CranioSacral Therapy

CranioSacral Therapy is a gentle-touch therapy that helps calm your nervous system, following your body's lead to release tension, supporting its inherent ability to heal itself.

What is the CranioSacral System?

Just like every person has a heartbeat and breath they can feel, it is also possible to feel the body’s internal semi-closed hydraulic system called the CranioSacral System.

An important function of this system is the production, circulation and reabsorption of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF). This fluid is responsible for:

  • Bringing micronutrients and water to the brain

  • Cushioning the brain

  • Removing waste products

  • Providing buoyancy

  • CSF is created in the brain’s ventricles and it circulates down through the spinal cord and throughout our bodies.

Normally, the CSF within the body produces a continuous rise and fall of fluid pressure within the CranioSacral System as it circulates 6-10 cycles per minute. However, due to experiences in life, including disease, accidents, trauma, disorders, and stress, to name a few, the rhythm can get disturbed in different parts of the body.

A Craniosacral Therapist uses light touch to feel a client’s CranioSacral Rhythm and determine where it may not be ‘free flowing.’ Then, with that same light touch, the therapist may apply 5 grams of pressure (or less), inviting the client’s body to heal itself in that area.

Who can benefit from CranioSacral Therapy?

Studies show that CranioSacral Therapy helps many people who suffer from:

  • Adrenal fatigue

  • Articulation issues

  • Attention Deficit Disorder

  • Autism

  • Blows to the top of the head

  • Bowel & bladder problems

  • Carpal tunnel syndrome

  • Compressed or fractured vertebrae

  • Decreased sense of smell

  • Difficulty with chewing or swallowing

  • Dizziness

  • Dyscalculia

  • Dyslexia

  • Ear infections

  • Edema

  • Facial restrictions

  • Fevers

  • Gallbladder problems

  • Headaches or migraines

  • Hearing problems

  • Kidney issues

  • Learning disorders

  • Liver problems

  • Low back pain

  • Lower extremity swelling

  • Lower rib problems

  • Lumbosacral problems

  • Menstrual cramps

  • Neck, throat or shoulder problems

  • Optic nerve concerns

 

  • Personality disorders

  • Pituitary function issues

  • Pleuritis

  • Post-op adhesions (i.e. epidural)

  • Prostate issues

  • Reproductive organ issues

  • Respiratory problems

  • Sacroiliac joint pain

  • Sciatica

  • Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Lordosis

  • Sinus problems

  • Spastic cerebral palsy

  • Speech or voice problems

  • Thoracic outlet syndrome

  • Thoracolumbar problems

  • Thyroid problems

  • Tinnitus

  • TMJ/TMD

  • Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIAs)

  • Tongue thrust and any tethered oral issues

  • Trigeminal nerve issues

  • Upper rib/clavicle/sternum issues

  • Visceral and digestive problems

Who shouldn’t get CranioSacral Therapy?

Anyone who has:

  • Increased intracranial pressure

  • Suffered an acute stroke

  • Cerebral aneurysm

  • Cerebral hemorrhage

  • A recent skull fracture

 

  • Cerebrospinal fluid leak

  • Spina Bifida if myelomeningocele

  • Herniated medulla oblongata

  • Arnold Chiari Malformation

If someone is suffering from massive, unrelenting headaches, please see a doctor first. CST can be performed after a repair.