Conditions Helped
- Migraine and tension headache
- Stress, tension and anxiety
- TMJ (jaw) pain, face pain, and dental trauma
- Fibromyalgia
- Pain and injury
- Trauma from car accidents, falls, sports or work
- RSI (repetitive strain injury)
- Joint, muscle, ligament and tendon Injuries (tennis elbow, neck, shoulder, knee)
- Head, neck, back or shoulder injury
- Sports injuries
- Surgical scar restrictions and pain
- Sinus problems
- Insomnia
- Menstrual pain, PMS
- Effects of stress on irritable bowel and arthritis
- Certain kinds of chronic nausea, tinnitis (ringing in ears) and vertigo (dizziness)
Effectiveness of Therapy
Ultimately the effectiveness of therapy depends on the skill of practitioner, the body's ability to support the healing process, and how long the problem has existed. For most people this kind of manual therapy is highly effective. It is also non-invasive and gentle making it suitable for people facing health crises.
The range of problems that can be helped is very wide. This is possible because all of the problems listed are caused or greatly influenced by one of three circumstances:
- Some part of the body (muscle, nerve, joint, spine, organ, etc) is in some way restricted by pressure, scarring, injury, spasm, compression, etc).
- The condition is very sensitive to the effects of stress and the immune system.
- The condition has a strong mind-body (somato-emotional) connection.
These are three circumstances that manual therapy like craniosacral therapy is very good at resolving:
- Craniosacral therapy is highly effective at releasing restricted tissues to relieve pain and increase mobility.
- It has a strong ability to reduce stress and anxiety.
- Craniosacral therapy can work directly with the mind-body (somato-emotional) connection.