From: Craniosacral therapy for migraine: Protocol development for an exploratory controlled clinical trial
1. | Brief review of recent headache symptoms and general symptoms and assessment of any adverse effects of treatment |
2. | Evaluation of the craniosacral rhythm*, including amplitude, quality, and rate |
3. | Arcing, palpating for active lesions – checking for fascial restrictions†|
4. | Fascia releases at pelvis, dural tube traction, L5-S1 decompression, sacro-iliac decompression§ |
5. | Fascia releases at lower respiratory, thoracic inlet, hyoid, and cranial base |
6. | Vertical membrane (falx cerebri) system evaluation and treatment using frontal and parietal bone and soft tissue manipulations |
7. | Horizontal membrane system (tentorium) evaluation and treatment using sphenoid and temporal bone and soft tissue manipulations |
8. | Mandibular compression and decompression |
9. | Hard palate intra-oral evaluation and treatment |
 |    a. illary-palatine: flexion/extension, torsion, shear, compression |
 |    b. vomer evaluation: flexion/extension, torsion, shear, compression |
 |    c. palatine |
 |    d. zygoma and nasal bones |
10. | Dural tube evaluation – mobility, tension and restrictions# |
11. | Still-point induction** |
12. | Global assessment with percentage improvement |