Nervology Chiropractic and Neurodevelopment

Spontaneous Labor Explained | Part 1

What if I told you that your baby— not your brain— is the one who decides when labor begins?

One of the biggest misconceptions about birth is that labor simply "starts." In reality, it begins with an incredible conversation between your baby, the placenta, and your body.

In this video we cover: • Why the baby's developing brain initiates labor • The fetal cortisol surge • How the placenta shifts from progesterone dominance toward estrogen • Why that change dramatically increases oxytocin receptor density and connexin-43, preparing the uterus to contract as one coordinated muscle.

Birth isn't random. It's one of the most beautifully orchestrated physiological processes in the human body. God's design for birth is truly miraculous!

Tomorrow in Part 2: We'll dive into the prostaglandin cascade and the Ferguson reflex— the positive feedback loop that keeps labor progressing.

Watch what happens after the adjustment at the end! What looks like a simple eye test is actually giving us a window into how the brain is processing vision.

When she first put on the red-green glasses, she could only read the green numbers. Her eyes were healthy—but her brain was temporarily suppressing the information coming from one eye.

Why?

Because the brain is always looking for the easiest, most efficient way to process information. If the two eyes aren't working together well, combining those two images becomes difficult. Rather than constantly fighting conflicting visual input, the brain often chooses one clear picture and suppresses the other.

During her examination, we also found retained primitive reflexes—including a backward TLR and a gait-loaded ATNR. These reflexes tell us that the brainstem networks responsible for posture, balance, and eye coordination haven't fully matured. Since those same networks help both eyes work together as a team, it's not surprising to see visual suppression show up as well.

After a brain-based chiropractic adjustment and neurological stimulation targeting her weaker left hemisphere, we repeated the test.

This time she read the entire line.

The glasses didn't change.The chart didn't change. Her eyes didn't suddenly become stronger.

What changed was how her brain processed the information.

This is why we focus on the nervous system— not just the symptom. When we improve the way the brain organizes sensory information, we often see immediate changes in function.

This is also why retained primitive reflexes matter. They're not just "baby reflexes." They can influence vision, balance, posture, coordination, attention, and learning long after infancy if they remain active.

The changes shown here are an immediate neurological response and don't necessarily represent permanent change. Our goal is to use repeated, targeted stimulation to help the brain build more efficient and lasting patterns over time. As we integrate her reflexes, those vergence systems become stronger, and her eyes will likely improve without a single eye specific exercise.

This is one of my favorite examples of stacking neurological inputs.

Right after opening her neuroplastic window with a brain-based chiropractic adjustment, we start having fun with purposeful play.

While she tracks targets above and below her using the laser headlamp, she's simultaneously challenging her vestibular system, integrating the Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex (TLR), activating core postural muscles, and training the cerebellum to coordinate all of those systems together.

At the same time, we're delivering red and near-infrared photobiomodulation to the midline cerebellum to support the energy demands of neuroplastic change.

The goal isn't just to practice a skill—it's to create an environment where the brain can build better connections while the skill is being performed.

This is what we mean when we say we don't just exercise muscles... we train nervous systems.

Our Nervology Flow for Adults follows three simple steps:

⚡ PRIME We prepare the nervous system and brain for change. This may include custom tonics, a ketone shot, low level laser therapy, or other targeted interventions designed to provide resources to the brain so it can make lasting change when we open the neuroplastic window.

🧠 ACTIVATE This is where the magic happens. Once the brain is ready, we open the neuroplastic window through the CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENT. Based off our exam, we make sure to target the specific brain regions that are underperforming. Chiropractic care increases neuroplasticity, alleviates stress from the nervous system, and activates the vagus nerve for parasympathetic calm.

🌱 INTEGRATE We then give the brain time and opportunity to wire in what it just experienced through things like purposeful rest, guided movement, and Laser therapy.

Prime. Activate. Integrate.

Because lasting change doesn't happen from stimulation alone— it happens when the brain is given the right input with the right resources, at the right time, in the right order.

That's why both our Nervology Flow for Neurowellness Adult Care follows the same three step philosophy as our Nervology Brain Bloom Intensives for pediatrics.