About the Practice

Type of Practice:

Since closing my in-office practice, I am no longer offering clinical treatment. Let me tell you a little about my former clinical approach.

First, Cranial Osteopathy works with an energetic fluctuation of all fluids of the body that express their potency through the mechanical energy of fluid oscillation, electric energy at the foundation of metabolism, and spiritual delivery of vitality. This fluid oscillation “breathes” the fibers of the connective tissue and its contents, a pure expression of health. These fluid-driven fibers form the space for and include themselves within all organs, bones, vessels, nerves, and muscles of the physical body. The connective tissue is the perfect substance to receive the health-giving effects of the fluid fluctuation that characterizes the healthy body and we engage as practitioners of cranial osteopathy. The connective tissue is a semi-conductor, sharing electrons among all the protein fibers of this living meshwork. The charge provided by these electrons and ions within the fluids composes an energetic template for a structural pattern. Thus, connective tissue is an ideal receptor for the information and potency contained in the oscillating fluid.

The fluid provides another function, it delivers vitality. The fluid is the perfect medium to perform this function as it is also electrically active and forms patterns of water molecules that carry information in their chains and brackets of molecules of water. These molecules of water are each a strong dipole, that is they have an opposite charge on either side of the molecule: a double positive charge where the two hydrogen atoms reside and a double negative charge where the oxygen atom predominates in the molecule’s structural configuration.

This set up of electrical potential both in the tissues and in the water provide life to the living organism both chemically and energetically. The energetic aspect offers the capability of the tissues to receive and the water to deliver energetic treatment. Modern physics explains the phenomenon. Remote healing happens without regard to location of the practitioner or the patient. Non-local effects of energy are a well-established phenomenon explained by physics.

What is new is that these principles, proven in the laboratory, are being applied through healing treatment. Cranial manipulation offers the capability for energetic treatment because it works with this energetic phenomenon in the living organism. Tuning in to the patient’s energy by the osteopath requires the patient’s permission and a certain skill, a familiarity with energy, that one develops over years of hands-on work.

The disadvantage of remote treatment is that it occurs without two people engaging physically, meaning that the warmth of human touch and presence will be missing.  And it can mean that a physical adjustment that could be helpful will be more difficult. Although some specific direction from me to the patient at the time of treatment can work around this difficulty.

The advantages of remote treatment include a more global approach by the practitioner to the patient’s body from visualizing it in its entirety. It also can include a very specific approach when needed as the patient’s body can be viewed from any angle and magnification. These advantages could also be had in person, however, with hands-on, most practitioners do not view their patients globally as one is required to do remotely. One does not usually telescope their view to examine more closely what is going on but instead uses the dimension that is consistent with the physical body of the patient, rather than viewing the patient from afar or microscopically as is possible remotely.

Permission to do this work is always ethically required. The appointment tacitly gives the patient’s permission to perform the work. Without permission, one would not perform any treatment at all. Only with permission will the practitioner visualize the patient and begin to discover what is wrong and how to fix it.

Cranial Osteopathy:

The basic element of Dr Lee’s practice is cranial manipulation, the most esoteric of all the varieties of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT). Although Dr Lee is skilled in all forms of OMT, he uses cranial osteopathy the most for its thoroughness. Through palpation, Dr Lee identifies an area of the body that does not have healthy motion and then corrects it at the same time. He can feel how one area of the body with poor motion characteristics relates to others. Thus the whole system becomes well integrated with this form of treatment, whereas other forms of manipulation might only address a single vertebra or a single muscle, for example. Furthermore, using cranial osteopathy, no part of the organism is excluded from treatment, because it includes the head and the whole nervous system as well as organs and important fascial layers such as the diaphragm. When one applies the cranial concept, the body’s ability to heal itself is utilized to its fullest.

Primary Respiration:

Cranial osteopathy is the method through which one engages the primary respiratory mechanism (PRM). Although one can palpate the PRM without doing cranial manipulation, it is essential to feel the fluid tide of the PRM in order to perform cranial osteopathy. The PRM is what distinguishes cranial manipulation from all other forms of treatment. One can feel the tissues “breathe” very subtly and slowly when one’s sensitivity to it is tuned by training and experience. Dr Lee speaks of his training and experience as essential to the development of his skill, although a certain propensity to feel the tide is also helpful in the process of learning this method. The PRM is a fluid expression of tissue respiration. Tissue respiration is that part of respiration that delivers oxygen and other nutrients from the blood vessels to the cells of the body. This activity has a dynamic, vitalistic quality that can be felt. (See “About Dr Lee’s Book.”)

