The Effect of CV4 and Sacral Technique on the Alpha Bands Power

The osteopath was sitting at the head of the examination table, with the subject lying supine. The osteopath approximated with the hands the lateral angles of the occipital squama, taking the cranium into sustained extension. The technique ended when the osteopath perceived the still point, a condition in which the balanced membranous or ligamentous tension is achieved.

The subject was lying in the supine position, while the osteopath positioned the index and middle fingers of the caudal hand on either side of the subject's sacrum. Then establishes a point of balance between the coccyx and the vertex facilitating the sacral extension until the achievement of the still point

the sham intervention was performed by placing the hands in the same position as the corresponding active technique, applying a light touch

The sham intervention was performed by placing the hands in the same position as the corresponding active technique, applying a light touch