Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2003 17:07:07 -0000
From: asmtasmt
Subject: Fictional CRI, Re: no response?

Im surprized at the silence!
Finally, as your moderator, I will add my inflammatory two cents:
The first thing I teach my students in palpation is that "the rhythm"
is useless and probably fictional! At least we can assume so, as long
as rigorous research fails to validate it. Ive even felt the CRI on a
plastic skull model... TRY IT!

REPLY

yes youre right and also youre not - there are a lot of aspects of CS
literature which are open to criticism from anyone who wishes to pick
holes - the pressurestat model simply doesnt stand up to either
palpatory experience or match known CSF pressure/volume physiology.
However, saying that something that can be palpated doesnt exist is
puttin gthe cart before the horse - if you really believe that
anything which hasnt been proven by science doesnt exist, then I
think all material phenomena are inexplicable at some level or
another. Science is a house of cards.

I do believe that a lot of CSR's are "invoked" by an expectation -
maybe thats what you mean.