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All The Most Common Things We See In Anxiety Patients

We think it would be helpful to cover ALL the things we commonly see as underlying issues and what we do to correct those issues.

Check Your Nerve System! 

People with anxiety tend to have a nerve system stuck in the gas pedal. The goal should be to shift your nerve system by "pumping" the brake pedal and getting to a more even balance! 

This Is How You "Pump" The Brake Pedal 

The best way we know how to stimulate the parasympathetic, brake pedal nerve system is through specific chiropractic adjustments. The proprioceptive input your brain receives is very therapeutic for dampening the amygdala and stress response. 

Vagus Nerve Exercises 

Another great way to "pump" the brake pedal on your nerve system is Vagal Nerve Exercises. The Vagus Nerve is our ultimate brake pedal. Stimulating this nerve will help us escape a chronic gas pedal, fight or flight state. 

Retained Primitive Reflexes & Anxiety 

We commonly see patients with anxiety have retained primitive reflexes. If you've never heard of these, learn more about these "baby reflexes." If you do have retained primitive reflexes, it is best to mature and get rid of these reflexes so higher brain centers can take over and better calm the brain.

The Moro Reflex 

The Moro Reflex is the most common primitive reflex we see affecting anxiety. The Moro Reflex constantly activates our gas pedal, red alert, sympathetic nerve system. It does this reflexively meaning it's not under your control. Incoming stimuli is much more intense for people with a Moro Reflex leading to overwhelm. 

Test To See If You Have The Moro Reflex 

Now you know how the Moro Reflex can impact anxiety. It's time to test you (or your child) to see if a Moro Reflex is impacting anxiety.

Test To See If You Have The Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex (TLR). 

The TLR is the second most common primitive reflex we see affecting anxiety. The TLR has to do with the development of your vestibular system. If you have a retained TLR, you have an underdeveloped vestibular system which could be contributing to your anxiety. The good news is if you do have retained primitive reflexes, you can get rid of them through primitive reflex exercises and specific chiropractic adjustments!

People With Anxiety Tend To Have A Low BOLT Score 

A low BOLT Score comes from over-breathing (taking too many breaths per minute) or chronic mouth breathing. When we excrete too much carbon dioxide due to over-breathing or mouth breathing, our body and brain cannot uptake oxygen properly. 

Test Your BOLT Score 

A BOLT Score is measured by how long we can comfortably hold our breath. IMPORTANT - this is not a test to see how long you can possibly hold your breath. Instead, you should only hold your breath until the first instance that you want to breathe. Then, breathe. 

Balance, Coordination, & Core Strength Can Tell Us About Your Cerebellum

A healthy cerebellum is important for getting rid of anxiety. Balance, coordination, and core strength all tell us roughly how healthy your cerebellum is. If you do not have good balance, coordination, or core strength - it is time to do exercises to improve these.

Test Your Balance & Coordination!

See if you pass this quick screening of 6 balance and coordination exercises. If you do not, you should work on balance and coordination exercises to improve the function of your cerebellum

Test Your Core Strength!

See if you pass this quick screening of core strength exercises. If you do not, you should work on core strength exercises to improve the function of your cerebellum

Eye Movements & Brain Function

It's obvious that a healthy brain is needed to get rid of anxiety. Functional eye movements give us a window in to see how the brain is functioning. If you struggle with these eye movements, you should complete functional eye movement exercises every day to improve those functional areas of your brain. 

Check Your Smooth Eye Pursuits

If you struggle with this smooth eye pursuits exercise, completing this test every day will begin to improve your functional eye movements and brain function. Improved brain function is much needed to improve anxiety!

Check Your Eye Saccades

If you struggle with eye saccades, this tells us the frontal eye fields in your frontal lobes are not functioning efficiently. Which means your frontal lobe could use some workouts to help shut down your amygdala fight or flight centers. Daily eye saccade exercises will help improve the function of your frontal lobe. 

Vestibular Function & Anxiety

A dysfunctional vestibular system can lead to anxiety symptoms. If this is your case, stimulating your vestibular system can help with the symptoms. A good baseline to understand how your vestibular system if functioning is testing your Vestibular Ocular Reflex (VOR). 

Test Your Vestibular Ocular Reflex (VOR)

The more times your eye "slips" the more stimulation your vestibular system needs. Completing this exercise and receiving specific chiropractic adjustments will help balance your vestibular system if your anxiety symptoms are stemming from this. 

Gut Health & Anxiety

If your GI/Gut is inflamed, it will begin to inflame the brain via the gut-brain axis. It is important to get gut health under control as it impacts your neurotransmitters and hormones - which can lead to issues with mood. 

Leaky Gut & Anxiety

Bouncing off the last video, if you struggle with leaky gut, you will deal with inflammation. If you deal with chronic inflammation, it is very possible it's contributing to your anxiety. Healing and sealing these intestinal barriers will help stop the inflammatory loop. 

Dietary Changes For Anxiety

If you struggle with anxiety, gut health, leaky gut, etc. it is important to cut out the processed/packaged foods and begin eating more whole foods. Such as a heavy meat diet, eggs (if you're not sensitive to them), fresh fruit and vegetables. 

Anxiety Recap: Neurologically-Based Care

As you can see, there is not a magic bullet to anxiety. It is multifaceted. There are several things playing into it. You may not have EVERY factor we listed above but these are the most common ones we consistently see in our anxiety patients. 

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