Cranial base lesion focus

Occiput / cranial base teaching locus

Still’s whole-body philosophy supports examining the cranium in relation to the rest of the body. This front-view mark is an editorial cranial-base projection, not a claim that a discrete lesion can be seen at this coordinate.

Cranial base lesion focusCranial base lesion focusCervical spine lesion focusUpper thoracic lesion focusLower thoracic / diaphragm focusLumbar spine lesion focusSacroiliac lesion focusVisceral relationship — upper abdomenVisceral relationship — pelvis

Point 1 of 8 in Osteopathic Lesion Theory — Still Lesion Map

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

A.T. Still, The Philosophy of Osteopathy (primary_canonical)

Chs. 1–3 set out Still’s osteopathic philosophy, including the body as an integrated whole and the relation of structure, function, and circulation; these chapters support the doctrine, not a fixed six-zone chart.

A.T. Still, Osteopathy: Research and Practice (primary_canonical)

Chs. 1–2 describe Still’s research-and-practice rationale for osteopathic examination and treatment; the source does not prescribe the front-view coordinates used here.

Carol Trowbridge, An American Original: The Life of A.T. Still and the First Osteopathic School (scholarly_modern)

Historical study of Still, early osteopathic institutions, and the changing meanings of lesion and osteopathic practice.

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