BMC Complement Altern Med. 2008 Jun 9;8:28.
Craniosacral therapy for migraine: protocol development for an exploratory controlled clinical trial.
Craniosacral Technique
Related Authors: William Garner Sutherland DO, John E. Upledger DO
"Principles: Between the bones of the cranium, there are involuntary movements that are independent of the muscles. The system of intra-cranial membranes, known as reciprocal tension membranes, can be subjected to tensions which limit the normal amplitude of these movements. The nature of this movement is rhythmic, and depends on the contraction and expansion of the cerebral ventricles, which, in turn, influence the circulation of the cerebro-spinal fluid (C.S.F.). The circulation of C.S.F. acts on the movement of the arachnoidal and dural membranes. Lastly, this affects the mobility of the basic articulations by means of the reciprocal tension membranes. The cerebrospinal fluid flows along the entire spine by means of the arachnoidal membrane, suspended from above thanks to a single insertion and anchored at the bottom to the sacrum and coccyx. The dural tissues support the main venous channels which lead to the jugular veins. In this way, the restriction of the cranio-sacral movements also affect the membrane system and circulation. Each living tissue is animated by a rhythmic tide-like movement.
Method: At first, the osteopath observes the cranial contour, and then manipulates the cranium and the peripheral structures in order to verify the cranio-sacral movement. The corrective techniques, which call for acute tactile sense, vary according to the detected “lesions”. There are numerous techniques which include: stimulation of the cerebrospinal liquid, lifting, relaxation, modelling, and also adjustment of the reciprocal tension membrane and of the fluctuations in the flow of liquids.
Indications: After-effects of traumas suffered by babies at birth, allergies, asthma, ocular disorders, facial paralysis, initial stages of cerebral paralysis, conjunctivitis, convulsions, some cases of hypoacusis, some cases of double vision, some case of epilepsy, cranial traumas, cephaleas, hyperkynesia, insomnia, some cases of high blood pressure, Menière’s syndrome, otalgia, regurgitation and suction disorders in newly born babies, sinusitis, after-effects of dental and oro-facial traumas and tensions, congenital torticollis, vertigo, vagal syndrome, after-effects of lumbago."
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"Principles: Between the bones of the cranium, there are involuntary movements that are independent of the muscles. The system of intra-cranial membranes, known as reciprocal tension membranes, can be subjected to tensions which limit the normal amplitude of these movements. The nature of this movement is rhythmic, and depends on the contraction and expansion of the cerebral ventricles, which, in turn, influence the circulation of the cerebro-spinal fluid (C.S.F.). The circulation of C.S.F. acts on the movement of the arachnoidal and dural membranes. Lastly, this affects the mobility of the basic articulations by means of the reciprocal tension membranes. The cerebrospinal fluid flows along the entire spine by means of the arachnoidal membrane, suspended from above thanks to a single insertion and anchored at the bottom to the sacrum and coccyx. The dural tissues support the main venous channels which lead to the jugular veins. In this way, the restriction of the cranio-sacral movements also affect the membrane system and circulation. Each living tissue is animated by a rhythmic tide-like movement.
Method: At first, the osteopath observes the cranial contour, and then manipulates the cranium and the peripheral structures in order to verify the cranio-sacral movement. The corrective techniques, which call for acute tactile sense, vary according to the detected “lesions”. There are numerous techniques which include: stimulation of the cerebrospinal liquid, lifting, relaxation, modelling, and also adjustment of the reciprocal tension membrane and of the fluctuations in the flow of liquids.
Indications: After-effects of traumas suffered by babies at birth, allergies, asthma, ocular disorders, facial paralysis, initial stages of cerebral paralysis, conjunctivitis, convulsions, some cases of hypoacusis, some cases of double vision, some case of epilepsy, cranial traumas, cephaleas, hyperkynesia, insomnia, some cases of high blood pressure, Menière’s syndrome, otalgia, regurgitation and suction disorders in newly born babies, sinusitis, after-effects of dental and oro-facial traumas and tensions, congenital torticollis, vertigo, vagal syndrome, after-effects of lumbago."
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The inherent motility of the brain and spinal cord.
The fluctuation of cerebrospinal fluid.
The mobility of intracranial and intraspinal membranes.
