What is Cranial Sacral Therapy?Cranial Sacral Therapy(CST) is a gentle, hands-on method of evaluating and enhancing the functioning of physiological body system called the cranial-sacral system. Using a soft touch generally no greater than 5 grams, CST releases restrictions in the Cranial-Sacral System to improve the function of the central nervous system. By complementing the body's natural healing processes, CST is increasingly used as a preventative health measure for its ability to bolster resistance to disease, and is effective for a wide range of emotional and medical problems associated with pain and dysfunction. Who can benefit from Cranial Sacral Therapy?Cranial-Sacral Therapy is beneficial for anyone- infants to geriatric. It has a wide range of applications including:Chronic pain relief Headaches TMJD (Temporalmandibular Joint Dysfunction) Learning disabilities Auto-Immune disorders Emotional problems Fibromyalgia Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Stress-related issues Cranial-Sacral Therapy has and will continue to change the lives of many people because it's main element is to assist the body to heal itself. Ted Smith is our Cranial Sacral therapist. To learn more about him, click here. For More Information:Our goal is to offer as much education to our patients as possible. With that in mind we have a couple other sites we would highly recommend if you would like to learn more about Cranial Sacral. Ted proudly practices a form of Cranial Sacral called Bio-Dynamic Cranial Sacral. Much of his continuing education has been from one of the founders of Bio-Dynamic Cranial Sacral, Michael Shea. Click here to visit Michael's website.Another great resource would be to visit a site created by Dr. John Upledger. Dr. Upledger has dedicated his career to educating therapist about Cranial Sacral. He has coined the name CRANIO SACRAL THERAPY and anyone who has learned from him would probably say they practice CRANIO Sacral. There are very subtle differences between this and the Bio-Dynamic Cranial Sacral that Ted and Michael Shea practice. Click here to visit Dr. Upledger's website.
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