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cranial osteopathy

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cranial osteopathy,
n an approach to treatment and healing that considers the whole patient, especially in regard to the motion, tissues, and fluids of the skull area. This is practiced by osteopathic physicians.


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Cranial osteopathy and craniosacral therapy (CST) are often confused.
Anyone interested in these issues should read the review paper by Hartman and Norton (Interexaminer reliability and cranial osteopathy.
For example, Positron Emission Tomographic scanning (PET), Functional Magnetic Resonance scanning (fMRI), and Electroencephalography (EEG) have shown objective blood flow, biochemical, and electrophysiological changes in response to acupuncture, meditation, massage, and cranial osteopathy.
 
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