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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

utilize the techniques in this book, you will notice improvement. EFTA00810001 I I EFTA00810002 PART ONE ANATOMICAL FACTS OLD AND NEW: THE POLYVAGAL THEORY Overcoming Health Challenges: Are You Fighting the Heads of the Hydra? Many people struggle with health issues. Often their stories are rem

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

are exposed to bright light, when we wish to cut down on visual input, when there is something 65 EFTA00810067 ANATOMICAL FACTS OLD AND NEW: THE POLYVAGAL THEORY that we do not want to see emotionally, or when we want to withdraw from external sensory stimuli and contemplate our own thoughts. When we

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

ral model linking autistic behavior to specific physiological states of the autonomic nervous 165 EFTA00810167 ANATOMICAL FACTS OLD AND NEW: THE POLYVAGAL THEORY system. This allows us the possibility to develop more effective strategies for treating autism. When we see that many of these individuals