The articular mobility of the cranial bones.
The involuntary mobility of the sacrum between the ilia.
Positive clinical effects of treatment.
Palpatory reliability
RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF THE CRANIAL CONCEPT - Hollis King, DO PhD FAAO
The cytological implications of primary respiration
P. N. Crisera 7 September 1999;
Greenman PE, Mein EA, Andary M: Craniosacral manipulation. Phys Med Rehabil Clin North Am 7:877-896, 1996.
Neurosurgery. 1993 Nov;33(5):869-76; discussion 876-7.
Role of cranial bone mobility in cranial compliance.
J Am Osteopath Assoc. 1992 May;92(5):599-600, 603-10, 615-22. Parietal bone mobility in the anesthetized cat.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2006 Oct;29(8):626-36.
The effect of an alternative medical procedure upon low-frequency oscillations in cutaneous blood flow velocity.
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Cranial Manipulation Can Alter Sleep Latency and Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Humans: A Pilot Study
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1994 Mar-Apr;17(3):168-73.
A preliminary single case magnetic resonance imaging investigation into maxillary frontal-parietal manipulation and its short-term effect upon the intercranial structures of an adult human brain.
Cranio. 2002 Jan;20(1):34-8.
Radiographic evidence of cranial bone mobility.
Altern Ther Health Med. 2002 Nov-Dec;8(6):74-6.
The effect of cranial manipulation on the Traube-Hering-Mayer oscillation as measured by laser-Doppler flowmetry.
Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2006, 14:10
Cranial Therapeutic Care: Is There any Evidence
The inherent motility of the brain and spinal cord.
The fluctuation of cerebrospinal fluid.
The mobility of intracranial and intraspinal membranes.
The articular mobility of the cranial bones.
The involuntary mobility of the sacrum between the ilia.
Positive clinical effects of treatment.
Palpatory reliability
RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF THE CRANIAL CONCEPT - Hollis King, DO PhD FAAO
The cytological implications of primary respiration
P. N. Crisera 7 September 1999;
Greenman PE, Mein EA, Andary M: Craniosacral manipulation. Phys Med Rehabil Clin North Am 7:877-896, 1996.
Neurosurgery. 1993 Nov;33(5):869-76; discussion 876-7.
Role of cranial bone mobility in cranial compliance.
J Am Osteopath Assoc. 1992 May;92(5):599-600, 603-10, 615-22. Parietal bone mobility in the anesthetized cat.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2006 Oct;29(8):626-36.
The effect of an alternative medical procedure upon low-frequency oscillations in cutaneous blood flow velocity.
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Cranial Manipulation Can Alter Sleep Latency and Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Humans: A Pilot Study
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1994 Mar-Apr;17(3):168-73.
A preliminary single case magnetic resonance imaging investigation into maxillary frontal-parietal manipulation and its short-term effect upon the intercranial structures of an adult human brain.
Cranio. 2002 Jan;20(1):34-8.
Radiographic evidence of cranial bone mobility.
Altern Ther Health Med. 2002 Nov-Dec;8(6):74-6.
The effect of cranial manipulation on the Traube-Hering-Mayer oscillation as measured by laser-Doppler flowmetry.
Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2006, 14:10
Cranial Therapeutic Care: Is There any Evidence
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The Hartman Papers
2002. Hartman, S.E. and J.M. Norton. Interexaminer reliability and cranial osteopathy. Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine, 6: 23-34.
Phys Ther. 2002 Nov;82(11):1146-7.
Craniosacral therapy is not medicine. Original Source
2004-2005. Hartman, S.E. and J.M. Norton. A review of King HH and Lay EM, "Osteopathy in the Cranial Field," in Foundations for Osteopathic Medicine, 2nd ed. Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine, 8,2:24-28.
2006. Hartman, S.E. Cranial osteopathy: It's fate seems clear. Chiropractic & Osteopathy 14,10.
2006. Hartman, S.E. Is there evidence?: Reply to Drs. Blum and Cuthbert. Chiropractic & Osteopathy 14,10.
2006. Hartman, S.E. Should osteopathic licensing examinations test for knowledge of cranial osteopathy? International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 8,4:153-154.
2006. Hartman, S.E. Cranial osteopathy and licensing exams: Rejoinder to Maddick and Korth. International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 9:143.
