Praise For: Understanding Cranial Bone Movement

My three takeaways:
A much deeper understanding of cranial motion and its biomechanical relevance to overall neurological and functional health. A new perspective on assessing and supporting patients, particularly in complex or paediatric cases, where subtle dysfunctions can have significant impacts.

Professionally, this program has significantly refined my clinical approach. It has given me greater confidence in assessing cranial patterns and integrating them into broader neurodevelopmental and functional care plans. This has been particularly valuable in my work with children, where small changes can make a meaningful difference. Personally, it has deepened my appreciation for the body’s innate intelligence and adaptability. It has reinforced a more patient, observant, and holistic approach, not only in practice but also in how I view health and well-being more broadly.

I worked with a patient who had ongoing jaw restriction and sinus pain that hadn’t fully resolved with other approaches. On assessment, it became clear that there were underlying cranial restrictions affecting both the TMJ and sinus drainage. Using the techniques from this course, I incorporated gentle cranial work over a few sessions. The patient began to notice their jaw moving more freely, with less discomfort, and at the same time experienced a significant reduction in sinus pressure. What stood out was how interconnected these systems are—and how addressing the cranial mechanics created meaningful changes in both symptoms and overall comfort.

Yes, I would highly recommend this course. It provides a strong biomechanical and neurological framework for understanding cranial motion, supported by clear clinical reasoning and practical application.

The program is exceptionally well-structured. I am glad I was able to take part. Thank you.

This program should be taken by everyone prior to doing hands-on cranial work so that you fully understand how the bones move. Movement is not the story. It is just a page in the understanding of cranial work. Palpating squirming children is amazing. Do not overthink it.

I have taken numerous classes, but this class brought my knowledge full circle. I have a lot more to learn but at least I can see the circle. It was my ah-ha!! And I loved it!!

Sphenoid and occiput…. I love them!!! I learned that sometimes my sphenoid location was almost- not quite right. This reinforced where I needed to be. My cranial work changed dramatically with this subtle change in contact.

The information here is so valuable. It was for me about having a stable foundation of knowledge that made the other puzzle pieces click into place. Thank you so much for that.

The knowledge that you are sharing with me is beyond amazing. My life can get crazy. BUT this, this brings me home. It is my lighthouse – lighting my way, igniting my passion. Thank you!!

Three Takeaways:
1. Specific cranial motions and how each bone interacts with each other. 2. The beginning of what indications to look for that correspond to various cranial distortions. 3. Sphenoid is extremely important.

This course has given me the tools necessary to critically think about cranial movements when assessing/treating infants. Furthermore, it has given me the confidence to start seeing harder infant cases.

Having only fairly recently started seeing infants, I have yet to see results, but I am still beginning to be able to observe cranial distortions and infer the proper method for treatment. Additionally, I can confidently explain to parents what my observations are and what I intend to do to correct it.

Yes, Dr. Ken Cooper does a great job at explaining cranial motion beyond what is just on the slides. At first, I was fairly disappointed with the cost associated with the length of each video, but he specifically adds overall value.

Clear and structured presentations, I like the bite size of the learning. Dr. Ken is a great communicator. I like the bite sized learning, it gives me time to process and fit in to how the cranium moves layer by layer. And re-watch too.

Massively, improve my palpation skills. The palpation Ken did in lesson one was how I have built more confidence in what and why is moving and when it is moving and also not moving.

The understanding of the temporal motion – definitely took me a beat to figure this out. Lots of repeat listens and watches of Dr. Ken lessons, then the penny dropped. How this has impacted my clinic, treating babies already is having quicker and better feeding outcomes for babies and mummies. I get it, and this has really helped the 3-D motion of the cranium.

YES YES YES.I would recommend this course. It’s the tough stuff, the how our bodies function. Once you understand this, I’m already treating with greater specific adjustments. And what’s super cool and important! I can talk about this mechanism in lay terms (YAY) and how important it is and why. This has been awesome with patients already!!!

It is critical as a foundation for all the cranial work, diagnosis and corrections to fully understand the motion patterns of each joint. Ken Cooper has an excellent communication style to share this information in a way that is easy to understand.

