TABLE OF CONTENTS:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1
INTRODUCTION 2
PART ONE: THE CRANIUM 5
CHAPTER
1: NEUROCRANIAL EMBRYOGENESIS 7
A. Embryogenesis of Nerve Formations
B. Cranial Embryogenesis
1. Evolution of the cranial floor
2. Physiologic Structural Asymmetry
a. Cardiovascular Embryogenesis 8
b. Left Hemispheric Preferential Irrigation 9
3. The Newborn Cranium 10
CHAPTER
2: CRANIAL OSTEOPATHY
11
A. THE SUTHERLAND THEORY OF CRANIAL OSYEOPATHY 11
1. SutherlandŐs discoveries 11
2. The primary respiratory mechanism: dogma of cranial
osteopathy 11
3. The dynamic unit animating the body: dogma of fascia
movement. 12
4. Cranial sphere respiration 14
B. EPICRANIAL DEMYTHIFICATION 15
1. Embryogenesis of epicranial formations 15
a. The neural crest 16
b. Encephalo-epicranial correspondence 18
II. Epicranial projection 18
a. The musculo-emotional projection 18
b. The aponeuro-suppressive projection 20
c. The cutaneo-encephalic projection 21
CHAPTER
3: CRANIAL SOMATOTOPY 23
A. ENCEPHALIC PROJECTIONS UPON THE CRANIUM 23
I. Projections of the lateral encephalic structures upon
the hemicranium 23
a. The frontal lobe 23
b. The parietal lobe 24
c. The temporal lobe 25
d. The occipital lobe 25
e. The cerebral trunk 28
II. Projections of the interhemispheric and
medio-neurascic planes 28
a. The diencephalon 28
b. The superior and posterior neocortical areas 29
c. The rhinencephalic allocortical areas 29
d. The cerebellum 29
III. The frontal encephalic Projections 29
a. The diencephalons 29
b. The temporal lobes 29
c. The frontal lobes 30
B. CRANIAL CARTOGRAPHY 30
I. Spinal Somatotopy 31
a. Cervical portion 31
b. Dorsal portion 32
CONTENTS
(cont.):
c. Lumbosacral portion 32
II. Cingular Somatotopy 32
a. Facial 32
b. Cervical 32
c. Upper extremity 32
d. The thorax 33
e. Abdomino-lumbar musculature 33
f. Lower extremity 33
III. Cortical Somatotopy 33
a. Previsional band 33
b. Motor band 33
c. Sensory band 33
d. Stereognosic band 33
e. Visual band 34
IV. Cerebellar Somatotopy 34
a. The archeocerebellum
b. The paleocerebellum
c. The neocerebellum
V. Insulo-diencephalic Somatotopy 34
a. The throat 35
b. Pulmonary 35
c. Cardiac 35
d. Digestive 35
e. Excretion 35
f. Genital 35
VI. Hypothalamic Somatotopy 35
a. Anterior Hypothalamus
b. Postlateral Hypothalamus
c. Median Zone
CHAPTER
4: CRANIAL THERAPEUTICS 37
A.
Reflex Therapy Modalities 37
B.
Treating the Point 37
C.
Treating the Zone 38
D.
Mechanical Zone Treatments 41
E.
Treating the Histologic Structure 48
F.
Myotensive Epicranial Techniques 48
G.
Auriculotherapy in the Neurocranial Cadre 66
CHAPTER
5: BIO-ENERGY CYCLE & CRANIAL THERAPY 71
A.
The Cerebral Trunk Reticular System 71
B.
The Bio-energy PM Cycle 72
C.
The Cranial Energy Massages 74
PART TWO: THE FACE 77
CHAPTER
6: SPLANCHNOCRANIAL EMBRYOGENESIS 77
A.
The Branchial Arches
B.
Evolution of Branchial Arches
C.
Facial Development
D.
The Importance of Mastication
CHAPTER
7: TEMPORO-MANDIBULAR ARTICULATION
83
A.
Anatomical Study of the TM Articulation 83
CONTENTS
(cont.):
1.
Functional Anatomy
2.
Physiopathology of Articular Disruption
B.
Clinical Study of the Articulation 87
1.
Neuralgic Characteristics
2.
Neuralgic Types and Forms
C.
Diagnostic Clinical Examination 88
D.
Therapy Selection 90
CHAPTER
8: THE EMOTIONAL MUSCLES & THE RHINENCEPHALIC BRAIN 95
A.
Facial Emotional Muscles 95
1.
Functional characteristics
2.
Semi-voluntary Motor Actions
3.
Semi-conscious Contraction
4.
Morpho-Emotional Analysis
B.
Facial Rhinencephalic Projections 99
C.
Therapeutic Techniques 102
1.
The Command Points 102
2.
The Special Energy Points 104
3.
Reticular Facial Massage 106
4.
Proprioceptive Technique 168
CHAPTER
9: TRIGEMINAL PAIN & THE EYES
109
A.
Physiology of Eye Function 109
B.
The Superior Oblique Muscle 111
1.
Anatomical and Physiological Characteristics 111
2.
The Pathological Factors of Pain Crises 111
3.
Ophthalmic, Fronto-Orbital, and Retro-Orbital Crises 113
C.
Therapy 113
1.
The Reflection Pulley Spring Point of the Superior Oblique Muscle 112
2.
The Orbital Maneuver 114
PART THREE: MIGRAINES & HEADACHES 116
CHAPTER
10: CEPHALIC INNERVATION: THE
BRANCHIAL NERVES 117
A.
The Extent of the Trigeminal Nerve 117
1.
Anatomical Constitution 117
2.
Trigeminal Facial Neuralgias 119
a.
Five algias that our treatments benefit 119
b.
Five symptomatic algias to refer to Specialists 121
B.
The Extent of the Facial Nerve 121
1.
Constitution 121
2.
Clinical Motor Syndromes 122
C.
The Extent of the Glosso-Pharyngeal Nerve 123
1.
Constitution and Physiology
a.
The Motor Role
b.
Sensitive Syndromes
D.
The Extent of the Vagus Nerve 123
1.
Constitution and Cephalic Extent 124
2.
The Motor Syndrome: Recurrent Paralysis 124
3. The Sensory Syndrome
124
CONTENTS (cont.)
E.
Facial Therapy (Reflex) 124
1.
Auricular treatment 124
2.
Facial Treatment 125
3.
Peripheral Treatment 126
CHAPTER
11: THE VASCULAR INNERVATION 129
A.
Anatomy and Physiology 129
B.
Facial Arterial Clinical Syndromes 130
C.
Facial Venous Clinical Syndromes 132
D.
Therapeutic Summary 132
CHAPTER
12: DURA MATER HEADACHES 135
A.
The Cerebral Compensator System 135
B.
Disruptions of this Regulatory System 136
C.
Vasodilatation & the Meninges 138
D.
Treating Dura Mater Headaches 139
SUMMARY 148
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BIBLIOGRAPHY 149
TABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS & TECHNIQUES 151
TABLE OF SEGMENTAL DISSECTIONS 152
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