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12/12/2025

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12/12/2025

THE HIDDEN LINK BETWEEN YOUR NECK, CSF FLOW, HEADACHES, DIZZINESS & BRAIN FOG — AND HOW WE ADDRESS IT AT theFNC

Most people think of brain health as purely neurological — chemistry, neurons, neurotransmitters.

But modern research is revealing something much bigger:

👉 Your neck mechanics and head movement patterns directly influence cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow.
👉 Your deep suboccipital muscles connect to your spinal dura through a structure called the Myodural Bridge (MDB).
👉 And impaired CSF flow may contribute to headaches, dizziness, pressure sensations, brain fog, post-concussion symptoms, and chronic autonomic problems.

This is one of the most important, overlooked areas in all of neurology — and it’s something we assess and treat every single day at The Functional Neurology Center.

⸻

🔍 WHAT THE NEW RESEARCH SHOWS

A 2021 paper published in Nature Scientific Reports (s41598-021-93767-8) demonstrated something powerful:

Simple head-nodding movements change CSF flow patterns in real time.

Researchers used advanced cine MRI to measure CSF movement at the cranio-cervical junction. After just one minute of gentle head nodding, they found:
• Significant changes in maximum and average CSF flow velocities
• Measurable shifts in direction of CSF flow
• Increased CSF pressure (confirmed through lumbar puncture in a separate group)
• Altered cranial ↔ caudal flow balance

This means that CSF flow is not only driven by heart rate and breathing…

Movement matters.
Neck mechanics matter.
Head posture matters.

And this is where the Myodural Bridge becomes clinically important.

⸻

🔗 THE MYODURAL BRIDGE: THE NECK–BRAIN CONNECTION NO ONE TALKS ABOUT

Deep under your skull, the small suboccipital muscles attach directly to the spinal dura — the protective sheath around your brainstem and spinal cord.

This connective-tissue linkage is called the Myodural Bridge.

Its role?

To transmit mechanical forces from your neck muscles to your dura — influencing CSF flow, pressure, and stability.

When these muscles function normally, the MDB helps:
• Maintain healthy CSF circulation
• Support brainstem mechanics
• Stabilize the cranio-cervical junction
• Assist with movement-driven CSF “pumping”

But when there is dysfunction — such as:
• Whiplash
• Concussion
• Forward-head posture
• Chronic neck tension
• Cervical instability
• Postural collapse
• Muscle hypertonicity
• Poor proprioception
• Trauma at C0–C1–C2

— the MDB may pull unevenly on the dura or fail to assist CSF movement properly.

And symptoms often follow.

⸻

⚠️ WHEN THE NECK–CSF SYSTEM FAILS, YOU MAY FEEL…

These are EXACTLY the patients who show up at theFNC every week:
• Head pressure or “internal swelling”
• Worsening headaches with movement
• Dizziness or lightheadedness
• Visual motion sensitivity
• Neck tightness with “pulling” into the head
• Post-concussion symptoms that never resolve
• Difficulty tolerating upright posture
• Brain fog and cognitive slowing
• Sleep difficulty or “wired but tired” states
• Autonomic symptoms (heart racing, temperature issues, anxiety-like sensations)
• Feeling “full,” “pressurized,” or “floating”

Many of these patients have “normal” MRI results — because standard imaging does not assess functional CSF dynamics, dural tension, MDB mechanics, or vestibulo-cervical integration.

But when we test them functionally, we find the root causes.

⸻

🏥 HOW theFNC EVALUATES THIS SYSTEM

We use a comprehensive Functional Neurology approach to evaluate:

✔ CSF-related mechanics through
• Positional testing
• Eye–head–neck integration
• Dural tension indicators
• Motion-driven symptom mapping

✔ Deep neck flexor + suboccipital muscle function

(Where the MDB originates)

✔ C0–C1–C2 biomechanics

(neutral, flexion, extension, rotation)

✔ Cervical proprioception

(accurate or distorted?)

✔ Vestibular mapping

(VOR stress tests, gaze holding, cervical-ocular reflex)

✔ Posture and gait under load

(brainstem + CSF dynamics often show through)

We look at the whole system, not just the painful area.

