This model is designed to be a roadmap. The Hub is the central, unifying cause. The Spokes are the distinct, yet interconnected, systems where the dysfunction manifests. This is an actual case so none of this is theory.
The Hub: The Corrupted Central Blueprint
The Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is the Hub of this model, functioning as the body's master operating system. It is the vast communication network connecting the central command in the brainstem to every other organ and system. When the foundational programming of this system is corrupted by trauma, it becomes locked into a perpetual state of "freeze" or threat.
In this model, the foundational damage to the ANS creates a ripple effect, influencing every layer of the body’s function. The dysfunctions that follow are not isolated issues but predictable, direct outcomes of a central operating system that has been forced to operate on a corrupted blueprint. This disruption shapes not only physical health but emotional and cognitive responses as well, deeply impacting the individual’s entire system. The following sections—represented by the spokes—will illustrate how this central failure radiates outward, affecting every aspect of an individual’s experience and health.
Therefore, the dysfunctions detailed in the following sections—the Spokes—should not be viewed as separate or isolated problems. They are the logical, predictable, and direct downstream consequences of a central operating system forced to run on a corrupted blueprint for a lifetime.
HUB: Complex, and layered damage to the ANS
- The Cause: The history of layered, developmental trauma (physical, emotional, sexual), specific untreated injuries (TBIs, CCJ lesion), and of conditioned powerlessness.
- The Result: A nervous system locked in a dorsal vagal "freeze" state, evidenced by a global failure of primitive reflex integration and systemic ANS dysregulation. This is the central operating system failure from which all other issues radiate.
The Spokes: The Manifestations of a Corrupted Blueprint
Each spoke is a deep dive into a specific system that has been compromised because the central Hub is dysfunctional. This allows a reader with Parkinson's to focus on the Neurological Spoke, while someone with Crohn's might focus on the Enteric Spoke.
- Spoke 1: The Endocrine System
- HPA Axis Dysregulation (Adrenal Insufficiency)
- Thyroid Dysfunction (Poor T4-to-T3 Conversion)
- Anterior Pituitary Damage
- Auto-immunity based cholestasis and kidney damage
- Spoke 2: The Immune System
- Thymic Involution and Autoimmunity (Hashimoto's)
- Chronic Neuroinflammation and Demyelination (MS-like presentation)
- Mast Cell and Glial Cell Activation
- Spoke 3: The Enteric Nervous System (The "Second Brain") 🌿
- Vagal-Driven Digestive Stasis (Gallbladder dysfunction, chronic constipation)
- Gut-Brain Axis Disruption
- Leaky gut
- Spoke 4: The Neurological System
- Primitive Reflex Retention as a diagnostic tool.
- Cranial Nerve Dysfunction (Optic, Vagus, Trigeminal).
- Small Fiber Neuropathy and Central Sensitization (Substance P).
- Mitochondrial Dysfunction – hereditary
- Demyelination - parallels to MS, Parkinson's, etc.
- Vision Loss secondary to nerve compression/inflammation
- Spoke 5: The Cardiovascular System
- Baroreceptor Malfunction (Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension, non-POTS)
- Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Collapse
- Spoke 6: The Musculoskeletal & Fascial System
- Chronic Spasticity and Sinew Tone
- Structural Misalignment (C2 Fracture, CCJ Blockage)
- Hard-plate fracture and resultant encapsulated hematoma above C1
- Spoke 7: Higher Cognition & Sensory Processing 👁️🗨️
- Learning Deficits and Brain Fog
- Sensory Processing Disorders
- Vision Loss secondary to nerve compression/inflammation
- CPTSD
- Schizoid Relation trauma
The Rim: The Principles of Therapeutic Reintegration
This outer section connects all the spokes and describes the how of healing, based on the principles discovered through the case.
- The Logic of a Sensitized System
- The Rejection of Neuroplasticity Inhibitors (e.g., limit drugs like Gabapentin to micro doses for pain, eschew tech use at night- blue screens, media)
- Targeted Autonomic Cycling and Somatic Re-patterning - Micro-dosing of metabolic precursors)
- Targeted Parasympathetic bodywork and ventral-vagus based modalities to support neuroplasticity including treating the sinew channels
- Primitive Reflex Integration with somatic tissue support to clear fiasca adhesions
- Mindful based practices to sustain ventral vagus capacity
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