Dr. Zach Traj

Dr. Zach Traj Dr. Zachary is a Family Chiropractor. Focused on helping you connect back to your true healing way

13/05/2026

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13/05/2026

Anxiety is in your body, not just your mind.

Your vagus nerve is the longest nerve in your body. It runs from your brainstem, through your thoracic spine, and out to your heart, lungs, and gut. It is the primary communication line of your parasympathetic nervous system, the part of you designed to rest, recover, and regulate.

And here’s what most people don’t know:
• The vagus nerve has direct innervation through the thoracic spine
• When the vertebrae of your mid-back are restricted or misaligned, they can interfere with that signal
• The message from your brain to your body becomes distorted
• Your nervous system interprets that distortion as threat
• And your body responds accordingly: tight chest, shallow breath, racing heart, low-grade anxiety

When there is disruption anywhere along that neurological pathway, your body does what it’s designed to do. It adapts. But adaptation has a cost, and over time, that cost shows up as symptoms.

The thoracic adjustment is about restoring clear communication through that system.

Yes, you might hear some pops. Yes, they feel good. But the pop is not the point. The point is what happens when the nervous system can finally send and receive without interference.
Less noise. More signal.

That is what we are doing here.
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10/05/2026

“SIGNS OF DISCOMFORT LEAD YOU TO THE DYSFUNCTION.”

You can hear it in the snort.
In this video, I’m assessing bubs’ face and I find it straight away, mucus buildup sitting in the sinus. When I apply light pressure to that area, watch her reaction. She feels it. That discomfort is telling us something is blocked up, and that’s a sign of cranial dysfunction and a possible subluxation in that area.

From there, the next step is holding specific trigger points, working with the fascial connectors and facial bones to start draining and opening that area back up. It’s gentle, it’s targeted, and the results speak for themselves, sometimes literally, you can hear the difference.

A lot of people don’t realise how much the cranial bones play a role in sinus drainage and congestion in babies. When those bones aren’t moving the way they should, fluid builds up, bubs gets uncomfortable, and that congestion can sit there and compound.

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06/05/2026

SINUS CONGESTION 🤧

The bones of the skull aren’t fused solid. They have subtle, rhythmic movement, and when that movement gets restricted, mucus builds up, drainage slows down, and your child stays sick longer.

The sphenoid and temporalis bones sit in the middle and sides of the skull. When these get gently mobilised by someone trained in this work, you start to see:
• Improved sinus drainage
• Reduced facial pressure and congestion
• Faster recovery from colds and flus
• A nervous system that can actually do its job

Being sick is okay. It’s not always fun, but it’s a good sign that the body can innately drain out the bacteria, viruses, and colds we all collect, including kids.

When we suppress that response with over the counter medication, it can actually prolong the sickness because it’s weakening the system rather than improving it.

Gentle cranial work through the sphenoid and temporalis bones supports that drainage. It works with the body’s innate intelligent immune response, not against it. That’s always the goal.

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