| Craniosacral therapy (CST) was developed
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| | treatment.Craniosacral therapy is
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| about 30 years ago by John Upledger, DO.
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| | performed with the client lying on a
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| Dr. Upledger originally studied the
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| | treatment table while the therapist holds
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| practice of cranial osteopathy, which was
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| | the head and/or the sacrum. The
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| devised by William Sutherland, DO in the
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| | therapist's hands then move slightly as
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| early twentieth century, but adapted it
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| | they do the needed adjusting. It may not
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| based on his own research and personal
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| | feel like much is happening during the
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| observation during his career as an
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| | treatment; the therapist needs to
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| osteopathic physician.Craniosacral
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| | maintain their concentration, so they
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| therapy is based on several theories.
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| | don't talk much and the client, because
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| The first of these is that the bones of
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| | they are not moving much themselves, may
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| the skull do not fuse completely in early
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| | fall asleep. The effects are subtle and
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| childhood as is usually believed. Also,
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| | it can take a lot of sensitivity to
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| in his early career Dr. Upledger
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| | notice them at first.And what are the
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| observed, while assisting during a
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| | effects? To begin with, the client may
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| surgical procedure, that the membranes
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| | notice that they are calmer and can
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| surrounding the brain and spinal cord -
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| | concentrate more easily. Their posture
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| the meninges - actually move
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| | or coordination may improve and they may
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| rhythmically. At first it was thought
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| | have less pain; perhaps that nagging
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| that this rhythm was due to the
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| | headache they've had is now gone. Or
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| heartbeat, but Dr. Upledger discovered
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| | maybe they feel more optimistic about
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| that the rhythm of the meninges is a
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| | life in general. The issues in their
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| different pattern from that of the
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| | life that have been a source of anxiety
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| heartbeat.Craniosacral therapists are
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| | no longer seem so challenging - or hard
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| taught to detect and evaluate the
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| | to get over. (Because it has such a wide
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| movement of the meninges by just holding
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| | range of benefits, CST can be used in
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| the head and the base of the spine - the
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| | conjunction with other therapies,
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| sacrum - very still and focusing on what
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| | including emotional
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| they feel with their fingers and hand.
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| | treatment.)Craniosacral therapy can help
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| After the evaluation, it is possible to
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| | people of all ages, from infants to
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| very slowly and gently "adjust" the bones
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| | elders. About the only time it is
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| of the skull, so that the cerebrospinal
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| | definitely not recommended is when there
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| fluid - the fluid lining the brain and
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| | is a high-risk condition located in or
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| spinal cord - can flow more
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| | affecting the brain or spinal cord, like
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| naturally.Craniosacral therapy is used
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| | an aneurysm or intracranial hemorrhage.
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| for a wide range of symptoms, including
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| | The craniosacral therapist will obtain a
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| neck and low back pain, chronic fatigue,
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| | medical history and may consult with a
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| temporomandibular joint syndrome,
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| | physician or other practitioner before
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| fibromyalgia and even emotional issues
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| | doing a treatment.Craniosacral therapy
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| like depression and anxiety. It is
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| | can be practiced by massage therapists,
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| especially good for chronic conditions
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| | but it is not massage. It can be done by
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| that may have a neurological component,
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| | osteopathic physicians, but it's not an
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| like coordination problems, hyperactivity
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| | osteopathic adjustment. It takes special
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| and learning disorders. It has even been
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| | training to do this sort of work. But
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| used to treat autism; Dr. Upledger has
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| | many people - practitioners and clients
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| found that the meninges of most autistic
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| | alike - swear by it and would never try
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| children are unusually tight and that it
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| | anything else.
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| is possible to loosen them during a CST
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