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Having my head rubbed like a baby cured my stress: After her father died and she lost her job at a glossy magazine all in the same year, one woman tries craniosacral therapy
Niki BrowesCurriculums:
Niki Browes writes in the The Daily Mail News about her continual low-level anxiety — which manifested in tense head and neck aches even painkillers couldn’t help — that made her decide something needed to be done to make her to feel like herself again. She said “A friend mentioned she’d been having craniosacral therapy — George Clooney was an advocate! — and found it restorative, even healing.” This is her story.
Study reveals role of spleen in prolonged anxiety after stress
Provided by The Ohio State UniversityCurriculums:
In this study, the trio of scientists determined that the immune cell changes persisted for almost a month after the mice experienced the stress.
Study reveals role of spleen in prolonged anxiety after stress
Provided by The Ohio State UniversityCurriculums:
In this study, the trio of scientists determined that the immune cell changes persisted for almost a month after the mice experienced the stress.
What Veterans Want You To Know About PTSD
Carolyn GregoireCurriculums:
Here are five things vets wish others knew about PTSD.
Pain is not just a matter of nerves
Medical University of ViennaCurriculums:
The sensation of pain occurs when neural pathways conduct excitation generated by tissue damage to the spinal cord, where the nociceptive information is extensively preprocessed. From there, the information is transmitted to the human brain, where the sensation of "pain" is finally created. This is the general belief. However, researchers have now discovered that pain is not just a matter of nerves but that non-neuronal cells, the glial cells, are also involved in clinically relevant pain models and their activation is sufficient to amplify pain.
Benefits of Craniosacral Therapy in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Adelaida Marı´a Castro-Sa´nchez, PT, PhD, Inmaculada Carmen Lara-Palomo, PT, PhD, Guillermo A. Matara´n-Pen˜arrocha, MD, PhD, Manuel Saavedra-Herna´ndez, PT, PhD, Jose´ Manuel Pe´rez-Ma´rmol, OT, and Marı´a Encarnacio´n Aguilar-Ferra´ndiz, PT, PhDCurriculums:
Objectives: To evaluate the effects of craniosacral therapy on disability, pain intensity, quality of life, and mobility in patients with low back pain. Design: A single-blinded randomized controlled trial. Patients: Sixty-four patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain (mean age–SD, 50–12 years; 66% female) who were referred for physical therapy at a clinical unit of the Health Science School of the University of Almeria (Spain). Interventions: Participants were randomly assigned to an experimental group (10 sessions of craniosacral therapy) or a control group (10 sessions of classic massage). Outcome measures: Disability (Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire [RMQ, primary outcome] and Oswestry Disability Index), pain intensity (10-point numeric pain rating scale), kinesiophobia (Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia), isometric endurance of trunk flexor muscles (McQuade test), lumbar mobility in flexion, hemoglobin oxygen saturation, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, hemodynamic measures (cardiac index), and biochemical estimation of interstitial fluid. These outcomes were registered at baseline, after treatment, and 1-month follow-up. Results: No statistically significant differences were seen between groups for the main outcome of the study, the RMQ (p=0.060). However, patients receiving craniosacral therapy experienced greater improvement in pain intensity (p£0.008), hemoglobin oxygen saturation (p£0.028), and systolic blood pressure (p£0.029) at immediate- and medium-term and serum potassium (p=0.023) level and magnesium (p=0.012) at short-term than those receiving classic massage. Conclusions: Ten sessions of craniosacral therapy resulted in a statistically greater improvement in pain intensity, hemoglobin oxygen saturation, systolic blood pressure, serum potassium, and magnesium level than did 10 sessions of classic massage in patients with low back pain.
How craniosacral therapy can help reduce a child's stress
MikeCurriculums: Healing From the Core,
For most parents, raising calm, thoughtful and mindful children in today's technology-obsessed society is a real challenge. Everything seems rushed and children don't have the time or space they need to really slow down and enjoy life. Craniosacral therapy can provide tools for those struggling to cope growing up.
How can visceral manipulation help my massage clients?
GAIL WETZLER, P.T., D.P.T., E.D.O., B.I.-D., RESPONDSCurriculums:
Gail talks about Visceral Manipulation, history and the curriculum.
How can visceral manipulation help my massage clients?
GAIL WETZLER, P.T., D.P.T., E.D.O., B.I.-D., RESPONDSCurriculums:
Gail talks about Visceral Manipulation, history and the curriculum.
How craniosacral therapy can help reduce a child's stress
Healthy PagesCurriculums:
This article talks about how CST can help reduce a child's stress