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Cranial If my skull is
fused and solid, how can the cranial bones be adjusted? Much research has been
done to show that even after cranial sutures between the bones of the skull close,
there is still a small amount of movement that is detectable. You can’t see
this motion, as it is very subtle, but it can be felt as a slight pulsing motion.
The motion is absolutely essential for life to exist! If it wasn’t happening,
you wouldn’t be reading this right now! The cranial bones, sacrum and occiput
all work together to help move the CSF that I just talked about. They create a
“pumping” motion that helps it get throughout the nervous system to
bathe all the nerves. There also needs to be small amount of motion between the
cranial bones to help offset pressure changes, or your head would literally explode!
Everytime you chew, swallow, sneeze, yawn, cough, or suck, you are changing the
pressure dynamics within your skull. If there wasn’t a little wiggle room
in there, we would all be in a lot of trouble! And because your very important
12 pairs of cranial nerves exit the brain through tiny holes in these cranial
bones, certain problems may be directly related to cranial misalignments. Some
of these include migraines or other headaches, trigeminal neuralgia/Tic Douloureux,
Bell’s Palsy, ringing in the ears, vertigo, TMJ and many others. Not all
chiropractors work on the cranial bones. Extensive postgraduate education is required
to learn these techniques. To learn more about the research on cranial work, visit
the SOT websites. Back
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