What is Craniosacral Therapy?
At its core, Craniosacral Therapy techniques are a noninvasive manipulative technique that uses subtle palpations of the skull, spine, and sacrum to detect changes or blockages in the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
To put it simply… Craniosacral Therapy, or CST, is a gentle type of manual therapy that manipulates the bones of the spine and skull to restore the flow of cerebrospinal fluid.
Cerebrospinal Fluid is the fluid that flows around your brain and spinal cord, creating a protective barrier. CSF also ensures the nervous system is functioning effectively. We have a great video about what Craniosacral Therapy looks like here.
At Bloom Well Family Wellness, we use craniosacral therapy to help alleviate our client’s chronic pain, headaches, stress, depression, and more!
How Does Craniosacral Therapy Work?
During Craniosacral Therapy, a practitioner applies a very light amount of pressure to certain parts of the body, like the cranial bones of the skull, jaw, and sacrum until they feel a change in the movement of the bone or in the flow of Cerebrospinal Fluid underneath. This gentle pressure can also be applied to muscles, ligaments or even organs to achieve balance and remove barriers to healing. This gentle manipulative technique is safe for pediatric patients, even newborns!
We find that when our clients have blockages that prevent the Cerebrospinal Fluid from flowing, it can cause…
- Cranial asymmetry
- Jaw pain
- Neck pain
- Colic
- Poor latching
- Nursing difficulty
- Immune function
- Ear infections
- Digestion
- Constipation
- Headaches or migraines
- Trouble laying on one side
…and other aches and pains.
Why is Craniosacral Therapy So Effective?
Craniosacral Therapy techniques are highly effective because they rely on your nervous system, and because your entire body relies on your nervous system, this is an efficacious technique that restores the flow of cerebrospinal fluid and allows the nervous system to achieve balance.
Did you know?
Kiddos, even tiny babies, hold stress in their abdomen, which leads to digestive issues.
Women, on the other hand, tend to hold stress and blockages in their hips, leading to pain and discomfort.
Craniosacral therapy is a gentle technique that helps to alleviate these types of discomforts.
Book Your Craniosacral Therapy Appointment
If you’re looking for Craniosacral Therapy in the Springfield, MO area, Bloom Well Family Wellness would love to help! We truly LOVE Craniosacral Therapy and how hard it works hard to restore balance to the body.
