Cranial Osteopathy: Principles and Practice - Volume 1

Taking a detail-oriented, yet holistic approach to the body is the underpinning of craniosacral osteopathy. This richly illustrated guide, which focuses on the jaw joint, TMJ and mouth disorders disorders, and the facial skull, will help you understand how specific dysfunctions arise, but also how they interrelate to wider patterns of dysfunction. Further chapters cover palpatory procedures, including examples of best practice, and guidance in training your palpatory perception.
With precise anatomical diagrams to illustrate each craniosacral technique, this resource provides a strong foundation for any successful cranial osteopathic practice.

Torsten Liem MSc DO is Joint Principal of the German School of Osteopathy, a practising osteopath, lecturer in cranial osteopathy and head of several osteopathic MSc-programmes in Germany and Europe. He is the author and editor of several books and has written numerous articles. Torsten Liem is organiser of the international osteopathy symposia in Berlin; founder of an osteopathic teaching clinic and of the charitably financed centre for paediatric osteopathy in Hamburg. A board member of the German and European Societies of Pediatric Osteopathy, Torsten Liem is also co-founder and coeditor of the journal Osteopathische Medizin (Elsevier), member of the Advisory Board of the International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, and co-founder of Breathe Yoga. His core vision is the implementation of osteopathic principles in practice, and connecting them with the principles of classical Chinese medicine and yoga, and with psychological and energetic aspects.

Taking a profound 'inner approach' to help the modern Cranial Osteopathic practitioner understand Cranial Osteopathy from a deeper and broader perspective, this book begins by takes the reader on a journey of understanding about themselves as a practitioner. It discusses the 'osteopathic toolbox' - the skill set which the practitioner must bring to each patient - as well as the need to be 'inner centred' when diagnosing and treating. The following chapter looks at aspects of diagnosis - of tissue and fluid states, giving the reader several 'inner' considerations which they should apply when assessing a patient. The book then looks at the whole body and advises on using an 'inner' approach to assess and treat TMJ and mouth disorders. Each chapter gives an overview of the anatomy relevant to the chapter and discusses the osteopathic relevance and new ways of working. Case studies/clinical experiences are described and 'hands on' exercises are given for the reader to practise. These are exercises which the reader should do 'at the treatment table' and which will therefore prepare them to use the approaches described in the chapter with their patients.

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