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0810007 ANATOMICAL FACTS OLD AND NEW: THE POLYVAGAL THEORY can mitigate or terminate these many seemingly separate issues—perhaps we can find the Hydra's mortal head. The common thread may be a fairly simple one: All of the problems in this list occur at least partly from dorsal vagal activity or a

vous System iocir PART ONE: Anatomical Facts Old and New: The Polyvagal Theory 1 Overcoming Health Challenges: Are You Fighting the Heads of the Hydra? 1 The Heads of the Hydra: Common Problems Related to Cranial- Nerve Dysfunction 3 Chapter 1:Get to Know Your Autonomic Nervous System ...__....

ese allow us to roll our eyes up, down, right, or left. We can extend our field of vision even further if we use the neck muscles to move our head. CN XI, the spinal accessory nerve, controls the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles. These muscles move our head so that we can look up, down, and

reatments by testing for function of the ventral vagus nerve branch. If a client exhibits some of the symptoms that I describe as the "heads of the Hydra" (see list at the beginning of Part One), and if testing her indicates ventral vagal dysfunction, it's often possible to improve the person's condi

e state of our autonomic nervous system. 102 EFTA00810104 The Polyvaga I Theory—A New Paradigm for Health Care? Shoulder, Neck, and Head Pain: CN XI, Trapezius, and SCM In addition to being one of the five "social engagement" nerves, cranial nerve XI (the "spinal accessory nerve") has a special

you start a simple journal. Write down any symptoms or issues that bother you. Also, take a look at the many symptoms listed in the "Heads of the Hydra" list at the beginning of Part One. You might want to add one or more of these to your list. Note how often a given symptom has appeared. For examp

he levator scapulae, which is innervated by spinal nerves C3—05. This kind of stiff neck will not be eliminated solely by improving the function of CN XI and the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles. (See "The Levator Scapulae Muscle" on page 104). Part of the stiffness may also come from a hia