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Fryette's Lows - The physiological movements of the spine.

One of the most illustrious names of osteopathic medicine is world Fryette Harrison , DO (Diploma in Osteopathy). a statement of its "laws" on the physiological movements of the spine in 1918. Since then, all manual therapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, etc manipulators. etc. speak a common language. E 'must be said that such laws as well as creation of new dogmas in the field of osteopathic medicine fate are also innumerable controversies and doubts, nevertheless, still "The Fryette's Lows" are the cornerstones of the teaching of osteopathic medicine throughout the world.

Laws are 3 but some authors do not attribute it to the third law H. Fryette but to CR Nelson stated in 1948, in fact, classical osteopathy recognizes only 2.

While on the Third World Law osteopathy was commonly recognized as valid throughout the spine, another controversy has arisen about the validity I and II of the Act of the cervical vertebrae: classical osteopathy believes the two laws apply only to the stretch dorsal and lumbar and accept the validity of the modern laws for the lower cervical (C3 to C7). All agree however, affirm that I and II, the law does not apply on the high cervical (the first two vertebrae "atypical" Atlas Axis C1 and C2).

How to Read is a duty to advance the "legend" concerning the possible movements of the spine:

R: Rotation (rotation)

S: sidebending (lateral inclination)

E: Extension (extension)

F: Flexion (bending)

N: Neutral (neutral)

Fryette • The First Law states that neutrality in the slope on the one hand determine the rotation of the bodies spine on the opposite side (ie, rotation in the direction of convexity). NSR.

Fryette • The Second Law states that in flexion or extension in the slope on one side causes a rotation of the vertebral bodies on the same side (ie, rotation in the direction of concavity). FSR or ESR.

• The third law of motion states that the vertebral Fryette on an automatically reduces the mobility on the other two floors.

In conclusion, "The Fryette's Lows" shocked and regulated osteopathic medicine world and have become the rules they rely on the vertebral manipulation, direct, indirect techniques vertebral miotensive (Mitchell), techniques fascial, cranio-sacral, postural etc. etc.

"Dare to be different. In so many preferiscone be Orthodox rather than righteous." [Taken from "Principles of osteopathic technique of Harrison H. Fryette]

[Edited by Ft Enzo Iodice, rehabilitation and hand therapy, Osteopathic Postural Mézières]