 |
|
The Breath of Life | Page One
Brent Dressler, BS
Oklahoma State University-College of Osteopathic Medicine
Introduction
The cranial concept was originally brought forth by William Garner Sutherland, DO, a student of Andrew Taylor Still, MD, DO. Cranial Osteopathy involves the application of Dr. StillŐs Osteopathic principles to the cranium (head) and sacrum (tailbone). It is based on the Five Phenomena of the Primary Respiratory Mechanism (PRM). The palpable sensation of the PRM was later named the Cranial Rhythmic Impulse (CRI). When treating using Cranial Osteopathy, the Osteopath shows no preference towards the head or the sacrum, but rather integrates them to show the body functioning as one functional unit.
The 5 Phenomena of the PRM are:
|
|
