CranioSacral Therapy (Great for Physical Therapists!)
For those of you who are interested (if you get to see this), there is a great therapy that isn't very well known yet. It is called CranioSacral Therapy and helps the body heal with gentle manipulation of fascia. You can read more about it and find classes at http://upledger.com/content.asp?id=26. It's an especially good added skill for physical therapists!
(This type of therapy is one that has helped me to walk again. The fascia around part of my spinal column was "twisted" and restricting spinal fluid to my lower body, making it extremely difficult to walk. I was practically wheelchair bound. After one visit with a craniosacral therapist, she was able to gently manippulate the fascia back to where it needed to be and I was able to walk by my own power. There need to be more practitioners with this set of skills!) :-)
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There are treatments to injuries and illnesses that sometimes have to be found through last resort. If you go to a family physician and he or she does not keep up with the latest medical studies, you might not find out about this kind of therapy. Research for yourself is very important.
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You betcha! When I found craniosacral therapy, I had already been in a wheelchair for six months and gone through the gamut of doctors (including specialists) and tests. No one knew how to help. It's amazing to feel a breakthrough like that! I know doctors are extremely busy and can't keep up on EVERYTHING, but I also think getting the word out about different forms of therapy and new research is beneficial. If doctors are aware of these things they can at least refer patients to them. Woo hoo!
I have practiced cranial sacral techniques since 2003 and have received a couple levels of training from Upledger. I love this work because of the testimonials I hear and see from people like you.
Another nice support to this work is Anatomy Trains by Tom Myers where you learn the road map of how you fascia is interconnected throughout your body.
Great job Lisa, so glad you’re on your feet again.
I have practiced cranial sacral techniques since 2003 and have received a couple levels of training from Upledger. I love this work because of the testimonials I hear and see from people like you.
Another nice support to this work is Anatomy Trains by Tom Myers where you learn the road map of how you fascia is interconnected throughout your body.
Great job Lisa, so glad you’re on your feet again.
I have practiced cranial sacral techniques since 2003 and have received a couple levels of training from Upledger. I love this work because of the testimonials I hear and see from people like you.
Another nice support to this work is Anatomy Trains by Tom Myers where you learn the road map of how you fascia is interconnected throughout your body.
Great job Lisa, so glad you’re on your feet again.
Thank you for posting this. I will have to look into this a little more. It sounds very promising, especially for myself, a future physical therapist. Thanks so much!
Wow! Anatomy Trains is on of the coolest things I've ever seen! Do you also practice myofascial release? How is that related to cranial sacral therapy? (I've also seen "craniosacral" and "cranial sacral". Is there a difference?)
If you'd like, I have another story for you. (These miracle stories are so encouraging!) Another patient of the therapist who treated me had lung cancer. She was going to physical therapy for something else, but mentioned how stressed she was about an upcoming CT scan. Her cancer was coming back and she was really upset. The therapist asked her if she'd be interested in trying cranial sacral, and she did. Her CT came out completely clean. No cancer!
Here are a couple of very short answers to some of your questions. Craniosacral is more of a trademark of a specific style of cranial sacral therapy. Cranial Sacral techniques/therapy can promote myofascial release.
I’m glad your discovering this type of therapy, for some people it really can be life saving.
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One of the most productive things from this course is reading about all the different techniqes and therapies and avenues everyone pursues. Lisa and Vickey, I have scanned those websites and they are fascinating. I am going to do a bit more research and maybe I can find someone here in the 'Burgh that practices these; maybe I can finally fix my headaches and back pain!!! Thank you for all the great information!
Julie, I hope this is a therapy that helps you! You can find a therapist at http://www.iahp.com/pages/search/index.php by typing in your zip code, and next to each person's name is how many classes they've completed. (If you were in Oregon I would suggest Marie Wintersheid, the very best, but I think you live somewhere else!)