What trauma would be induced from #6?

What trauma would be induced from #6?

• A. Right lateral strain
• B. Left lateral strain
• C. Inferior vertical strain
• D. Right sidebending rotation

Answer: (B)

Trauma patterns in Cranial Osteopathy reflect how the two parietal halves move relative to each other under force. A lateral strain means the parietal bones move apart along the left–right axis, with the sagittal suture widening and the cranial suture line shifting toward one side. In the depicted trauma, the left side shows the characteristic expansion and the cranial motion is centered and felt as directed toward the left, which fits a left lateral strain pattern. This contrasts with a right lateral strain, which would show the opposite side widening; an inferior vertical strain would involve vertical displacement of the sphenoid and occiput with the SBS moving downward, not lateral widening; and a sidebending-rotation pattern would present combined bending to one side with rotation about an oblique axis rather than pure lateral divergence. So the left lateral strain best matches the trauma shown in #6.

Trauma patterns in Cranial Osteopathy reflect how the two parietal halves move relative to each other under force. A lateral strain means the parietal bones move apart along the left–right axis, with the sagittal suture widening and the cranial suture line shifting toward one side. In the depicted trauma, the left side shows the characteristic expansion and the cranial motion is centered and felt as directed toward the left, which fits a left lateral strain pattern. This contrasts with a right lateral strain, which would show the opposite side widening; an inferior vertical strain would involve vertical displacement of the sphenoid and occiput with the SBS moving downward, not lateral widening; and a sidebending-rotation pattern would present combined bending to one side with rotation about an oblique axis rather than pure lateral divergence. So the left lateral strain best matches the trauma shown in #6.