01/22/2026
Yes, the whole body is connected but we have to be careful not to take that idea too far.
For a long time, pain and dysfunction were often explained as coming from a problem somewhere else in the body. That can make sense when we’re talking about nearby regions, like the head, neck, and jaw.
Where it gets shaky is when symptoms like headaches, dizziness, or tinnitus are blamed on something distant, like “overpronation” at the ankle.
That idea was popular for years, but it doesn’t actually hold up to the evidence.
The same goes for old beliefs about perfect posture and alignment. Those models were oversimplified. Real bodies and real symptoms are far more nuanced.