Craniosacral Therapy

Craniosacral therapy.

Effectiveness of Craniosacral Therapy in Cervicogenic Headache

Headache is common phenomenon experienced by everyone at some point in their lives. Hence it’s not surprising that the global estimate of headache sufferers is around 46% and prevalence of Cervicogenic headache is 2.5-4.1% among all headache types [1,2]. This prevalence might appear to be relatively low as compared to other headache types like migraine or tension type headache but the associate...

Craniosacral Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain

OBJECTIVES With growing evidence for the effectiveness of craniosacral therapy (CST) for pain management, the efficacy of CST remains unclear. This study therefore aimed at investigating CST in comparison with sham treatment in chronic nonspecific neck pain patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 54 blinded patients were randomized into either 8 weekly units of CST or light-touch sham trea...

P02.55. Craniosacral therapy for migraine: a feasibility study

Methods Individuals with moderate to severe migraine were recruited from specialty clinics, family practices, and the university community. After confirmatory clinical evaluation and an 8-week run-in phase, those meeting study criteria (compliant with study procedures, at least 5 migraines per month) were randomized to 8 weekly CST or low-strength static magnet therapy (LSSM) treatments. Study ...

Multipractitioner Upledger CranioSacral Therapy: descriptive outcome study 2007-2008.

OBJECTIVES This study describes patients presenting for CranioSacral treatment, the conditions they present with, and the impact of treatment on both their symptoms and lives. DESIGN The records of 157 patients treated with Upledger CranioSacral Therapy (UCST) were reviewed. Seventy-three (73) patients had been treated by 10 different practitioners working independently and 84 patients were t...