We are familiar with the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. Like them, the craniosacral system also influences many body functions. In the mid 1970’s Dr Upledger developed Craniosacral Therapy, a light touch manipulative approach which has been effective with poorly understood dysfunctions, chronic pain, lowered vitality and recurring infections.
Craniosacral therapy is a gentle and non-invasive technique. Examination is done by testing for movement in various parts of the system. Often, when testing is completed, the restriction has been removed and the system is able to self-correct. Because each of us produces our own different reactions to trauma, stress and loss of healing capacity, we each present our own unique combination of ailments, pains and dysfunctions. And, because Craniosacral therapy helps clear the way for our self-healing mechanisms to be more effective, its scope is very wide indeed.
Some more common difficulties that Craniosacral therapy may help are chronic pain, reduced mobility –“stiff joints”, low energy, headaches and migraines, jaw (temporomandibular joint) problems, neuralgia, learning difficulties such as dyslexia and dyscalclia, menstrual and menopausal problems, and clumsiness. In newborns, infants and children colic, hyperactivity, feeding and sleeping problems, faulty development are often helped by Craniosacral therapy. Rountine evaluation of newborns often reveals and permits the easy release of strains and restrictions that may, if left, lead to chronic dysfunction later in life. This applies not only where birth has been difficult, but also with “normal” deliveries.
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