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