Reviewing Pederick’s 1997 Framework for Scientific Appraisal Cranial adjusting has long occupied a debated space within chiropractic and osteopathic practice. In 1997, Frank O. Pederick published a thoughtful analysis in Chiropractic Technique titled “A Kaminski-type Evaluation of Cranial Adjusting.” Rather than simply defending cranial techniques, Pederick applied an evaluative model — often attributed to Kaminski’s framework for assessing chiropractic methods — to systemat

A Review of Crisera (2001) In 2001, P. Crisera published a thought-provoking paper in Medical Hypotheses proposing a unifying biological rhythm termed primary respiration (PR) . Rather than focusing solely on pulmonary breathing, Crisera suggested that a deeper oscillatory rhythm may exist at the cellular level — potentially coordinating life from DNA to the central nervous system. This article is theoretical in nature, but it attempts to bridge cytology, neurobiology, embry

A Review of Oleski, Smith & Crow (2002) Can cranial bone movement be measured objectively? A 2002 study published in CRANIO: The Journal of Craniomandibular Practice by Oleski, Smith, and Crow sought to answer that question by examining whether cranial manipulation produced measurable changes on radiographs. The Question: Do Cranial Bones Move? The concept of cranial bone mobility has long been central to cranial osteopathic and manual therapy traditions. However, critics ha

Insights from Rivera-Martinez et al. (2002) In 2002, Rivera-Martinez, Wells, and Capobianco published a retrospective study in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association examining whether patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease demonstrate distinctive cranial strain patterns. The study explored an intriguing clinical observation: Do patients with Parkinson’s exhibit consistent cranial findings detectable through osteopathic examination? Why This Question Matter

Cranial and Chiropractic Care in Chronic Trigeminal Neuralgia A Review of Pederick (2005) Trigeminal neuralgia — often called “tic douloureux” — is one of the most severe facial pain conditions known in clinical practice. It is characterized by sudden, electric-shock-like pain along one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve. A 2005 case report by Frank Pederick, published in the Chiropractic Journal of Australia , explored whether cranial and spinal chiropractic adjustmen