Man Ther. 2004 Feb;9(1):22-9.
Inter- and intraexaminer reliability in palpation of the "primary respiratory mechanism" within the "cranial concept".
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2006 Nov;36(11):845-53.
Craniosacral therapy: the effects of cranial manipulation on intracranial pressure and cranial bone movement.
Phys Ther. 1998 Nov;78(11):1175-85.
Simultaneous palpation of the craniosacral rate at the head and feet: intrarater and interrater reliability and rate comparisons.
Phys Ther. 1994 Oct;74(10):908-16; discussion 917-20.
Interrater reliability of craniosacral rate measurements and their relationship with subjects' and examiners' heart and respiratory rate measurements.
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 1998 Mar;27(3):213-8.
Craniosacral rhythm: reliability and relationships with cardiac and respiratory rates.
Complement Ther Med. 1999 Dec;7(4):201-7.
A systematic review of craniosacral therapy: biological plausibility, assessment reliability and clinical effectiveness.
Ann Hum Biol. 1997 Mar-Apr;24(2):141-56.
Cranial suture closing in Homo sapiens: evidence for circaseptennian periodicity.
Am J Neuroradiol.1996 ; 17:117–120. High-resolution CT findings in the development of spheno-occipital synchondrosis.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2001 Mar-Apr;24(3):183-90.
Intraexaminer and interexaminer reliability for palpation of the cranial rhythmic impulse at the head and sacrum.
quackwatch/cranial.com
2002. Hartman, S.E. and J.M. Norton. Interexaminer reliability and cranial osteopathy. Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine, 6: 23-34.
Phys Ther. 2002 Nov;82(11):1146-7.
Craniosacral therapy is not medicine. Original Source
2004-2005. Hartman, S.E. and J.M. Norton. A review of King HH and Lay EM, "Osteopathy in the Cranial Field," in Foundations for Osteopathic Medicine, 2nd ed. Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine, 8,2:24-28.
2006. Hartman, S.E. Cranial osteopathy: It's fate seems clear. Chiropractic & Osteopathy 14,10.
2006. Hartman, S.E. Is there evidence?: Reply to Drs. Blum and Cuthbert. Chiropractic & Osteopathy 14,10.
2006. Hartman, S.E. Should osteopathic licensing examinations test for knowledge of cranial osteopathy? International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 8,4:153-154.
2006. Hartman, S.E. Cranial osteopathy and licensing exams: Rejoinder to Maddick and Korth. International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 9:143.
Man Ther. 2004 Feb;9(1):22-9.
Inter- and intraexaminer reliability in palpation of the "primary respiratory mechanism" within the "cranial concept".
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2006 Nov;36(11):845-53.
Craniosacral therapy: the effects of cranial manipulation on intracranial pressure and cranial bone movement.
Phys Ther. 1998 Nov;78(11):1175-85.
Simultaneous palpation of the craniosacral rate at the head and feet: intrarater and interrater reliability and rate comparisons.
Phys Ther. 1994 Oct;74(10):908-16; discussion 917-20.
Interrater reliability of craniosacral rate measurements and their relationship with subjects' and examiners' heart and respiratory rate measurements.
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 1998 Mar;27(3):213-8.
Craniosacral rhythm: reliability and relationships with cardiac and respiratory rates.
Complement Ther Med. 1999 Dec;7(4):201-7.
A systematic review of craniosacral therapy: biological plausibility, assessment reliability and clinical effectiveness.
Ann Hum Biol. 1997 Mar-Apr;24(2):141-56.
Cranial suture closing in Homo sapiens: evidence for circaseptennian periodicity.
Am J Neuroradiol.1996 ; 17:117–120. High-resolution CT findings in the development of spheno-occipital synchondrosis.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2001 Mar-Apr;24(3):183-90.
Intraexaminer and interexaminer reliability for palpation of the cranial rhythmic impulse at the head and sacrum.
quackwatch/cranial.com
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Craniosacral still point technique: exploring its effects in individuals with dementia.
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The cytological implications of primary respiration.
Craniosacral still point technique: exploring its effects in individuals with dementia.
Med Hypotheses. 2001 Jan;56(1):40-51.
The cytological implications of primary respiration.
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