Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics
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J Manipulative Physiol Ther · Mar 2001
Clinical TrialIntraexaminer and interexaminer reliability for palpation of the cranial rhythmic impulse at the head and sacrum.
A range of health care practitioners use cranial techniques. Palpation of a cranial rhythmic impulse (CRI) is a fundamental clinical skill used in diagnosis and treatment with these techniques. There has been little research establishing the reliability of CRI rate palpation. ⋯ The results fail to support the construct validity of the "core-link" hypothesis as it is traditionally held by proponents of craniosacral therapy and osteopathy in the cranial field.