July 11, 2025 - July 13, 2025
Cranial sutures are the joints between the skull bones of the head. These sutures allow movement of the individual bones of the skull in relationship to one another. The space between the bones is filled by very specialized ligaments called Sharpey’s fibers. These fibers allow the joints to move and “float” without completely separating. This movement and its freedom are part of what allows our body to remain healthy. The sutures also contain nerves and blood vessels. These are what send the signals to our body that a stuck suture may not be “right” (we might experience a headache, for example). Freeing the restrictions of the bones can alleviate these symptoms.
William Garner Sutherland, DO, taught the sutural approach to the grandson of A.T. Still, MD, DO, George Laughlin, DO, and Dr. Laughlin later taught this technique to Edward Stiles, DO, FAAO (Dist.), who practiced it for years in Norman, Oklahoma, before coming to Pikeville, Kentucky, to teach osteopathic principles and practice to students.
Working with the sutures is entirely different from the membranous approach taught in other cranial courses. Typically, treating the sutures allows the practitioner to go deeper and faster than the membranous approach, and, in many cases, to achieve more profound and lasting results. There are also restrictions that won’t be free any other way. It is a powerful treatment tool that is not commonly taught in osteopathic education anywhere in the world.
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