The vagus nerve hack no one's teaching - and it starts in your patient's feet, not their neck.
Episode Summary
In this episode of The Foot-Brain Connection, host Dr. Andrew Powell breaks down the hidden reflex linking your feet to your pelvic floor - and why losing it triggers a cascade from organ dropping to forward head posture.
You'll learn why core training fails without functional feet, how visceral ptosis creates vagus nerve stretch injury, and the 12 clinical signs that reveal a foot-pelvic floor problem.
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Key Take-aways
Timestamped Outline ⏱️
00:00 - The vagus nerve hack everyone's missing
00:08 - Recap: Feet, posture, and the Deep Front Line
01:33 - Introducing the foot-viscera connection
02:55 - The one-way foot-to-pelvic floor reflex
04:02 - Andrew's hernia: a personal case study
04:22 - How this affects your parasympathetic system
04:57 - Visceral ptosis: when organs physically drop
07:00 - Clinical signs to look for in your patients
08:41 - The vagus nerve and stretch injury
10:24 - Why vagus nerve stimulators miss the root cause
11:12 - Injury Recall Technique applied to organs
12:47 - The bottom line for your clinical practice
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Host: Dr. Andrew Powell © 2026 Better Balance Orthotics. All rights reserved.
