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Massage Therapy
What kind of health conditions can benefit from Massage Therapy?
Any condition that involves muscles, bones and joints. Ranging from neck, back, shoulder, elbow, knee, hand & foot pain to arthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, tendonitis, frozen shoulder, headaches and TMJ problems.
Massage improves the circulation in your body, this can help with your immune system function, your cardiovascular system, and all your body systems. An increase in the circulation of blood into organs and tissues improves their ability to remove waste products/toxins and increases the healthy oxygenated blood to nourish them.
Relaxation and relief of chronically tight muscles improves your overall feeling of well being and your ability to cope with stress.
What does Massage feel like?
Massage on healthy connective tissues feels good.
The normal response is to slow down, breathe deeper and relax. Many people close their eyes and be still and quiet; while others prefer to talk, it is your session and what feels best for you, that day, is right for you.
Do not hesitate to ask questions at any time. It is your responsibility to indicate your perception of the pressure, tenderness and your comfort level throughout the session.
Massage on unhealthy connective tissues can be painful, starting off with lighter techniques is key to ease your tissues into massage and better health!
Poor posture, overuse, repetitive movements, chronic dehydration, traumas, lack of proper rest and nutrition are all possible causes for having unhealthy connective tissues.
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CranioSacral Therapy
CranioSacral Therapy
By palpating the CranioSacral Rythym (or pulse), a trained practitioner can assess and treat the restrictions within the CranioSacral system in the human body.
This system primarily is the cerebrospinal fluid, the membranes, the brain, and the spinal cord.
The secondary system components are the cranial bones, bones of the spine including the sacrum and the attached fascia.
The CranioSacral Rhythm (or pulse) is generated by the pressure changes of the cerebrospinal fluid that are created by the production and circulation of the fluid within the system.
A normal healthy rhythm should be symmetrically balanced, have a strong amplitude, and an even quality. By palpating the rhythm a trained practitioner can identify where the system is not functioning optimally and then apply appropriate techniques to bring an improvement to the system.
These techniques are administered with usually less than 5 grams of pressure. This is very light!
CranioSacral Therapy is performed on a Massage Therapy table with an air mattress on it to reduce the physical pressure for the patient's CranioSacral system and to reduce the pressure on the therapists hands.
The patient remains dressed, preferably in light comfortable clothing, no heavy fabrics or belts please.
The treatment duration is from 30 to 90 minutes in length.
I recommend for new patients to plan on three treatments spaced from 1 to 2 weeks apart, each for a minimum of an hour duration.
This way the patient has an opportunity to have time to process the treatment and determine it's effectiveness for them at that time.
Also, three treatments allows myself, the practitioner, enough treatment time to treat the core components of the system to start to initiate healing changes for the patient, to gain an understanding of their system and then determine if a longer treatment plan is indicated.
For those patients that would like to have both Massage Therapy and CranioSacral Therapy in one treatment session, after three treatments of CST, I can safely blend the therapies together if that is what is requested.
Common conditions that benefit from CST are; but not limited to; chronic pain, headaches, migraines, sciatica pain, sacroiliac joint pain, low back pain, mid back and shoulder pain, neck pain and stiffness, post concussion syndrome, vertigo, TMJ dysfunction, sinus problems, sleep troubles, balance and problems with any of the five senses(vision, hearing, smell, taste, and feeling), fascia and muscle restrictions and conditions that are directly affected by any levels of the nervous system.
CST was developed by osteopathic physician John E. Upledger, D.O., O.M.M., in the 1970's. It is based on the theories of William Sutherland, D.O.(an osteopath from the early 1900's). Dr. John Upledger's research at Michigan State University (1975-1983) and extensive clinical application.
Read about CST and more about how CST works, in "Your Inner Physical and You" by John E. Upldeger, (in paperback-North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, Calif. and UI Enterprises, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., 1997) ISBN # 1-55643-246-1.
In the book; Dr. John Upledger explains the origin of his discovery along with specific cases and treatment outcomes. The book also features a question and answer section in which Dr, Upledger addresses some of the questions that were most commonly asked of him.
To find another CST Practitioner, The International Association of Healthcare Practitioners(IAHP) directory and website at www.iahp.com; lists practitioners, their contact information and levels of training.
Medical Disclaimer: in no way or intention is the information provided a replacement of medical diagnosis or treatment.
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