What is Craniosacral Therapy?
Craniosacral therapy is a gentle, hands-on technique using light touch to restore the rhythmic movements of the skull and the connective tissue surrounding the brain and nerves. We use Craniosacral techniques at Inspired Body Therapy to release restrictions in the body’s connective tissue network called the “Fascia”.
These very gentle, yet powerful, treatments are key in treating migraines, headaches, post head injury, concussion, spinal pain, and nerve problems.
What is the Craniosacral system?
The Craniosacral system includes the skull, the fascial tissue around and through the brain, spinal cord and connected to the sacrum. Another name for this system is the dural system.
The Craniosacral system is the central system of the body. The skull is mobile and the fascial system within the connective tissue is filled with fluid. It has a rhythm and pattern that enables our bodies to function in an optimal way.
Those squiggly lines you see in pictures of the skull are not fused. They are expansion joints like in a bridge. They are designed to allow movement and adapt to pressure changes and stresses. That design protects our brains and the nervous system as stresses from the environment change. It is designed to adapt. When motions are impaired due to trauma, disease or inflammation, it can cause significant problems.
What are our Craniosacral Treatments?
We have extensive training in the John F. Barnes’ and Milne Institute for Visionary Craniosacral approaches. We integrate our knowledge from years of training and experience to address the needs of your body.
The treatments Inspired Body Therapy are one-on-one individual sessions for 60 minutes with hands on treatments, which is different than most traditional therapies.
Our therapy will include looking at the body as an integrated whole. When an area of your body is out of alignment it can affect the entire system causing migraines, blurred vision, neck pain, shoulder and back pain to name a few.
We have seen amazing results in our clients to enable their system to improve function by reducing spasticity and even intracranial pressures. When the inflammation, spasticity, and/or pressure is reduced or eliminated, your body has the increased ability to move with ease and strengthen. These treatments are highly effective in treating headaches, spinal pain, neurologic pain and other symptoms.
At Inspired Body Therapy we will educate you on home exercise programs specific to your needs and follow up with you as you regain range of motion and strength so you can do the things you want to live a fuller life!
We work with the body, and its needs. At Inspired Body Therapy, the art and skill is to be able to listen to the body and its messages for what it needs to help it heal.
Craniosacral Therapy is highly effective in treating:
- TMJ Problems
- Neurologic Symptoms
- Headaches/Migraines
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Spinal Pain
- Chronic Pain
- Neck Pain
- Nerve Pain