Osteopathic Principles:

Cranial osteopathy and all forms of OMT are based on osteopathic principles: The body is a unit of function; structure and function are reciprocally interrelated; the body contains all the necessary elements to heal and maintain itself; and treatment is derived from these first three principles. Organ dysfunctions have a somatic component; that is, if one looks one can invariably find some imbalance of the body’s structure related to the organ through neurological reflexes, vascular compromise, or fascial continuity. Whether the organ dysfunction is primary or secondary, there will be an associated joint, muscle, ligament, blood, lymph, or nerve dysfunction, and this can feed back into and exacerbate the organ dysfunction. If the osteopath can alleviate the muscle, ligament, or joint problem, it will temporarily or permanently cease making the organ problem worse. Healing forces within the tissues can more easily have there way. Blood flow is enhanced; nerve function is normalized; lymphatic drainage from the area of concern improves.

Indications for OMT:

Using OMT, the osteopathic physician is able to address the fascia, muscles, ligaments, and joints, as well as the organs directly and thus enhance the normal, healthy function of the body. Increased levels of energy, freedom from pain, improved mental clarity, enhanced feelings of well-being, and improved function of various organs are common consequences of OMT. Cranial osteopathy is especially useful in recurrent otitis media (middle ear infections) in children, perception issues (including vision), attention problems, headaches (including migraines), seizures, and sinus congestion. Birth trauma and other head injuries all deserve a thorough evaluation by a practitioner of cranial osteopathy. It is also very useful in other common problems in which other forms of manipulation are used: low back and neck pain; numbness, pain, and weakness in the extremities; sciatica; pleuritic chest pain; digestive problems; asthma; and traumatic brain injury.  Chronic degenerative conditions of the nervous system (Parkinsonism, Multiple sclerosis and the effects of concussions) respond favorably to cranial manipulation.

How does Cranial Manipulation work?:

(See “About Dr. Lee’s Book.”) The fluid tide in the tissues delivers health to the cells. The body’s ability to heal itself, no matter what form of treatment is employed (pharmaceuticals, surgery, homeopathy, acupuncture, etc.) is based on the PRM. The PRM is how the body maintains its health. Working with the PRM assures that the body achieves whatever level of health it is capable of at that moment in time. The PRM is a fluid drive that is a physical manifestation of Qi (Chi) that the Chinese speak of as the energy that the body employs to heal and maintain itself, and that which is accessed by acupuncture. The PRM is also the medium through which homeopathics, herbs, and drugs do their work. This fluid tide has a potency demonstrated by several characteristics: hydraulic power of water; electromechanical forces of the connective tissues; and information delivered by the structure of water, elements dissolved within water, and patterns of energy flow in the connective tissues. Essentially, the fluid drive normalizes the connective tissue structure and rebalances the system. The osteopathic physician observes the fluid tide to understand where it is not working at its optimum; he then observes its action to correct the problem; and finally observes a return to balance in the system. Cranial osteopathy is an allowing method of healing rather than an intervention that forces something upon the patient’s body. With the assistance of the osteopathic physician the patient’s body is capable of making changes that it could not make without the attention and the intention of the physician. Working with the PRM, Dr Lee works with the body’s own healing capacity.

Diagnosing using PRM:

Not only does Dr Lee use the PRM to treat ailments of the body, but he also uses it to diagnose. Besides a useful means for treatment, the tide is also a truth-telling mechanism. One can approach the body with a chemical that is not healthy for the body, and the PRM will stop its fluctuation. If instead, one brings a healing substance to the body, the PRM will demonstrate enhanced fluctuation. Dr Lee utilizes several types of interactions with the body to cut through mazes of information to isolate a specific imbalance in the system that can then be approached with OMT. Dr Lee uses the PRM as a guide to choose homeopathic remedies, their dosages, and other therapies. He treats the individual for what is out of balance in the moment with whatever will afford the patient the best outcome at that time. Whatever interferes with optimum health is removed in layers, over time, according to the manner that the body chooses.