Cranio Sacral Therapy News with John Dalton

by: Sheryl Walters, citizen journalist.

Plagiocephaly, or flat head syndrome, is a deformation of the head due to an infant’s skull being flattened as a result of pressure from outside forces. Because of the “Back to Sleep” campaign (a campaign encouraging parents to lay their baby on his or her back to decrease the risk of SIDS) there has been an increase in the number of infants with plagiocephaly. Torticollis (head tilt) or incorrect womb positioning can also cause plagiocephaly. The most common treatment for plagiocephaly is having the baby wear a helmet that helps to reshape the baby’s head. A more conservative and very effective option before helmeting is craniosacral therapy (CST).

Craniosacral therapy is a very gentle practice that evaluates and corrects problems with the craniosacral system, which is made up of the skull, the sacrum, and the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that protect the brain and spinal cord. John Upledger, an osteopathic physician, discovered the craniosacral system and its importance after observing rhythmic motions of cranial bones during a neck surgery he was assisting in. Based on research throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s, CST was developed as an effective way to eliminate restrictions in the craniosacral system. Numerous conditions, such as migraines, autism, and colic, can be helped with the use of CST.

Because CST promotes optimal shape, size, and movement of the plates of the skull it is very effective in the treatment of plagiocephaly. Using a light touch (about five grams, or less than the weight of a nickel), CST practitioners work to gently mold the plates of the skull to a proper alignment with symmetric rate and rhythm. Because the sutures of the skull are still very malleable in infants, the plates of the skull are quite responsive to this therapy. CST can be used in conjunction with other therapies, especially in the case of torticollis where muscle imbalances need to be addressed.

If left untreated, plagiocephaly can lead to permanent deformations of the skull and facial features. In addition, TMJ dysfunction can occur as well as speech or vision problems. Because the skull begins to harden around the age of one year it is important that CST and/or helmet therapy is started as soon as possible.

Craniosacral therapy is a gentle, safe, and effective treatment for plagiocephaly. Because the use of a helmet can be difficult for both babies and parents many parents are turning to this conservative option before having their baby be fitted for a cranial helmet.

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The Polish Health Minister Eva Kopacz today told Parliament during a heated debate on the swine flu vaccination that she, as a qualified family doctor with more than 20 year of experience, will not authorise the use of untested vaccines on millions of people in Poland when there is inadequate information about the safety of the jabs.

She said the secret contract that the Polish government was supposed to sign with pharmaceutical companies had more than 20 clauses which are against the law.

Kopacz noted that governments in Western Europe had signed secret agreements with pharmaceutical companies, but suggested that the prosperity of the people of Poland was more important to her than the profits of Big Pharma.

She noted that there are three vaccines proposed for Poland with different types of adjuvants and was concerned that these vaccines were all being treated as if they were the same.

In addition, she observed that only 13 % of the people in Germany want to take the swine flu jab even though 5 times more people in Germany take the regular flu shot than in Poland, and asked why the Germans are so unwilling to take the jab.

She said there was secrecy surrounding the contents of the vaccines. There is no information about the amount of adjuvants in the vaccinesm, she added.

Furthermore, the family doctor and Health Minister said there is absolutely no information about the side effects of the swine flu jab. The pharmaceutical companies did not want to take responsibilty for the jab.

Also, she said that trials for the swine flu jab were being conducted on a relatively small number of healthy people and that these were not adequate for her to recommend the jab.

Moreover, Kopacz said that the regular flu was much more common and dangerous than the swine flu – and yet no pandemic had been declared over the seasonal flu.

Why is there such a panic about the swine flu virus? She asked.

Kopacz said that the Polish people can tell the difference between objective facts and the truth and lies.

She noted that all 193 people who allegedly had the swine flu in Poland had survived.

Finally, she called on the people of Poland to show their support for her as she comes under growing pressure from the pushers of the “swine flu” jab to give the people the dangerous and untested jab.

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Each of us at some point in our life has experienced a night where we just could not seem to fall asleep. Whether from excitement, worry or too much caffeine, we know the drain the lack of a good night’s sleep can have on our energy level and our mental and emotional state. Imagine experiencing that on a regular basis. Based on 2007 figures from the US Department of Health and Human Services, approximately 64 million Americans suffer from insomnia on a regular basis each year, and it seems to be 1.4 times more common in women than men.

By definition, insomnia is a symptom of a sleeping disorder characterized by persistent difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep even though one has the opportunity to do so. It typically results in the individual experiencing some form of functional impairment while awake. Insomnia sufferers may also complain of an inability to close their eyes or “rest their mind” for more than a few minutes at a time. There are various types of insomnia. They include the following:

Transient—may last from a few days to weeks and may result from changes in environment (i.e. time zone), schedule, depression, or stress.

