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Compression of the fourth ventricle (CV4) is a well-known osteopathic procedure, utilized by osteopaths, osteopathic physicians, craniosacral therapists, physical therapists, and manual therapists as part of their healthcare practice based on some evidence suggesting impact on nervous system functions. The main objective of the study was to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the clinical benefits of CV4 and to show the evidence supporting clinical prescriptions, guides, and advice in treating. A computerized search of the PubMed, CINAHL Complete, Scopus, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect databases was performed. Two filters were used (article type: RCTs; species: humans). The methodological quality of the trials was assessed using the Downs and Black quality checklist for healthcare intervention studies. Only six studies met the inclusion criteria, of which four were RCTs and two were observational studies. The Downs and Black score ranged from 17 to 24 points out of a maximum of 27 points. The present review revealed the paucity of CV4 research in patients with different clinical problems, as five out of six included studies investigated healthy adults. According to the results of the included studies, CV4 may be beneficial for patients with different functional problems.

Michael talks about the connections between the gut, brain and immune system. Where there is stress in one, the other will be influenced. That is certainly the down side. But the up side is that the opposite is also true. Where health prevails in one, the other will be influenced. And techniques working with the meningeal and CranioSacral systems reach through the body all the way to the gut. This is one way healthy eating can contribute to a healthy brain. And when modalities such as CranioSacral Therapy are utilized the cleansing and balancing for the brain reaches the gut. In turn the immune system is free to do its job with TRUE invaders.

David Lauterstein talks about his biography he wrote about Fritz Smith's life: Life in the Bones: A Biography of Dr. Fritz Smith and Zero Balancing. 

This article talks about what Visceral Manipulation is and the therapeutic value of Visceral Manipulation.

Osteopaths treated Influenza by Osteopathic Manipulation making sure that the circulation in the body is functioning. So Influenza is the response of the accumulation of dead cells caused by the Virus; not the virus itself. The Osteopath keeps the circulation and the white cells moving at their best to deal with the rapid accumulation of the EC Cells. As long as the EC cells are cleared at a rate that your body is comfortable with you will not exhibit the signs and symptoms of Influenza.ury

Great Read for this Era !!!

An article about Visceral Manipulation by MindBodyGreen, a positive online community for wellbeing.

This article talks about how manual therapy and touch can help burn victims at time of trauma and after. 

Lori Leitzel Rice, LMT, CST talks about her journey with chronic pain and how she became a better listener to her own body.

The article talks about what CranioSacral Therapy is and the benefits. 

This is a great article to share with everyone!!!

The impact of migraine on the life of the person, is the reason why those affected seek complementary treatments to the pharmacological symptom relief, especially the muscular tensions of the cervical and pericranial. Manual therapy such as craniosacral techniques, spinal manipulation or myofascial manipulation have proven to be an effective intervention strategy in the treatment of MC. Being aware of the impact that chronic migraine has on the quality of life of the person, it is necessary for the professionals to acquire the commitment to carry out new investigations, in which they develop and establish which treatment strategies are effective and decrease the symptolatology derived from chronic migraine.

Twenty patients participated in six sessions of craniosacral therapy and were evaluated four times with the headache impact test (HIT- 6), the study lasted four weeks.

The authors concluded that craniosacral therapy may alleviate migraine symptoms, finding that HIT-6 scores were significantly lower after treatment. (p = 0.004). That is, the patients in the study had an improvement in pain, social participation, general activity, vitality, intellectual activity and biological suffering. This treatment could be considered as a potential therapy in improving the quality of life of patients with migraine.