Face to Face with the Face (eBook)

Thomas Attlee is the founder and principal of the College of Cranial-Sacral Therapy in Primrose Hill, London, the first, the largest and the most established college of its kind in Europe. He graduated from the European School of Osteopathy, and taught Anatomy and Physiology at the International College of Oriental Medicine for several years. Thomas has a broad experience of many different therapies, mindfulness and meditation techniques, psycho-therapeutic approaches and whole person understanding, all of which inform his teaching and writing. He has been teaching internationally and practising Cranio-Sacral Therapy for over thirty years, seeing many thousands of patients. He lives in London, UK.

SECTION A: INTRODUCTION. 1. Facial Torment - and resolution. SECTION B: DENTISTRY AND CRANIO-SACRAL INTEGRATION. 2. Dentistry, Orthodontics and Cranio-Sacral Integration. 3. Distinguishing Dental and Non-Dental Sources. 4. Integration of Dentistry with Cranio-Sacral Therapy. 5. Tooth Anatomy and Development, Dental Terminology, Classifications, Appliances. 6. A Practical Cranio-Sacral Approach to Dental and Jaw Issues. 7. Dentistry and the Cranio-Sacral System by Dr. Granville Langly Smith. 8. Dentistry in the Context of Cranio-Sacral Therapy by Dr. Wojciech Tarnowski. SECTION C: ESSENTIALS OF CRANIO-SACRAL INTEGRATION. 9. Essentials of Cranio-Sacral Integration. 10. Working with the Face - An Integral Part of the Body. 11. Anatomy of the Face. 12. General Face Contact. SECTION D: THE MOUTH. 13. The Mandible. 14. The Muscles of Mastication. 15. The Temporo-Mandibular Joint (TMJ). 16. The Maxillae. 17. The Palatine Bones. 18. The Vomer. 19. Individual Teeth. SECTION E: THE CRANIAL NERVES. 20. Cranial Nerves - Introduction. 21. Foramina of the Face and Cranium. 22. Cranial Nerve I - The Olfactory Nerve. 23. Cranial Nerve II - The Optic Nerve. 24. Cranial Nerves III, IV, VI - The Oculo-Motor, Trochlear, and Abducent Nerves. 25. Cranial Nerve V - The Trigeminal Nerve. 26. Cranial Nerve VII - The Facial Nerve. 27. Cranial Nerve VII - The Vestibulo-Cochlear Nerve. 28. Cranial Nerve IX - The Glosso-Pharyngeal Nerve. 29. Cranial Nerve X - The Vagus Nerve. 30. Cranial Nerve XI - The Accessory Nerve (Spinal Accessory Nerve). 31. Cranial Nerve XII - The Hypoglossal Nerve. 32. Autonomic Nervous System Disturbances in the Face and Head. SECTION F: THE EYES. 33. The Eyes. SECTION G: THE EARS. 34. The Ears. SECTION H: THE NOSE, CHEEKS, SINUSES, ETHMOID. 35. The Nose. 36. The Zygomata. 37. The Sinuses. 38. The Ethmoid. 39. Conclusion.