Some health practitioners claim that the cranial bones are moveable and that they are able to move these bones to treat a variety of conditions. Is this likely to be true in an adult? Why or why not?

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Hey, everyone. Let's take a look at this question together. Skepticism arises from the application of craniosacral therapy in adults. What contributes to this doubt is it answer choice. A adults have a higher number of cranial bones. Answer choice. B adults have very flexible sutures. Answer choice. C adults, cranial bones are immovable or answer choice. D adults, cranial bones are made of collagen. Let's work this problem out together to try to figure out which of the following answer choices best explains the skepticism of the application of craniosacral therapy in adults. So, in order to solve this question, we have to recall what we are referring to when we say the application of craniosacral therapy in adults. And what could contribute to that doubt. And we know that as people as we age, the bones grow until they become completely ossified. And we can recall that that process of ossification refers to the bones, soft tissue being replaced, becoming fully solidified in which the bones are immovable. Therefore, as adult where we have those immovable bones, specifically, the immovable bones in our skull, those cranial bones in the adults are believed to be either fused or partially fused since they are fully ossified. Therefore, skepticism arises from the application of cranial sacral therapy in adults because those cranial bones are immovable, which is answer choice. C the correct answer since they fused or partially fused cranial bones have a limited mobility and are designed for protection and stability. So any claims of the application of cranial sacral therapy in adults where those cranial bones are fused or partially fused results in that skepticism. So answer choice C is the only correct answer choice. I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye.