Atlas of Manipulative Techniques
 for the Cranium and Face

TABLE OF CONTENTS  

SUMMARY  ILLUSTRATIONS

                Bevels of the cranial bones

                Motion of the cranial bones

                Reciprocal tension membrane 

I           GENERAL TECHNIQUES

                Vault hold

                Fronto-occipital hold

                Flexion phase of the cranial motion (vault hold)

                Flexion movement (fronto-occipital hold)

                Extension movement (vault hold)

                Extension movement (fronto-occipital hold)

                Torsion movement (vault hold)

                Torsion movement (fronto-occipital hold)

                Side bending rotation movement (vault hold)

                Side bending rotation movement (fronto-occipital hold)

                Lateral strains of the cranial base (vault hold)

                Lateral strains of the cranial base (fronto-occipital hold)

                Vertical strains of the cranial base (vault hold)

                Vertical strains of the cranial base (fronto-occipital hold)

                Decompression of the cranial base (vault hold)

                Decompression of the cranial base (fronto-occipital hold)

                Decompression of the cranial base (technique for four hands)

                Sutural opening technique

                Compression of the fourth ventricle

                Alternating rotation of the temporals

                Synchronous rotation of the temporals

                Reanimation technique (“Father Tom”)

                General movement of the cranium (caudal index finger intraoral)

                Occipital pump

                Spread (direct correction)

                Spread (indirect correction)

                Sutural spread  (sutural opening) 

II         OCCIPITAL TECHNIQUES

                 Occipitoatlantoid test

                 Equilibration of the foramen magnum

                  Enlargement of the foramen magnum

                  Occipitomastoid opening

                  Occipitomastoid disimpaction

                  Technique for anterior or posterior occiput

                  Repositioning of the occiput 

III         TEMPORAL TECHNIQUES

                   Temporal bone mobilization

                   Unilateral external rotation

                   Eustachian tube twist

                   Petrobasilar technique

                   Petrojugular technique

                   Parietomastoid  technique

                   Parietomastoid pivot

                   Release of the temporoparietal suture

                   Sphenosquamous pivot (superior bevel)

                   Sphenosquamous pivot (inferior bevel)

                   Decompression of the sphenosquamous pivot (first technique)

                   Decompression of the sphenosquamous pivot (second technique)

                   Sphenopetrosal repositioning

                   Temporozygomatic technique         

IV         FRONTAL TECHNIQUES

                   Frontal spread

                   Frontal lift (internal rotation)

                   Decompression of the frontal bone

                   Frontosphenoidal release: greater wing (“Cant Hook”)

                   Frontosphenoidal  release: lesser wing

                   Frontosphenoidal release: lesser wing (vault hold)

                   Frontozygomatic technique

                   Frontozygomatic disimpaction

                   Frontomaxillary technique

                   Frontonasal technique

                   Frontoparietal release

                   Frontofrontal separation 

V            PARIETAL TECHNIQUES

                     Parietal release

                     Parietal lift

                     Expansion of the parietal

                     Disimpaction  of the lambda

                     Posterior interparietal sutural opening

                     Interparietal sutural  opening

                     Parietofrontal disengagement (lateral aspect)

                    Disimpaction of the bregma

                    Sphenoparietal disengagement (bilateral)

                    Sphenoparietal disengagement (unilateral)

                    Parieto-occipital disengagement

                    Temporoparietal disengagement

                    Unilateral disengagement of the deep posteroinferior angle    

 VI           SPHENOIDAL TECHNIQUES

                     Repositioning of the sphenoid

                     Drainage of the sphenoidal sinus 

VII           FACIAL BONES

                      General facial release (first technique)

                      General facial release (second technique)

                      Balancing of the maxilla with the zygoma

                      Unilateral release of the maxilla

                      Bilateral release of the maxillae

                      Maxilloethmoid technique

                      Maxillopalatine technique

                      Maxillonasal  technique

                      Intermaxillary technique

                      Repositioning of the maxilla

                      Drainage of the maxillary sinus

                      Unilateral release of the ethmoid (facial approach)

                      Release of the ethmoid perpendicular plate

                      Release of the cribiform plate

                      Release of the ethmoid lateral masses

                      Drainage of the ethmoidal sinus

                      Release of the zygoma (first technique)

                      Release of the zygoma (second technique)

                      Balancing of the zygoma

                      Zygomatic maxilla release

                      Pterygopalatine release

                      Interpalatine release

                      Repositioning of the vomer

                      Stimulation of the sphenopalatine ganglion

                      Narrowing of the orbit

                      Widening of the orbit

                       Repositioning of the lacrimal bone 

VIII           CIRCULATORY TECHNIQUES

                        Compression at the asterion

                         Immediate general decongestion

                         Release of the vascular canals

                        General vascular drainage

                        General vascular drainage (frontoparieto-occipital approach)

                        General vascular drainage (fronto-occipital approach)

                        Drainage of the posterior fossa

                        Drainage of the sagittal sinus

                        Drainage of the pterygoid plexi

                        Disimpaction  of the lambda

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