Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve by Rosenberg, Stanley -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Titlepage Copyright Dedication Foreword Foreword Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: The Autonomic Nervous System PART ONE: Anatomical Facts Old and New: The Polyvagal Theory

Chapter 1: Get to Know Your Autonomic Nervous System

The Twelve Cranial Nerves Cranial Nerve Dysfunction and Social Engagement Treating the Cranial Nerves The Spinal Nerves The Enteric Nervous System

Chapter 2: The Polyvagal Theory

The Three Circuits of the Autonomic Nervous System The Five States of the Autonomic Nervous System The Vagus Nerve Two Branches of the Nerve Called “Vagus” Stress and the Sympathetic Nervous System

Chapter 3: Neuroception and Faulty Neuroception

Faulty Neuroception and Survival Other Causes of Faulty Neuroception

Chapter 4: Testing the Ventral Branch of the Vagus Nerve

Chapter 5: The Polyvagal Theory—A New Paradigm for Health Care?

A Polyvagal approach for psychological and physical conditions The Healing Power of the Polyvagal Theory Relieving COPD and Hiatal Hernia Shoulder, Neck, and Head Pain: CN XI, Trapezius, and SCM Health Problems Related to Forward Head Posture Relieving Migraine Headaches

Chapter 6: Somatopsychological Problems

Anxiety and Panic Attacks Phobias Antisocial Behavior and Domestic Violence Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Depression and the Autonomic Nervous System Bipolar Disorder ADHD and Hyperactivity

Chapter 7: Autism Spectrum Disorders

Hope for Autism: The Listening Project Protocol The Role of Hearing in Autism Spectrum Disorders Treating Autism Concluding Remarks

PART TWO: Exercises to Restore Social Engagement

The Basic Exercise Neuro-Fascial Release Technique for Social Engagement The Salamander Exercises Massage for Migraines SCM Exercise for a Stiff Neck Twist and Turn Exercise for the Trapezius A Four-Minute Natural Facelift, Part 1 A Four-Minute Natural Facelift, Part 2 Severing all the Heads of the Hydra

Endnotes About the Author Appendix