SBS dysfunctions are named based on what principle?

SBS dysfunctions are named based on what principle?

• A. Freedom of movement
• B. Bone involved
• C. Direction of rotation
• D. Site of dysfunction

Answer: (A)

In cranial osteopathy, how the spheno-basilar system moves defines its dysfunction. The name of the dysfunction reflects the pattern of motion (or restricted motion) of the SBS unit as a whole, not which bone is involved or a single directional cue. This focuses on the available freedom of movement the SBS demonstrates during palpation and the characteristic motion pattern it produces (such as torsion, vertical strain, lateral strain, or bilateral flexion/extension). Because the essence of the diagnosis is the movement pattern of the SBS as a unit, the principle is about the pattern of freedom or restriction in motion.

In cranial osteopathy, how the spheno-basilar system moves defines its dysfunction. The name of the dysfunction reflects the pattern of motion (or restricted motion) of the SBS unit as a whole, not which bone is involved or a single directional cue. This focuses on the available freedom of movement the SBS demonstrates during palpation and the characteristic motion pattern it produces (such as torsion, vertical strain, lateral strain, or bilateral flexion/extension). Because the essence of the diagnosis is the movement pattern of the SBS as a unit, the principle is about the pattern of freedom or restriction in motion.