Research, Articles & Case Studies

This article is about a major breakthrough that researchers show it possible to make dopamine cells from astrocytes, accelerating traditional stem cell procedures and improving disease symptoms.  

Is it possible to prevent Alzheimer's disease? Research is giving us more and more reason to hope that Alzheimer's is not only preventable, but quite possibly reversible. And alternative approaches are supporting this with simple steps that can be taken. It could change your life, or the life of your loved ones.

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Physical touch is the foundational element of human development and culture. The growing preoccupation with digital media versus personal physical contact, combined with the social and legal media versus personal contact in our schools and workplaces, may unintentionally affect these factors negatively. To foster a safe social environment in a climate of mediated communication, we should intentionally hold onto physical touch.   

This is a research article about nerve injury in humans that often results in persistent or chronic neuropathic pain which is characterized by spontaneous burning pain accompanied by hyperalgesia and allodynia.

These findings may improve the knowledge about the involvement of astrocytes, microglia, and BDNF in the chronic pain and show that NM treatment which alleviates neuropathic pain, affects glial cells and BDNF expression.

Some children with traumatic brain injury take longer to transfer visual perception information between the brain hemispheres. Special MRI scans show that these children have structural changes in their brains that result in cognitive deficits. Children with delayed visual perception as a result of serious head injuries may end up with structural changes in their brains that interrupt normal development, a new Keck School of Medicine of USC study shows. 

A recent study has shown craniosacral therapy to be effective in improving pain intensity, functional disability, and health related quality of life. It is a non invasive approach that uses gentle manual palpitation techniques to release fascial restrictions between the cranium and the sacrum. 

Human memory is a sensory experience, says psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk. Through his longtime research and innovation in trauma treatment, he shares what he’s learning about how bodywork like yoga or eye movement therapy can restore a sense of goodness and safety. What he’s learning speaks to a resilience we can all cultivate in the face of the overwhelming events — which, after all, make up the drama of culture, of news, and of life.

A recent study has shown craniosacral therapy to be effective in improving pain intensity, functional disability, and health-related quality of life. It is a non-invasive approach that uses gentle manual palpation techniques to release fascial restrictions between the cranium and the sacrum

In this study, 54 patients were randomized into either 8 weekly units of craniosacral therapy or light-touch sham treatment. Outcomes were assessed before and after treatment (week 8) and again 3 months later (week 20). It was observed significant effects on reducing neck pain intensity for up to 3 months after the intervention.

This article talks about the therapist-healer facilitating client's transformation process through therapeutic language, imagery and dialogue.

Rob gives many examples how to dialogue with the client/patient.