Craniosacral Therapy

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Comment by Kathy Mackay on April 5, 2011 at 9:03am

Thank you Kelly and Michele.  I have seen amazing results for many adults I've worked on but my practice on pediatrics has been fairly limited; I have worked on my own son, a set of collicy twin infants and a 4 year old toddler who was under extreme stress.  All but one of the infants showed marked improvement when the session was finished which gives me great hope this young man will find some much needed peace and tranquility after his first session.

Comment by Michele Holmes on April 4, 2011 at 10:58pm

Hi Kathy, I have worked with clients of this approximate age with this diagnosis.  I started treatment with the clients a 20 min sessions 2 times a week (the children I work with were younger)  I did this to keep them from getting restless but I also took my cue from the client.  Several times with several clients these session lasted longer than 20 min as we were "in the zone" as it were.  

 

In all but two cases, the parents have noticed marked improvement.  In most cases, I either see the child as needed or no longer see them.  Only one case that I am aware of have they clients gone on to take a prescription dealing with the issue.  

 

Craniosacral can have vast healing capabilities, especially with children who often don't have a blocked belief system in what will work and what won't.  Children often immediately recognize the benefit and often go "to the source" of problem much quicker and without a lot of avoidance than adults do. =

 

I hope you enjoy your client and I wish every success!

Comment by Kelly Sanders, LMT on April 4, 2011 at 5:38pm

Kathy;

I have several clients much older than your new client with ADHD two take ritalin to help with their anxiety, one gets a CST treatment to include massage about once a month,  The other gets a CST eval once a week.  The reason is that I am also her daily support person and she is a tbi survivor like myself.  CST works really well with fibromyalgia, several autism spectrums and just in general...

Comment by Kathy Mackay on April 4, 2011 at 3:26pm

   I am very excited to have been contacted by a friend to work on her 11 year old son who has been dx: ADHD and most recently with sensory processing disorder.  He sees an OT several times a week and has started down a path of medication for the ADHD and anxiety.  I was aware of the problems her son was having and had been wanting to suggest CST but knew she was overwhelmed with everything going on and was hesitant to suggest it.  I was overjoyed when she contacted me about working on him.  She read about CST in information she received and thought it sounded perfect for her son.  I had a consultation with him last week to talk with him about it, show him the session room and answer his questions.  He's set to come see me next week for a session.
   An interesting side-note is when he was born the delivery was very difficult and the doctor ended up using suction in order to bring him into the world.  The suction was so intense that for the first two years of this boy's life his skull was badly misshapen.  His Mom believes this factors into his behavioral problems and influences the difficulties he is having at school and with life in general. 

   I'm curious if anyone else has worked on this age group with similar types of issues and would you be willing to share your experience?  What types of progress did you see?  Were there any setbacks?  Did you do a series of appointments within a short time span or spread them out over several months?

   I welcome suggestions or links to additional information pertaining to CST and learning/behavior disabilities.

Comment by Char Huber on March 23, 2011 at 10:57am

Welcome to the world of cranial work Jessica! It truly is an adventure. Even after practicing for nearly 19 years and receiving training in all three branches of the work I am still amazed and awestruck often.

Comment by Kelly Sanders, LMT on March 22, 2011 at 8:19am

Jessica;

Just wait until the first time you get to do the 10 step protocol on a classmate then evaluate them after you do it.  You will be totally amazed at the changes, I was.  I suggest you do a full postural assessment before and very carefully studying their facial features as well as anatomic posture, then do it again afterward.  Just the changes in posture and facial features amazed me and still do even 8 years after taking CST 1.

Kelly

Comment by Jessica Weagle on March 22, 2011 at 8:13am

I just wanted to say Hi. I am a MT in West Boylston, MA. And my office is called Deep Relief Massage Therapy. I just started taking CST training at The Bodywork Education Project and it has been a very exciting adventure for me.

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Comment by Kelly Sanders, LMT on December 8, 2010 at 2:31pm

e stem is electronic stimulation. My OT/PT placed two sticky pads with copper or metal inserts on my inner forearm, then pressed them with this metal rod thing. It didn't shock per se but did cause tingling. I guess that was a synapses the brain needed to cause the extensor muscles to release. I stem is one of those pulsating pads placed on your back to release chronic pained muscles.

Comment by Kelly Sanders, LMT on December 8, 2010 at 10:34am

yes Ganapathy, CST will help but if her paralysis is from right side head injury she will also need some i/e stimulation treatments. After my head injury I too was left side paralyzed, my hand and fingers were frozen closed. The PT/OT at the rehab hosp treated my left inner forearm with e stim and my fingers and hand opened. That was 13 yrs ago and I had to do a lot of strengthening exercises to keep it flexible.

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