⸻

🌀 HOW WE TREAT IT AT theFNC

Treatment combines:

1️⃣ Correcting cranio-cervical mechanics

Gentle, precise mobilization + stabilization

2️⃣ Releasing and retraining suboccipital muscles

Normalizing MDB tension.

3️⃣ Movement-based CSF optimization

Inspired by the Nature study — controlled head-nodding, cervical patterning, rhythmic motion sequencing.

(This is also where Ciatrix-style movement and posture-driven fluid work fits beautifully.)

4️⃣ Vestibular and oculomotor integration

To restore brainstem and proprioceptive control over posture and head mechanics.

5️⃣ Dynamic balance and sensory-motor rehabilitation

Allowing the system to re-synchronize under real-world conditions.

6️⃣ Autonomic regulation

Breathwork, visual–vestibular drills, physiological sequencing to restore CNS balance.

7️⃣ Technology assisted therapies

Depending on the case:
• Laser therapy
• Neuro-modulation
• Motion platforms
• Proprioceptive training
• Cervical neuromuscular retraining
• VR vestibular integration
Ciatrix.com

This is how we restore flow, not just treat symptoms.

⸻

🎯 WHY PATIENTS GET BETTER HERE

Because we look at something most clinics ignore:

👉 Your neck is part of your brain system.
👉 Your dura responds to movement.
👉 Your CSF responds to posture.
👉 Your symptoms often come from dysfunction in this system — not from the brain “mystically misfiring.”

When you restore healthy head–neck mechanics, normalize the MDB, and retrain CSF-related dynamics…

Patients often report:
• Clearer thinking
• Reduced headaches
• Better balance
• Less dizziness
• Improved sleep
• More stable energy
• Less anxiety-like autonomic symptoms
• A sense of being “grounded” and “in control” again

For many, this is life-changing.

⸻

🙌 IF YOU STRUGGLE WITH HEAD PRESSURE, DIZZINESS, NECK PAIN, OR POST-CONCUSSION SYMPTOMS — YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE THIS WAY.

At theFNC, we specialize in complex neurological cases where the mechanical + fluid + sensory systems need to be rebuilt.

There is always a reason.
There is always a mechanism.
And there is always HOPE.

👉 Learn more at theFNC.com
👉 Message us to speak with our team

Image source:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-93767-8

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-92506-7

10/12/2025

09/12/2025

Prevention is always better than the cure.INvestingvin preventative holistic health care is your best health insurance for healthy & graceful.ageing. the medical system has been broken for many decades & too many patients die from iatrogenic causes in hospital!!!

2024 medical errors jumped 12 %. Learn the causes, safety tips, and legal help for PA patients. Call Frischman & Rizza at (412) 247-7300.

08/12/2025

Amino acids and brain function. We are what we eat or don't eat.

08/12/2025

THE HIDDEN LINK BETWEEN YOUR NECK, CSF FLOW, HEADACHES, DIZZINESS & BRAIN FOG — AND HOW WE ADDRESS IT AT theFNC

Most people think of brain health as purely neurological — chemistry, neurons, neurotransmitters.

But modern research is revealing something much bigger:

👉 Your neck mechanics and head movement patterns directly influence cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow.
👉 Your deep suboccipital muscles connect to your spinal dura through a structure called the Myodural Bridge (MDB).
👉 And impaired CSF flow may contribute to headaches, dizziness, pressure sensations, brain fog, post-concussion symptoms, and chronic autonomic problems.

This is one of the most important, overlooked areas in all of neurology — and it’s something we assess and treat every single day at The Functional Neurology Center.

⸻

🔍 WHAT THE NEW RESEARCH SHOWS

A 2021 paper published in Nature Scientific Reports (s41598-021-93767-8) demonstrated something powerful:

Simple head-nodding movements change CSF flow patterns in real time.

Researchers used advanced cine MRI to measure CSF movement at the cranio-cervical junction. After just one minute of gentle head nodding, they found:
• Significant changes in maximum and average CSF flow velocities
• Measurable shifts in direction of CSF flow
• Increased CSF pressure (confirmed through lumbar puncture in a separate group)
• Altered cranial ↔ caudal flow balance

This means that CSF flow is not only driven by heart rate and breathing…

Movement matters.
Neck mechanics matter.
Head posture matters.

