Who would benefit from cranial osteopathy?
A. Many patients with a variety of conditions would benefit from cranial osteopathy , primarily persons with soft tissue injuries with membranous articular strains to the head, torso and extremities. It is a part of the osteopathic manipulative medicine physician’s armamentarium in treating the whole body from a biomechanical perspective, therefore, a patient suffering from biomechanical dysfunction causing disease such as asthma, sinusitis, ear-nose-throat problems, cerebral palsy, cranial synestosis, plageocephalgy and muscle tension headache would benefit from the use of cranial osteopathy. Cranial osteopathy works on the basis of unwinding the membranous articular strains that are present in the body thus removing the biomechanical restrictions that prohibit fluid flow, improve circulation and restore normal homeostasis to the body part and structure. Q. What are the contraindications to cranial osteopathy? A. Patients with no biomechanical problems and patients with an aversion to
