Improved instrument for the measurement of c.s.f. pressures by passive telemetry

Dural port therapy

“…The second important function of the reciprocal intraspinal membrane tension is that it contributes to the fluctuation of the cerebrospinal fluid within the vertebral column." (16) There appears to be an inherent motility of the nervous system which is sufficient to create a cerebrospinal fluid pulse wave, sometimes independent of pulmonary or vascular influences (17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36). The pulse wave, or motion independent of pulmonary or vascular influences, is often called the primary respiratory motion.…”

“…Lumbar cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fluctuations primarily are believed to be associated with blood pressure variants and affected by both arterial and venous vascular components (38)(39)(40). Diaphragmatic respiration has also been shown to affect CSF pulsations (17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36), though there appear to be fluctuations that are not associated with either vascular or pulmonary influences (28)(29)(30)(31)34,36). The fluctuations not associated with vascular or pulmonary influences, called primary respiratory motion, are believed to be associated with normal movements of the brain and spinal cord which affect or are affected by motions of the cranium and sacrum.…”

Role of chiropractic and sacro-occipital technique in asthma treatment

“…system and its meninges can play a factor in the treatment of asthma. There appears to be an inherent motility of the nervous system, which is sufficient to create a cerebrospinal fluid pulse wave, independent of respiratory or vascular influences (32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42)(43)(44)(45)(46)(47)(48)(49)(50). The pulse wave or motion is called the primary respiratory mechanism, by chiropractors and osteopaths familiar with cranial therapy.…”