And this is where the Myodural Bridge becomes clinically important.

⸻

🔗 THE MYODURAL BRIDGE: THE NECK–BRAIN CONNECTION NO ONE TALKS ABOUT

Deep under your skull, the small suboccipital muscles attach directly to the spinal dura — the protective sheath around your brainstem and spinal cord.

This connective-tissue linkage is called the Myodural Bridge.

Its role?

To transmit mechanical forces from your neck muscles to your dura — influencing CSF flow, pressure, and stability.

When these muscles function normally, the MDB helps:
• Maintain healthy CSF circulation
• Support brainstem mechanics
• Stabilize the cranio-cervical junction
• Assist with movement-driven CSF “pumping”

But when there is dysfunction — such as:
• Whiplash
• Concussion
• Forward-head posture
• Chronic neck tension
• Cervical instability
• Postural collapse
• Muscle hypertonicity
• Poor proprioception
• Trauma at C0–C1–C2

— the MDB may pull unevenly on the dura or fail to assist CSF movement properly.

And symptoms often follow.

⸻

⚠️ WHEN THE NECK–CSF SYSTEM FAILS, YOU MAY FEEL…

These are EXACTLY the patients who show up at theFNC every week:
• Head pressure or “internal swelling”
• Worsening headaches with movement
• Dizziness or lightheadedness
• Visual motion sensitivity
• Neck tightness with “pulling” into the head
• Post-concussion symptoms that never resolve
• Difficulty tolerating upright posture
• Brain fog and cognitive slowing
• Sleep difficulty or “wired but tired” states
• Autonomic symptoms (heart racing, temperature issues, anxiety-like sensations)
• Feeling “full,” “pressurized,” or “floating”

Many of these patients have “normal” MRI results — because standard imaging does not assess functional CSF dynamics, dural tension, MDB mechanics, or vestibulo-cervical integration.

But when we test them functionally, we find the root causes.

⸻

🏥 HOW theFNC EVALUATES THIS SYSTEM

We use a comprehensive Functional Neurology approach to evaluate:

✔ CSF-related mechanics through
• Positional testing
• Eye–head–neck integration
• Dural tension indicators
• Motion-driven symptom mapping

✔ Deep neck flexor + suboccipital muscle function

(Where the MDB originates)

✔ C0–C1–C2 biomechanics

(neutral, flexion, extension, rotation)

✔ Cervical proprioception

(accurate or distorted?)

✔ Vestibular mapping

(VOR stress tests, gaze holding, cervical-ocular reflex)

✔ Posture and gait under load

(brainstem + CSF dynamics often show through)

We look at the whole system, not just the painful area.

⸻

🌀 HOW WE TREAT IT AT theFNC

Treatment combines:

1️⃣ Correcting cranio-cervical mechanics

Gentle, precise mobilization + stabilization

2️⃣ Releasing and retraining suboccipital muscles

Normalizing MDB tension.

3️⃣ Movement-based CSF optimization

Inspired by the Nature study — controlled head-nodding, cervical patterning, rhythmic motion sequencing.

(This is also where Ciatrix-style movement and posture-driven fluid work fits beautifully.)

4️⃣ Vestibular and oculomotor integration

To restore brainstem and proprioceptive control over posture and head mechanics.

5️⃣ Dynamic balance and sensory-motor rehabilitation

Allowing the system to re-synchronize under real-world conditions.

6️⃣ Autonomic regulation

Breathwork, visual–vestibular drills, physiological sequencing to restore CNS balance.

7️⃣ Technology assisted therapies

Depending on the case:
• Laser therapy
• Neuro-modulation
• Motion platforms
• Proprioceptive training
• Cervical neuromuscular retraining
• VR vestibular integration
Ciatrix.com

This is how we restore flow, not just treat symptoms.

⸻

🎯 WHY PATIENTS GET BETTER HERE

Because we look at something most clinics ignore:

👉 Your neck is part of your brain system.
👉 Your dura responds to movement.
👉 Your CSF responds to posture.
👉 Your symptoms often come from dysfunction in this system — not from the brain “mystically misfiring.”

