Craniosacral Therapy

Craniosacral Therapy or CST works with the body’s centre where our poor postural patterns, physical (& sometimes emotional) problems are stored.

This therapy reduces activity of the sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight response), reducing physical & mental stress.

Extensive research has been done into the benefits of CST. It can, for example, realign structural imbalances, reduce mental, visual, and aural disturbances, improve endocrine function and fluid exchange in the body. Fantastic for relieving sinusitis & jaw tension. Realigns spine & provides relief from disc compression.

It is an Osteopathic-developed modality, which monitors functioning of the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord & the fluid system which encloses both) for any aberrations in the dynamics between fluid movement, bony movement, and membranous tensions in the body.

Any disturbance in the Craniosacral Rhythm through muscle tension or trauma (such as an accident, a fall, or blow) can cause imbalance in distant parts of the body.

The most common disruption is with the sphenoid bone and the jaw (as the major moving bone of the skull). Poor positioning can result in a variety of conditions and ailments, such as: facial pain (neuralgia), depression, chronic neck pain, headaches etc.

History of Craniosacral Therapy

CST was developed by Dr William Sutherland, American Doctor of Osteopathy in 1892. Dr Sutherland realised the cranial bones allow small amounts of movement. And these movements were driven by the flow of cerebrospinal fluid up & down the spine & around the brain. This wave motion is the Craniosacral Rhythm.

All body functions & structures - hormones, digestive, muscles, bones, teeth, walking etc - move in harmony with this central fluid movement. At death the movement of cerebrospinal fluid continues after brain activity & heartbeat has ceased.

When do I see a Craniosacral Therapist?

CST is especially good for chronic or recurrent complaints such as knee, back, shoulder, neck pain, headaches or migraines as it works at the core where poor postural patterns are held.

Suppressed emotion can also cause physical pain & diseases, CST helps you to process the tension this has created in your body without major catharsis, crisis, or crying and at your pace.

Benefits

• Migraines / headaches
• Stress - physical & emotional
• Sleep disturbances & disorders
• Traumatic brain & spinal cord injuries
• Jaw / TMJ problems
• Newborns & mothers
• Neuralgia, motor, pain & coordination dysfunction
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Learning Difficulties
• Influences motor, pain and coordination mechanism
• Influences immune, digestive, respiratory, endocrine systems and heart functions
• Pelvic imbalances (torsion, rotation, tilt)
• Disc compression
• Menopausal symptoms
• Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)

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