Research & Resources

RESEARCH IN SPECIFIC AREAS: 

• http://biodynamichealth.com/craniosacral-research/ This website lists research looking at the effect of Cranio-Sacral Therapy on various conditions, including autism, neck pain, low back pain, headaches, fibromyalgia, dementia, vertigo, excessive crying in babies.

• Migraine  https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/3/759 as well as this study: Is Craniosacral therapy effective for migraine?​

• Neck Pain   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26340656/ In this randomized controlled trial, Cranio-Sacral Therapy was found to be both specifically effective, and safe, in reducing neck pain intensity and may improve functional disability and the quality of life up to 3 months after the intervention.

• Lower Back Pain: a couple of studies that have proven the effect of craniosacral therapy for patients with lower back pain:

  • ​ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25694375 

  •  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27347698 

• Fibromyalgia – Anxiety, Depression, and Quality of Life: This study found that craniosacral therapy treatment contributed to improved anxiety and quality of life levels for subjects with fibromyalgia. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3135864/)

• Vertigo – a review of articles on cranial bone misalignment and vertigo concluded “that craniosacral therapy is a powerful evaluative and treatment modality for vertigo patients who have not found relief from medical treatments. 

• Stress Management: Studies are still in progress, you can read the first conclusion of one here, showing that cranio-sacral treatment had a favourable effect on autonomic nervous activity  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2095496414600212

 

TO KNOW MORE ABOUT CRANIO-SACRAL THERAPY 

• Dentistry/Orthodontics.  Many dentists have also undergone training in Cranio-Sacral Therapy as they recognise the added benefit it can provide to their dental work – either as a complement to or instead of dental procedures.​

  • The Symbiotic Partnership of Dentistry and Cranio-Sacral Therapy.

• Tinnitus.  People have found Cranio-sacral therapy helpful in managing symptoms of Tinnitus.  This is a nice, easy to read explanation of the ways in which it can help.

  • https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1746068913001685

• Fibromyalgia. People suffering with fibromyalgia often come to Cranio-Sacral Therapy as a way to manage symptoms: https://www.fibromyalgia-symptoms.org/fibromyalgia_craniosacral.html

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.  From my experience and from others I can tell that Cranio-sacral therapy is used as part of helping someone recover from PTSD along with other therapies (speech therapies, psychotherpy). With cranio you don't need to talk or explain, you give your intention, the why you came, your body will take the practioner where it wants to.

  • https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965229919312701

  • Trauma and Grief.  https://www.craniosacral.co.uk/blog/loss-grief-in-a-time-of-covid/

• Fertility and Stress. This article whilst referring to fertility in particular gives a good description of the stress response and how it affects our bodies.

  • Craniosacral Therapy can Help Decrease Stress and Improve Fertility

• Help with Breastfeeding difficulties.  An overview of how Craniosacral therapy can improve breastfeeding from a Breastfeeding centre in the USA. https://www.sdbfc.com/blog/2012/8/23/how-can-craniosacral-therapy-improve-breastfeeding​

• Headaches and intracranial pressure.  a beautiful example among many: https://www.gillespieapproach.com/case-study-in-headache/