Corrective Culture Part 1 | Chek Totem Pole Series w/ Matthew Wallden
Apr 21, 2024
Holistic Health Practitioner Matthew Wallden joins the podcast to discuss the Chek Totem Pole, focusing on the impacts of nutrition on mid-face development, central sensitization and pain management, core stability for back pain prevention, and assessing the body using the totem pole model.
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Nutrition Caused Avulsion Fractures
- A vegan woman in her mid-20s suffered avulsion fractures and had bone density like an 80-year-old due to long-term poor nutrition.
- Practitioners who only treat ligaments would miss this nutritional causation without a totem pole view.
Jaw Affects Whole Nervous System
- TMJ dysfunction strongly impacts the trigeminal system and can drive central sensitization and body-wide motor changes.
- Jaw and bite issues often appear in complex, treatment-resistant cases.
Central Sensitization Amplifies Pain
- Central sensitization lowers pain thresholds and amplifies ordinary injuries into persistent pain states.
- Anxiety and reduced pain inhibition further escalate perceived severity and chronicity.