Research, Articles & Case Studies

Upledger Institute International Case Study

CranioSacral Therapy - Sensory Integration Dysfunction in a Child

Lymphatic balancing builds on the principle based concepts of Dr. Still, while incorporating the use of gentle rythmi-cal pumping techniques to encourage a healthy flow of the lymph system.

The lymphatic system is made up of thin tubes that run through our system and organs that collect and filter the lymph. One of the basic tenets of osteopathic medicine in the hierarchy of healing is the principle that the fluids of movement are essential to maintain health.

Forward head posture  (FHP) is defined as the protrusion of the head in the sagital plane so the the head is placed  anterior to the trunk. Forward head posture is one of the reasons that the changes in biochemical stress around the cervical spine leading to neck pain, headache, temporomandibular, and muscular dysfunction.

The prevalence of neck pain varies and is more common in females and high income countries. Patients without a well identified source for their neck pain are labeled as having idiopathic, mechanical or non specific neck pain.

Jean Pierre Barral developed Visceral Manipulation the French Osteopath.                                                  

Treatment of the Visceral Vascular Structures from a Manual Osteopathic Viewpoint.

Several elegant studies, ranging from animal developmental biology to human anthropology, have assembled a framework of cranial base anatomy, embryology, molecular genetics, evolution, and dysfunction. However, despite this compendium of experimental work, the cranial base remains relatively understudied, especially in comparison to the cranial vault and facial skeleton—despite its close integration with these superficial elements. Still need continued investigation and knowledge of the Cranal Base should be an ever expanding tool kit for the future!

While fatigue is one of the initial symptoms signaling an infection, the majority of long haulers continue to experience overwhelming exhaustion long after the virus is gone. The Dysautonomia Project (TDP- a non profit group) advocates that CranioSacral Therapy/ Manual Therapy is one of the top ten non-pharmacological treatments for this disorder.

Do you know that many Covid -19 patients may develop Dysautonimia after they contract the virus

This article discusses how Dysautonomia may be lingering symptom from Covid-19

You may not realize it , but you are walking around in the world each day reading thousands of social cues in movement in your environment. In our interacting with others, we pick up different expressions, tones, bodily movement, and more.

We are constantly busy observing and interacting with the world and others as apart of the human experience. Our nervous system helps control things like heart rate, digestion, and salivation. 

Many approaches to addiction recovery incorporate a variety of practices that improve body awareness, including yoga, meditation, mindfulness-based interventions and CranioSacral therapy. These help to stimulate the nervous system and improve substance abuse disorder. Body Awareness practices have been shown to decrease the stress level and reduce substance cravings.