Is Craniosacral a good fit for you?
Let's start by saying what Craniosacral Therapy is: it supports the Craniosacral system of the body which takes care of the central nervous system. It facilitates the "body wisdom:" how the major coordinating glands order and distribute instructions to the entire body via the fluids (interstitium), lymph, nerve, immune systems.
Craniosacral Therapy can be very helpful short-term and long term, with chronic pain, concussions, vertigo, and the emotional and nervous system loads of dealing with chronic health conditions, traumas and stresses.
For complex medical conditions and health concerns, Craniosacral Therapy can be a wonderful adjunct that helps decrease pain, instill ease, and fill in the dots alongside a mainstream medical approach or within a team of alternative therapies. I do not recommend using Craniosacral Therapy as a stand-alone to address serious medical issues.
However it does support an individual to integrate one's entire experience at progressively more profound levels - so you feel more connected to your body, and life itself.
This is essential for the support of anxiety, traumas, disassociation, and other nervous system maladies. The more connected we feel, the more resilient, and the more choice we experience.
Please also consider the following:
Receiving Botox injections or nerve blocks such as for headaches, TMJ/jaw pain, upper cervical issues?
PRP, stem cell, and prolotherapy injections are compatible with Craniosacral Therapy.
However, as Botox and nerve blocks take muscle tissues "offline" as in paralysis, we can no longer re-educate those muscles and bring them back to being a part of the solution. Please wait until the effects of these injections wear off.
Recent significant injury?
Please wait about 2 weeks after an injury or surgery before an appointment.
And in the case of falls, accidents, concussions, get checked out by medical professionals before a Craniosacral appointment.
Acute onset of moderate to severe, debilitating back or neck pain in recent days or week?
Moderate to severe pain not caused by an accident of some kind is often a spasm. In the case of a spasm please wait two weeks to come in. While very difficult, spasms have to complete their life cycle. Craniosacral Therapy will be most helpful after the spasm ends and then we can get in and look at why those particular muscles and what patterns are trying to change.
In the meantime, consider cold or ice applications not heat. Move gently only. Keep walking, gently, throughout the day. No exercise, no heavy lifting for at least a week. Spend time on the floor if you can, rolling gently. Moving gently often, managing pain and waiting is the way through.
New to Therapy as a whole?
If you are new to healing work, bodywork, massage, any of the natural healing arts, Welcome! I love helping individuals orient to the landscape of natural healing arcs.
Keep in mind that this orientation often comes with homework and sometimes lifestyle changes if we want deeper harmony with our bodies and minds and hearts. These will be personalized recommendations and in baby step ways, so keep in mind that long term positive outcomes require effort outside the therapy room.
More questions? Call or text 509-846-9286 to set up a free 15 minute consultation.
In support of your unique healing capacity and path, Broehe Ballman, CCSP, LMT
