End of Day 3

Here I am in action.  This will put a face to the person writing the words.  We have now finished Day 3.

Day 2 and 3 are mainly concerned with getting to know base strains.  Namely what is happening at the sphenobasilar junction (SBJ).  There can be a multitude of dysfunctions that can occur:
Flexion / Extension
Superior / Inferior Vertical Strain
Torsions
Sidebending Rotation
Lateral Strain
Compression

I think the students really enjoyed having different methods to assess these lesions.  In particular the "Static" method which uses the position of the maxilla and temporal bones to tell us what is happening at the SBJ.  Palpation of these bones positions tells us so much, without even feeling the Cranial Rhythmical Impulse (CRI).

We also assessed using the CRI and the "Challenge" Test.  This further confirms our assessment of the SBJ.  Having multiple tests to confirm each other gives confidence, especially when learning to feel the CRI.  You don't have that feeling of "I don't feel anything" panic.

Here is a 4 handed decompression of the SBJ.  No he didn't grow and extra hand.  It is two therapists working together.

It was very convenient for a few people who actually had base strains.  After cleaning them up you could see the light come back into their eyes and colouring return to their faces.  Needless to say they were much sharper and happier too!

The end of day 3, we are now treating the ethmoid bone.  Time to "glove up."  You can see a tissue as well, this is to prevent slipping off the hard palate.  Everyone's ethmoid was Rock'n in the Free World after performing these releases.


Looking forward to the final three days of the "Front of the Head"  in two weeks time.