Anatomy of the Face - Flipbook - Page 45
Sphenobasilar Synchondrosis (SBS)
The joint where the sphenoid and occiput meet is called the Sphenobasilar synchondrosis (SBS).
The alignment of this joint is important. William Sutherland, DO, father of cranial osteopathy, believed that the rest of the skeletal
system moves to accommodate the SBS. If the two bones of the joint are not aligned well, it can affect the endocrine, nervous,
and cardiovascular systems. Misalignment of the SBS can obviously affect other cranial bones, which fit closely together,
something like a spherical jigsaw puzzle.
When the SBS is misaligned, it affects the jaw. (Remember that internal jaw muscles attach to it.)
It is also a consideration in migraines, headaches, sinus problems, pain in the head, neck, and back, scoliosis, eye movement, and
problems with behavior, personality, learning, coordination, hormones, and emotions.
This is how the sphenoid bone can affect the structure of the body.
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