It has helped to continue developing my understanding of how to best care for the patients in my practice.

Yes, I would recommend classes taught by Dr. Cooper.

Thank you for all you do for our profession.

My three takeaways: 1. Correcting sutural imbalances while the child is young is imperative for avoiding issues down the road later in life. 2. That opening or remediating the suture appropriately helps fix dural tone, CSF flow/motion, and regulates response to inhalation and exhalation. 3. That gentle care/palpation can be just as effective as moderately more firm care/palpation, if not better, when adjusting sutures of an infant.

It will help me understand the skull of potential patients I may see and especially my own children and family members who have children. It gives me a working understanding of how all the cranial bones early on in life work together, and what is needed for things to function optimally.

I don’t work with infants or children under teenage years at my clinic, as most of them are middle aged to Medicare, but I was able to palpate my niece who is of that age of 0-3 and she had some of the sutural presentations that were mentioned in this presentation. She was delivered via forceps, and it did have a minor impact on some of the cranial bones and sutural formations.

If they are working with children, yes, as it is imperative to know the anatomy of physiology of the skull for young children. It is a great class for learning the basics and having that baseline knowledge to understand the children they will be working with. It is also helpful for just learning about the human skull again and getting a refresher on the region if you have been out of Chiropractic school for a while.

I thought it was a great course, the only thing I would recommend is if there was a section or one video where they had interactive pictures/animations that showed the motion, movement, and anatomy of the bones as they are going through things like expiration and inhalation. Having a visual of that like in a cartoon form would be helpful after hearing Dr. Cooper’s presentations.

My three takeaways:
1. Cranial motion is the key to unlocking the flow of the CSF, which brings proper nourishment to our brain and spine.
2. Understanding the physiology of the cranial bones brings a deeper meaning to the understanding that the body is an interconnected system.
3. As you breathe and move, the bones of the skull should breathe and move as well. Knowing these motions can help you help infants, children, and adults along their path of wellness.

After the course, Dr. Ken Cooper helped me find a practitioner in my area to work on my 4-month-old. In one visit, his flat spot was visibly rounder. Professionally, I can now educate people of the tension held in the cranial sutures that may need to be released to relieve the stress their spines are experiencing.

The most impactful is the experience I’ve seen by taking my 4-month-old to certified practitioner. However, in my own practice, I’ve seen numbness and tingling in the whole hand disappear with occipital flexion/extension, and I’ve witnessed emotional reactions to sphenobasilar and frontal suture releases.

Yes, I would recommend this course. It is a great starting point to understanding how the skull is the encasing of the brain- the portion of the CNS that chiropractors are commonly referring to, but never truly accessing.

Dr. Ken Cooper is a fantastic teacher, passionate about the topic, and compassionate with his students.

I have a better understanding of the system as a whole. It is important to develop observation skills, to be aware of what is wrong, but it is equally if not more important to understand why it is wrong. Dentistry can make observations about airway and anatomy but treating these alone is not predictable therapy.

Although I just retired from clinical dentistry, I hope to continue working with airway, myofunctional therapist and other therapies that work with craniosacral therapy.

Yes, I would recommend it to dentists and orthodontists that work with airway and expansion. I would also recommend it to myofunctional therapists. Dentists and therapists often focus just on their own area of expertise. That is a very limited scope and doesn’t allow for a complete diagnosis

Very complete course.

I found it fascinating to learn about sutures, all the cranial bones, and flexion/extension of the bones.

I am going to pay more attention to the baby’s craniums when working with feeding issues to be able to properly refer for chiropractic care.

I am still working on visually noticing differences in baby’s craniums, something that I need to work on for some time.

I recommend this program to others as it brings awareness and knowledge of a baby’s cranial anatomy and how important it is in development.

I do like the email reminders of where I am at in the course and what I need to get finished. That accountability piece is huge. I do have a much better understanding of how the cranial bones move with inhalation and exhalation now.

I have gained more awareness around cranial work.

Yes, I would recommend this course, if just to gain more awareness around the subject.