Cranial Sacral Therapy is an effective treatment for pain, rehabilitation and neurology.  Also called CST, or cranial osteopathy, it is a gentle, non-invasive, hands-on technique, developed by an American osteopathic physician almost one hundred years ago.

CST theory and practice is based on understanding the continuous subtle movements of the cranial bones, which result in a rhythm of approximately six to twelve cycles per minute. This rhythm is understood as a response to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fluctuations within the spinal cord and brain environment. The subtle movement extends outward to the entire body, in response to the fluid pressure changes around the Central Nervous System (CNS).

 

Treatment involves gentle manipulation of the spine and the skull, and its cranial sutures, diaphragms, and fascia. By using the hands as fine discriminating tools, the Cranial Sacral therapist is able to detect disturbances in the rhythm to help them identify areas of dysfunction, such as cranial, sutural, membrane and other soft tissue restrictions in the body.

 

Patients remain clothed during a treatment and treatments are generally one hour long.

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How a treatment can help:

• Helps restore normal cranial mobility

• Releases abnormal myofascial restrictions and tensions in the body

• Releases abnormal restrictions in the head

• Eases restrictions of nerves

• Optimizes cerebrospinal fluid movement through the central nervous system

• Helps restore misaligned bones to their proper positions (assisting troubles with back, hips, shoulders, knees)

 

Cranial Sacral Therapy is beneficial for:

• Birth traumas and other perinatal challenges

• Recurrent ear infections

• Facial asymmetries and eye motor problems

• Learning disabilities, A.D.D., A.D.H.D

• Gross and fine motor problems

• Developmental delays, autism

• Headaches

• Tinnitus, hearing loss and vertigo

• TMJ syndrome

• Stress disorders and insomnia

• Muscle and joint pain or injury

• Many neurological conditions and pain syndromes