Research, Articles & Case Studies

June 1st, 2012

Surgical Intervention Averted with CranioSacral Therapy

John Matthew Upledger
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In this article John Matthew Upledger interviews Tim Hutton, PhD, LMP, CST-D, (a certified CranioSacral Therapy practitioner) and relays the case of a young boy, Matt, who recommended brain surgery was averted using CranioSacral Therapy to find and eliminate his chronic headaches. Also described is the pressurestat model of CSF developed by Dr. John Upledger. Tim Hutton said that this case provides strong evidence for the validity of the pressurestat theory. Matt's case is also a prime example of how our bodies hold tension from every trauma we have ever experienced.

May 25th, 2012

Connection between the spinal dura mater and suboccipital musculature: evidence for the myodural bridge and a route for its dissection--a review

KOUROSH KAHKESHANI AND PETER J. WARD* Department of Biomedical Sciences, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, West Virginia
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A connective tissue link between the spinal dura mater and the rectus capitis posterior minor muscle was first described in 1995 and has since been readily demonstrated via dissection, magnetic resonance imaging, and plastinated cross-sections of the upper cervical region (Hack et al. [1995] Spine 20:2484-2486). This structure, the so-called "myodural bridge," has yet to be included in any of the American anatomy textbooks or dissection guides commonly used in medical education. This direct anatomic link between the musculoskeletal system and the dura mater has important ramifications for the treatment of chronic cervicogenic headache. This article summarizes the anatomic and clinical research literature related to this structure and provides a simple approach to dissect the myodural bridge and its attachment to the posterior atlanto-occipital membrane/spinal dura mater complex and summarizes the case for its possible inclusion in medical anatomy curricula.

May 21st, 2012

Ann Romney, Multiple Sclerosis and Craniosacral Therapy

Lud Deppisch
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Ann Romney, the wife of the presumptive 2012 Republican nominee for president, spoke about her multiple sclerosis (MS) and the treatments she has used to combat it.Some of the therapies she has employed fall under the rubric of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). In addition to acupuncture and reflexology, craniosacral therapy has been helpful to her.

May 1st, 2012

Does the addition of visceral manipulation improves outcomes for patients with low back pain? Rational and study protocol

John Panagopoulos, Mark Hancock, Paulo Ferreira
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Active participants were treated for the same minimum and maximum number of sessions per week, one placebo and one with Visceral Manipulation.

Patients that were treated will be evaluated for a secondary analysis to investigate who responds to the Visceral Manipulation.

May 1st, 2012

The immediate effects of sigmoid colon manipulation on pressure pain thresholds in the lumbar spine

Terence P McSweeny, Oliver P Thomson, Ross Johnston
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Visceral Manipulation is being used by the UK osteopaths. Pressure pain thresholds were measured to investigate 15 asymptomatic subjects. This study provides new experimental evidence that the visceral manual therapy can produces immediate Hypo in somatic structures to the organ being mobilized in asymptomatic subjects

April 25th, 2012

Specialized connective tissue: bone, the structural framework of the upper extremity

Alyssa M. Weatherholt, Robyn K. Fuchs, and Stuart J. Warden
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This article provides an overview of the structure and function of bone tissue from a macroscopic to microscopic level and discusses the physiological processes contributing to upper extremity bone health. 

April 24th, 2012

Violence ages children's DNA, shortens their chromosomes

Liz Szabo
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-04-24/violence-cellular-mark/54493338/1

April 1st, 2012

The Effects of Cranial Manual Therapy and Myofascial Release Technique on Somatic Tinnitus in Individuals without Otic Pathology

Amir Massoud Arab PT, PhD, Mohammad R. Nourbakhsh PT, PhD, OCS
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Tinnitus is defined as hearing a sound in the absence of any external auditory stimulus. Somatic or craniocervical tinnitus, which is present in patients without any detectable ear/nerve disorders, is associated with somatic disorders such as myofascial pain syndrome, or cervical and cranial dysfunctions. Craniosacral manual techniques for correcting cranial bone dysfunctions and myofascial release for myofascial pain could improve somatic tinnitus.

March 31st, 2012

Reduction of Current Migraine Headache Pain Following Neck Massage and Spinal Manipulation

Younes Jahangiri Noudeh, MD,,* Nasibeh Vatankhah, MD, and Hamid R. Baradaran, MD, PhD
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This abstract talks about how some manual therapies are helpful for headaches and migraines.

January 21st, 2012

Craniosacral Therapy May Help Lesson Symptoms of Post-Concussion Syndrome

DOROTHY BEDFORD
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Dorothy talks about her daughter suffering from a concussion and how CranioSacral Therapy helped her daughter.

She also talks how concussions effects the CST system.

She found that this approach allowed her to determine the most effective sequence of treatment in a way that didn't overwhelm but naturally strengthened the whole system's own self-corrective mechanisms. A closely targeted sequence of treatment is invaluable in order for the body to be able to make corrections that occur locally as well as globally throughout the body and brain.