As the name suggests, the treatment involves the structures connecting the cranium (the top of the head) and the sacrum (the bottom end of the spine and the tail bone).
The head and the spine, all the way down to the tailbone, houses our brain and the spinal cord (Central Nervous System) which is the governing system of our body. The brain and the spinal cord are awash in cerebrospinal fluid. When there are abnormal pressures anywhere on the system, it affects how the body functions as a whole.
One only needs to think of Calgary’s Chinooks and the headaches and migraines associated with the sudden barometric pressure changes. That is just one example of cranial dysfunction.
Cranial dysfunctions can manifest in many ways:
- Balance problems
- Repeated ear aches with no infection present
- Unexplained tooth aches
- Discomfort after dental treatments
- Discomfort after head concussions
- Fatigue and muscle pains
- Chinook headaches
- Facial asymmetries
- Recovery post spinal surgeries
- Motion sickness
- Tinnitus (ringing it the ear)
- Temporomandibular joint issues
- Chronic sinus problems
- Transient vision distortions
- Sleep Disturbance
- Tailbone pain
- Headaches which don’t respond to usual treatments or painkillers
Treatment can relieve
Cranio-sacral treatments can help relieve symptoms of :
- Parkinson’s disease
- Fibromyalgia
- Chronic Fatigue syndrome
- Multiple Sclerosis and other chronic neurological problems
- Post-surgical discomfort
Technique
The treatment involves a very light touch. It normalizes the movement of the bones of the scull and face all the way down to the tailbone and normalizes the flow of the cerebrospinal fluid.
It improves the functioning of the parasympathetic nervous system needed for sleep, digestion and healing and all other “hidden” automatic functions of our body.