Acute—characterized by inability to sleep well for a period of three weeks to six months.

Chronic—characterized with inability to sleep consistently for over a year’s time.

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By Carlito Pablo
Think of the human body as a telephone cord that gets tangled up and needs unwinding. Or a computer that stalls, requiring a restart. Physiotherapist Fred Samorodin uses such analogies to explain the benefits of craniosacral therapy, a gentle body-work treatment so subtle that a patient might not feel what’s going on until a session is over.

According to Samorodin, a trained craniosacral practitioner can restore the body’s natural rhythms using the lightest of pressure, starting on the feet and moving up to the head. He suggests thinking of a sea horse as it curls and uncurls in a symmetrical pattern while it moves through the water.

“Some crookedness comes because your body gets twisted, and never quite straightens out and needs some unwinding,” Samorodin said in a phone interview from one of his two Vancouver clinics.

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By SHELLY PAZ

Following the success of the “I shop in Sderot” movement, which brought an estimated 10,000 out-of-towners to the western Negev town on Friday, a group of alternative therapists is preparing to help the people of the rocket-plagued community.

Daniel Tarlow, 35, a craniosacral therapist from Elazar, in Gush Etzion, who made aliya from London with his wife and three daughters soon after the Second Lebanon War, initiated the project.

“This is a call to all therapeutic, holistic, alternative therapists to join together and make at least one special day, to give as many treatments to the stressed and traumatized people of Sderot,” reads an advertisement Tarlow placed on the Tanglo (Tel Aviv Anglo) Web site. “I am looking for people who would be willing to donate their time to give a full day, or half if you are unable to commit to a full day, of treatments.”

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Abstract

Background

Migraine affects approximately 20% of the population. Conventional care for migraine is suboptimal; overuse of medications for the treatment of episodic migraines is a risk factor for developing chronic daily headache. The study of non-pharmaceutical approaches for prevention of migraine headaches is therefore warranted. Craniosacral therapy (CST) is a popular non-pharmacological approach to the treatment or prevention of migraine headaches for which there is limited evidence of safety and efficacy. In this paper, we describe an ongoing feasibility study to assess the safety and efficacy of CST in the treatment of migraine, using a rigorous and innovative randomized controlled study design involving low-strength static magnets (LSSM) as an attention control intervention.

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Craniosacral Therapy Tries To Align Head, Neck Bones

OKLAHOMA CITY — Some people are finding a way to relieve pain without surgery, a therapy that could also be effective in treating some symptoms of autism, Oklahoma City television station KOCO reported.
Craniosacral therapy is a treatment in which practitioners “apply a subtle movement of the spinal and cranial bones to bring the central nervous system into harmony,”

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By Melanie Dakin

MY SON grinds his teeth in bed and is a light sleeper, which are minor problems when compared to other childhood conditions, but they do tend to make him tired and after a few nights it can start to affect the rest of the family’s sleep patterns as well. When he was born, John had a ventouse delivery, but it only took one small suction to get him out. He was a healthy, if a bit snuffly and colicky baby, but otherwise well enough and now is a strapping six-year-old. However, I couldn’t help wondering if the trauma of his birth was in any way responsible for the sleep problems he has.

I decided to ask the advice of my former neighbour Anne Stevens, who works as a lead physiotherapist at Anatomie clinic in Bushey. She is also qualified in Clinical Pilates and Cranio-Sacral therapy.

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1. What is craniosacral therapy?
CST is a gentle, hands-on method of evaluating and enhancing the functioning of a physiological body system called the craniosacral system – composed of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord. Craniosacral therapy works by helping the body’s natural healing mechanisms dissipate the negative effects of stress on the central nervous system.

2. What should a person who has never experienced it expect from the first visit?
A craniosacral therapy session usually takes place in a quiet, private setting. We recommend that clients wear loose, comfortable clothing. Clients remain fully clothed, though most choose to remove their shoes.

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L.A. Playwright Creates an Enormous Wave with His New Book, ‘Touch the Ocean’
by Cindy Holden
published Tue, 25 Sep 2007 – 18:44:32 -0700 PDTNo Comment

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — James Nemec, LMT, CST-D, raised on the Atlantic ocean, begins to question the power of touch and collective emotions in the CraniOcean Media release of, “TOUCH THE OCEAN: THE POWER OF OUR COLLECTIVE EMOTIONS” (ISBN: 978-09792805-0-4). “One Light Touch Can Change the World” is a theme that runs throughout this intriguing look at the power of light touch and the possible effects of positive and negative energy that is released into the world.

Have you ever wondered what happens to the energy of our raw emotions when we release them into the universe? What if our collective emotions can actually affect weather or cause catastrophic events? Could our bodies be oceans in miniature? And what if one person’s light touch can heal another, or ultimately affect the world?

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