Ulrich  Moser,
Manual Cranial Treatment in a Young Woman with Anorexia Nervosa: A Case Report
Journal of Clinical and Medical Case Reports
2020
2733-2268
http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.JCMCR.2010.02.01
https://www.sciencerepository.org/manual-cranial-treatment-in-a-young-woman-with-anorexia-nervosa_JCMCR-2020-2-101 
Abstract: Background: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious mental disorder affecting mainly young women. Despite
the severity of the disease, the danger of chronification and premature death, and the social burden, the
evidence base for its treatment is weak. In addition to the changed eating behavior, a modified body schema
seems to play a major role in AN.
Case Report: Presented is the course of AN in a now 17-year-old female patient in which a definite
improvement of her symptoms occurred in temporal connection with manual cranial treatment. The manual
approach is based on tonus changes of the deep suboccipital muscles as a monitor to identify relevant
dysfunctions, to ensure the optimal therapy setting and to control the therapy outcome.
Conclusion: AN is an example of a neuropsychiatric disorder whose neurobiological correlates could have
resulted in the increased circumscribed cranial tension in the case presented. The pleasing course may
encourage us to consider manual cranial treatment in similar cases.Keywords: Anorexia nervosa, case report, body image, manual cranial treatment, tonus test of deep suboccipital muscles