BodyTalk and the SB Junction

Ever had the wind knocked out of you
Slipped on your tailbone
Had and head injuries
Given birth

 

BodyTalk and the SB

The Sphenobasilar (SB) Junction is a winged-shaped group of bony plates that sits behind the sinuses and underneath the brain. In the craniosacral complex, made up of skull and spine, the SB junction constitutes one end, the tailbone the other.

The SB junction, like any other bone connection, needs to have freedom of movement. Rather than being rigid structures, all these connections move rhythmically with the breath and the flow of lymph. Although these movements are microscopic, they are crucial to the communication of all body parts and enable the body to recognize itself as a unit. Every bone is connected to every other bone in the body through this communication system.


Injuries to the head and to the tailbone can drastically affect the SB

BodyTalk re-establishes communication within the body/mind/spirit. Before the introduction of BodyTalk, you would have had to find an osteopath who could recognize the specific symptoms in order to unlock your SB junction. Dr. John Veitheim, the founder of the BodyTalk System™, has made this technique more holistic within the body, more integrative with other modalities, and more available to you.

Head Injuries

Does your child play soccer or football? Have you ever banged your head on the trunk of your car? Have you ever have damaged your TMJ (in your jaw area) or broken your nose? Any of these injuries could have caused the SB junction to lock, even if they happened years ago with no other apparent symptoms at the time.
 

Tailbone Injuries

Impact to the tailbone has repercussions all the way though the spine, affecting the SB. A tailbone does not even have to be broken for you to feel symptoms. You could have a tender tailbone from a fall, or an injury to the hip or back. Giving birth to a baby can cause a misalignment of the tailbone. Any injury that "knocks the wind out of you" is also likely to cause a locked SB junction. If you have no apparent symptoms, how would you even guess that there is a connection between the tailbone and other problems in the body?

When the SB junction is locked, however, the functioning of the pituitary gland is greatly inhibited. The pituitary gland, which lies below the SB junction, controls all endocrine function in the body. If the SB junction is not moving properly, the endocrines as well as the nerves throughout the body are affected.

When people experience chronic pain - arthritic pain in the knee, for example they learn to breathe around that area, because breathing right through it would be much too painful. In doing this, the body is learning to cope with the pain rather than fix it. Such pain and other types of stress can cause you to restrict or even hold your breath over time. Frequent sighing or shallow breathing can indicate a locked SB. Have you had a big surprise that scared you, so you held your breath? Restricted breathing of any kind is directly related to the SB becoming rigid and locked.

Often the effect of a locked SB is unnoticeable at first: symptoms occur years later. These symptoms can include: limited breathing cycle, decreased lung volume, labored breathing (in or out), depression, weight gain, headaches, menstrual irregularities, insomnia, fatigue, or foggy thinking.

 
BodyTalk, a truly integrative therapy, is a non-invasive, safe, and effective approach to releasing the SB junction.