Taking a detail-oriented, yet holistic approach to the body is the underpinning of craniosacral osteopathy. This richly illustrated guide, which focuses on the jaw joint, TMJ and mouth disorders disorders, and the facial skull, will help you understand how specific dysfunctions arise, but also how they interrelate to wider patterns of dysfunction. Further chapters cover palpatory procedures, including examples of best practice, and guidance in training your palpatory perception.With...

Taking a detail-oriented, yet holistic approach to the body, is the underpinning of craniosacral osteopathy. This richly illustrated guide, which focuses on the special sense organs, orofacial pain, headaches and cranial nerves, will help you understand how specific dysfunctions arise, but also how they interrelate to wider patterns of dysfunction. Further chapters cover palpatory procedures, including examples of best practice, and guidance in training your palpatory perception.Wit...

The book aims:To enable osteopaths - and other manual practitioners/bodyworkers - to understand the importance of fascia and its relevance to their work.....By providing a comprehensive textbook covering history, nature and properties [function] of fascia...And covering all aspects of osteopathic management of disorders that relate to/are mediated by the fascia.....Using contributions from leading authorities bearing in mind so far as possible the needs and int...

In 35 chapters written by the editors and a team of internationally renowned contributors, the book covers the underlying principles of osteopathic palpation from a biodynamic and 'morphodynamic' perspective, and their application in the cranial field and the spinal cord.It emphasises the importance of considering not just the patient's physical self, but also the inner consciousness. It teaches how to assess tissue-energy characteristics, and to use this understanding in managing ...

"A must-read for all those practitioners seeking to extend their knowledge and skill in holistic assessment and treatment of neuromuscular dysfunction."Chronic pain is often misunderstood, reduced to mechanistic explanations, or inadequately addressed in mainstream practice. The Lyno Method reframes chronic pain and injury patterns as a complex interaction of fascia and the nervous system rather than a purely mechanical issue. A distinct ...