Stiles - American Academy of Osteopathy

� Regardless of the method used to determine a
key dysfunction bear in mind the following:
� Key dysfunctions are dependent on the state of
the whole body. Change the parameters by
treating any somatic dysfunction and the key
dysfunction may move elsewhere.
� The corollary is that key dysfunctions are
unpredictable and rarely in the same place for
one patient over time, much less across the
population.