Revisiting the object and mechnisms of cranial manipulations. A comparison of effects of sphenobasilar synchondrosis decompression technique with soft-tissue impact on extracranial projections of meningeal afferents. A pilot study

The long-held opinions of the e ect of osteopathic techniques do not often withstand a test. It is no wonder because they were formed in the era that is technologically far from us. Today we have technical capabilities to look more closely at all the elements of Sutherland’s cranial concept. This article makes an attempt to compare impacts on the bone and neural components of the Primary Respiratory Mechanism by assessing the heart rate variability.