using the protocol. Thank you for this great course.

My Three Takeaways from this class:
1. Learned different indicators for vagus nerve involvement.
2. Identify and correct for occipital compression and sideslip.
3. Number 1 take away look for anterior atlas and specific adjustment for atlas.

I now recognize when a patient has vagus nerve involvement and how to specifically adjust occiput, atlas and temporal bone in various ways to help balance the system. I have adjusted occipital compression and anterior atlas on multiple patients and feel my adjustment is much more specific. I look forward to seeing the progress.

I recommend this program to any chiropractor looking to adjust more specifically for better results. Some things like temporal adjustments were confusing to me and I will need a lot of practice. This is where I sometimes need an in person seminar

I’ve taken several of your programs and feel so much confidence in my adjustments while using many of the things I’ve learned. Thank you so much for offering so much to help chiropractors achieve even better results.

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.

I took this course to gain a deeper understanding of how chiropractic adjustments can enhance and support the vagus nerve specifically. I feel that in the last few years I have seen a lot of unqualified health practitioners/life coaches, etc. throwing the term ‘vagal tone’ and downplaying its role by listing vague exercises that people can do to enhance it without any assessment or understanding of it. Sometimes I have parents that come in and say they’ve googled things to help their child develop vagal tone etc. As a chiropractor that stresses the importance of a well-regulated nervous system and having the knowledge and tools to do so, it made sense for me to do a course specifically dedicated to the vagus nerve to benefit my clients.

This course has given me more clarity and depth to how chiropractic adjustments specifically address where the vagus nerve may be irritated. In particular, I’ve found it more helpful with explaining to Mums when they bring in their bubs, how a small adjustment at the correct place can change a whole host of symptoms that bub is presenting with. You don’t need to correct everything head to toe, just spend more time trying to locate the area where the irritation is. I’m even spending less time in the session as I’m looking for certain findings. The course has given me more specificity when assessing clients and adjusting with a plan and how to recheck after the adjustment instead of relying on Mums reporting the issue is improving.

I’m applying the knowledge from this course more with my paediatric clients. From applying my SOT knowledge, it was common for me to perform dural releases, clear out the occiput (normally traction or posterior), sacrum and HH and ICV releases. It was the first time I had heard of to also check the 1st rib/clavicle and anterior Atlas. It makes sense when you follow the vagus nerves path along the osseous structures! This assessment is part of my adjusting protocols now and I have found that with every paediatric client that the results and alleviation of symptoms are much faster. i.e. I’m seeing faster results in the visit and by the 2nd 3rd visit already. I was getting good results before but now I know and am seeing even better and faster results. The assessment and corrections for the vagus nerve makes sense, is clinically relevant and parents get it.
Thanks for creating a great and well thought out course for chiropractors to learn and benefit from. It’s very versatile and can easily be incorporated into care regardless of technique preference.