When you restore healthy head–neck mechanics, normalize the MDB, and retrain CSF-related dynamics…

Patients often report:
• Clearer thinking
• Reduced headaches
• Better balance
• Less dizziness
• Improved sleep
• More stable energy
• Less anxiety-like autonomic symptoms
• A sense of being “grounded” and “in control” again

For many, this is life-changing.

⸻

🙌 IF YOU STRUGGLE WITH HEAD PRESSURE, DIZZINESS, NECK PAIN, OR POST-CONCUSSION SYMPTOMS — YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE THIS WAY.

At theFNC, we specialize in complex neurological cases where the mechanical + fluid + sensory systems need to be rebuilt.

There is always a reason.
There is always a mechanism.
And there is always HOPE.

👉 Learn more at theFNC.com
👉 Message us to speak with our team

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-93767-8

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-92506-7

08/12/2025

The International Association of Specialised Kinesiologists is a global organisation of kinesiology practitioners, instructors and colleges who share their passion and knowledge and expertise generously with its members.

IASK was founded in June 1987 by the late Dr. George Goodheart, DC, in the USA and it continues to connect, educate and inspire professional kinesiology practitioners and health care providers globally. If you're interested in learning more about IASK and how to become a member please visit www.iask.org

06/12/2025

The City of San Francisco has officially filed the first of its kind government lawsuit against ten major manufacturers of ultra-processed foods (UPFs), alleging they have created a public health crisis and used deceptive, “addictive” marketing tactics similar to those of “Big Tobacco”.

The Defendants of this lawsuit are Kraft Heinz Company, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Mondelez International, Post Holdings, General Mills, Nestle USA, Kellogg, Mars Incorporated, and ConAgra Brands.

The city attorney, David Chiu, argues these companies violate California’s Unfair Competition Law and public nuisance statutes by producing and marketing products that are “engineered to be addictive” (there are studies proving this - check the comments section) and linked to serious health conditions like Type 2 Diabetes, heart disease, cancer and depression. The suit claims the companies knowingly hid these dangers from the public for profit and disproportionately targeted low-income communities in their marketing.

San Francisco is seeking restitution and civil penalties to offset “astronomical health care costs” associated with treating these diseases. It also seeks a court order to stop deceptive marketing and mandate corrective actions or consumer education.

The lawsuit draws direct parallels to the to***co litigation of the 1990s, pointing out that some food companies were previously owned by to***co firms, leading to the transfer of addictive product design and marketing techniques.

What do you think?

06/12/2025

05/12/2025

In this episode, host Rob Cribb reconnects with author and researcher Dr.Jennifer Fraser, whom he first met in 2014 while reporting on allegations of physical and emotional abuse involving young athletes in Victoria, B.C., including her son. Fraser’s experience propelled her into a distinguished c...

05/12/2025

Excellent article on the power of our vagus nerve on our physical, mental, emotional & spiritual health.

Every kinesiopractic/kinesiology balance restores optimum homoestasis & neurological equilibrium to body, mind and spirit.
Just did a powerful session with a client who was in awe of how this multidimensional healing process works. It's a life-changing experience for both, the client and the practitioner who is facilitating this powerful multi-dimensional process whilst holding sacred space for the client. After 28 years in private practice I'm still in L.O.V.E with my clinical work. It's a magical process of witnessing another person's true essence come back to life on all levels and dimensions.

By Donnie Yance - The vagus nerve is the longest nerve in the human body, providing afferent information about visceral sensation, integrity and somatic sensations. The convergence of ancient wisdom and modern science in vagus nerve optimization represents a paradigm shift in healthcare, allowing fo...

30/11/2025

✨The kidneys process fear. ✨The heart processes trauma. ✨The adrenals process paranoia. ✨The brain & heart process stress. The lungs process sadness & grief. ✨The liver processes anger & frustration. ✨The gallbladder processes resentment. ✨The stomach, pancreas, & spleen process worry and anger.

Moral to this is, take care of yourself because your physical issues manifest AFTER the spiritual.

Your spiritual & emotional health isn't something to take lightly, because it creates your whole reality and reflects your overall HEALTH 🌀