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|  File Name      : TREPANN2.ASC     |  Online Date     :  02/09/96          |
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I just read TREAPANN.  YIKES!  Don't anyone do this!  It is *NOT* needed!

Obviously Dr. Bart did NOT do his home work, such as Dr. William G.
Sutherland in 1939, yes 39.

T> Babies are born with skulls unsealed, and it is not until
T> one is an adult that the bony carapace is formed which
T> completely encloses the membranes

"Modern Medicine", the one that can't seem to figure out a simple chronic pain
problem with my wife says that the Skull bones become one calcified unit some
time in our teens.

Sutherland's premise is that the bones are distinct, and must be free to move
for proper health.  The movement is only on the order of millimeters, but
movement none the less.

To prove his premise Sutherland took a foot ball helmet and drilled holes in
it (Not his head!!!) applied some bolts and thumb screws ect.  This allowed
him to adjust the pressure on the cranial bones at various pressures and
angles.  His wife documented his shifts in behavior, as things were fiddled
with.

The medical community largely does not accept Sutherland's work.  However a
Dr. John E. Upledger, D.O., F.A.A.O  independently discovered, in 1974, some
thing related called the Craniosacral System.

The Craniosacral System is the Dural tube that lines the spine and the inside
of the brain.  You've all heard of Spinal Fluid, but did you ever stop to
think what this Fluid was held in, Where it came from, How it was replaced,
How it circulated?  Upledger answers all of these questions.

According to Upledger a dysfunction any place in the Cranioscral System can
cause any type of symptom.  Anything from skin rashes to Ceribral Palsy,
dyslexia, Hyperactivity, ect.  Upledger claims a 50% success rate in the
treatment of some of the "Incurable" problems of our time.

The treatment is simple external manipulation of the C.System, Cranial Bones
ect.

There are people all over the world certified to do this.  In the Dallas area
alone there are over 50 people listed as certified in at least Level-I (There
are many aspects to Upledger treatments).

While nothing is ever a cure-all, Upledger's work is well documented, and
independently verified.

The laymen introduction is "Your Inner Physician and You: CranioSacral
Therapy.  Somato-Emotional Release" by John E. Upledger D.O., O.M.M  ISBN 1-
55643-148-1.

The doctor's book, with lots of nice drawings and X-Rays, that I can even
understand, is "Craniosacral Therapy" by John E. Upledger, D.O., F.A.A.O  &
Joh D. Vredevoogd, M.F.A.  ISBN 0-939616-01-7.

There is a second volume that I've not yet seen "Beyound The Dura Mater".

You can get this books and more from The Upledger Institute in 11211
Prosperity Farms Road, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410.  You can get the phone
number from Information (I've had bad experiences with giving out phone
numbers in messages).

My wife is undergoing treatment now to see if it helps with her pain problem.
She said she feels much more relaxed for days after a treatment.  So far not
much in the way of pain relief for her problem.

Another important book is the "The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion" by
Pete Egoscue, ISBN 0-06-092430-6.  If you want to stay healthy do what the
this books says, if you want to get well do what this book says.

The *STRUCTURE* of the body is far more important than most realize.  The so
called M.D.'s of our time only look at the biochemical aspects.  A bad
structure, like bad posture, can have bizarre biochemical ramifications.

All of these are external treatments and/or exercises with no drilling
necessary.....
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