Osni D., a 30 year old male, came to me to eliminate his chronic knee and low back pain. After running the initial battery of tests and proprietary analyses, I found that not only were there problems coming from the feet, but also potential problems coming from the cranium. 

Osni informed me that 20 years earlier he had suffered head trauma, but had not experienced any pain after the incident. I suspected a locking of cranial sutures had taken place during the incident which could cause potential problems. (The cranial sutures are fibrous joints in the cranium (skull) that permit a tiny amount of movement to allow elasticity of the skull). I told Osni certain symptoms to watch for after starting therapy and to advise me of any changes lasting more than one or two days, with special attention to changes in the head and neck.

Within two weeks of Rothbart Proprioceptive Therapy, Osni indicated that his chronic knee and low back pain were dramatically reduced.  But he also informed me that he was starting to have severe headaches and jaw pain.
 
A re-examination of the patient revealed that the patient’s cranial sutures were indeed locked, likely a result of his head trauma of twenty years ago.  A second series of computer analyses were run, which revealed that the prescription of the proprioceptive insoles had to be changed to now address what was happening in the cranium.

I also determined that cranial sacral therapy was required to unlock the cranial sutures. The patient was referred to a cranial sacral therapist, who restored the elasticity (slight movement) between the cranial bones.  After several visits to the cranial sacral therapist, Osni’s headaches and jaw pain dramatically reduced.