The osteopathic management of the head was initially founded on a biomechanical model
which has since proved to be highly controversial. The current call for the evidence-informed …

This expertly authored book is a valuable clinical manual for therapists interested in cranial
manipulation, a fast-growing area of manual therapy practice. The new edition presents the …

OBJECTIVES: There is ongoing debate over the existence of cranial motion resulting from
manual manipulation during Cranial Osteopathy (CO). The purpose of this study was to …

It is illogical to object to clinical practice because of lack of evidence. To do so would
compromise science, medicine and osteopathy, and is contrary to common sense. 1, 2 The …

For cranial osteopathy, no evidence supports a biological mechanism, diagnostic reliability,
or efficacy. In this letter, I will explain why this failed subspecialty of osteopathy persists …

The eBook version of this title gives you access to the complete book content electronically*.
Evolve eBooks allows you to quickly search the entire book, make notes, add highlights, and …

The concept of cranial osteopathy was introduced by WG Sutherland, DO, and became the
foundation for setting the rules for use of skull palpation and many other techniques in the …

Cranial osteopathic medicine is practiced all over the world, respecting the dictates of the
creator, Dr Sutherland. Despite the current manual approach faithfully follows the theoretical …

A theoretical model that does not evolve with new information deriving from scientific
research, by changing the assumptions from which it was born, becomes a philosophy; the …

The application of cranial osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) is always controversial
in the literature. Primary respiration related to the movement of spheno-basilar …