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...

CONTEXT Fibromyalgia is a prevalent musculoskeletal disorder associated with widespread mechanical tenderness, fatigue, non-refreshing sleep, depressed mood and pervasive dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system: tachycardia, postural intolerance, Raynaud's phenomenon and diarrhoea. OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of craniosacral therapy on sensitive tender points and heart rate variabi...

Addressing a problem which is often cited as the reason for a failure to appreciate the potential in CAM approaches to patient care, experts from a wide array of CAM modalities suggest the most effective research methodology for each particular therapy and illustrate how a lack of adherence to that methodology produces a less effective assessment. Disciplines covered include Traditional Chinese...

objectives: complementary and alternative medicine methods (cam) are now used for a wide range of disorders. craniosacral therapy (cst) is one of cam methods in which manual maneuvers with light forces are used for different aspects of health. in the present research, the effects of cst were studied for reducing symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (adhd). methods: twenty-fo...

with children is increasing (Nickel 99 ). The use of craniosacral therapy is common in children with special needs for relief from daily or weekly symptoms (Sinha et al 2005, Hurvitz et al 2003). Carlson and Krahn found that their sample of people with physical disabilities used CAM including CST because it fitted their lifestyles and because they perceived it to be more effective than conventi...

Min-Jae Kwak, Yun-Hee Han, K.M.D., Ji-Hye Geum, Shin-Hyeok Park, Hyeon-Jun Woo, Won-Bae Ha, Jung-Han Lee, K.M.D.. J Korean Med Rehabi 2022;32:13-27. https://doi.org/10.18325/jkmr.2022.32.3.13