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11 Most Commonly Requested CST Research Articles
17 Most Commonly Requested VM Research Articles
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Neural Manipulation Research Flyer
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A compilation of current research pertaining to Neural Manipulation. |
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Visceral Manipulation Research Flyer
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A compilation of current research pertaining to Visceral Manipulation. |
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CAN CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY OFFER RELIEF FOR POST-CONCUSSION SYMPTOMS?
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Ricky Williams has experienced CST for himself having post concussion syndrome, discovered The Upledger Foundation and The Ricky Williams Foundation partnered to create a specific program for Football players with Intensive programs to help all post concussion players. They have found after having CST Therapy they were able to do things that they couldn't before the Therapy sessions. |
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Management of Post-Viral Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome With Craniosacral Therapy
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Postural Orthostatic Tachcardia Syndrome(POTS) is a rare disorder of the autonomic nervous system. The number of people who have gotten this disorder has incresed since the outbreak of Covid 19, it seems to go largely undiagnosed. CranioSacral Therapy has seemed to help with the symptoms of this rare disorder. |
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Upledger CranioSacral Therapy Paradigm
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“Every treatment protocol should be dictated by the wisdom of the patient’s own body.” —Dr. John E. Upledger This quote by Dr. Upledger is at the heart of Upledger CranioSacral Therapy and is the foundation for its Paradigm. The Upledger Paradigm describes the core principles of Upledger CranioSacral Therapy (CST). It is a combination of Dr. John E. Upledger’s in-class teachings, his written material, and the interpretation of his work by Upledger Institute International Instructors. The Paradigm is designed to evolve over time as CST continues to progress. It is composed of, but not limited to, the following aspects. |
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Chronic Therapy-Resistant Neck Pain in a Fifty-Year-Old Man: The Role of Partially Impacted Third Molars – Case Report and New Pathophysiological Insights
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The importance of oral health for systemic health has been pointed out for more than a hundred years ; however, it used to be an idea rather than a field of research. Nowadays, luckily, the dentist’s role in general health has become increasingly clear . Patients with poor oral hygiene, measured by plaque index, have a higher risk of developing autoimmune diseases. Periodontal disease significantly increases the prevalence and incidence of coronary heart disease. Neck pain may have some symtomatic results such as possibel chronic irritations in the trigminal areas. |
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Did You Know that Concussion Increases the Risk of...
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Did You Know that Concussion Increases the Risk of: 1. Homelessness? 2. Substance Abuse? 3. Mental Health Problems? 4. Suicide? 5. Dementia? 6. ADHD? 7. Learning Difficulties? 8. Aggression? 9. Incarceration? |
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Scientists Just Uncovered A Whole New Layer of Brain Anatomy
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Now researchers from the University of Copenhagen and University of Rochester have identified a layer of tissue that helps protect our gray and white matter, one that hasn't been distinguished before. Several types of immune cells – including myeloid cells and macrophages – camping out in the SLYM, keeping surveillance over the brain. In mice, the types of cells changed in response to swelling and natural aging, suggesting this site may play an important part in disease pathologies. |
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Newly Discovered Anatomy Shields and Monitors Brain
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From the complexity of neural networks to basic biological functions and structures, the human brain only reluctantly reveals its secrets. Advances in neuro-imaging and molecular biology have only recently enabled scientists to study the living brain at level of detail not previously achievable, unlocking many of its mysteries. Very interesting article with new studies coming out everyday. |
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New Grant Will Unlock Workings of Brain’s Waste Removal System
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A decade ago, researchers in the lab of Maiken Nedergaard, M.D., D.M.Sc., answered a basic question of biology that up to that point had eluded scientists: how is waste removed from the brain? The discovery of what is now known as the glymphatic system and subsequent research have transformed the way we study a range of neurological disorders andcritical brain functions. |
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Chronic Therapy-Resistant Neck Pain in a Fifty-Year-Old Man: The Role of Partially Impacted Third Molars – Case Report and New Pathophysiological Insights
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Case Report: We report on a patient with chronic, therapy-resistant neck pain whose cause lied in the tooth/jaw region, specifically, in wisdom teeth with space problems, and partially impacted. The tooth/jaw area itself was not painful; however, neck pain developed via the nucleus spinalis n. trigemini which extends into the cervical medulla. Background: Inflammatory and mechanical stimuli in tooth / jaw pathologies can have far-reaching consequences via trigeminal and autonomic circuitry and can cause systemic (e.g., autoimmune) diseases and pain conditions outside the tooth/jaw region. |
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Signaling mechanisms implicated in cranial sutures pathophysiology: Craniosynostosis
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Normal extension and skull expansion is a synchronized process that prevails along the osteogenic intersections of the cranial sutures. Cranial sutures operate as bone growth sites allowing swift bone generation at the edges of the bone fronts while they remain patent. Premature fusion of one or more cranial sutures can trigger craniosyn-ostosis, a birth defect characterized by dramatic manifestations in appearance and functional impairment. |
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Breatfeeding Support in the Algarve
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Coming from another country can be overwhelming for parents of newborns. CranioSacral Therapy with the help of CST Therapist the work that is done makes all the difference for the FAMILY as a Whole. Once the Breastfeeding is working everyone is much more intune and feeling so better. |
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Structural abnormalities and osteopathic considerations in primary immunodeficiencies
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. Structural Abnormalities in patients with this multi immunodeficiencies.
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5 Things To Know About The 51-Year-Old Doctor Spotted With Shawn Mendes
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Shawn Mendez fans this is for you!! Jocselyn Miranda a 51 yr old Doctor has been spotted with him in places like at the Farmers Market where the singer has a home. They seemed to be having a great time. She is specializing Spine and Extremely Adjustments and uses soft tissue Manipulation techniques for her treatments. |
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Creating Stillness for the Autonomic Nervous System
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Our Sympethetic mode reacts to dailey stress and keeps our system on high alert. To relax your body you need to go into a stillpoint mode. You can use Our Stillpoint Inducer or try breathing techniques which will put you into this mode to help you get into a parasympathetic mode. This shift allows your body move into a healing state much faster than normal. |
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The Osteopath’s Imprint: Osteopathic Medicine Under the Nanoscopic Lens
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Scientific literature demonstrates how osteopathic manipulative treatments(OMT) are able to improve various somatic functional parameters, change somato-visceral and viscero-somatic reflexes toward a more physiological mechano-metabolic environment and, consequently, bring benefits to patients. These benefits can be long-lasting or short-lived. Multiple reasons can be found to explain the positive responses to OMT, ranging from neurological, vascular, lymphatic, and endocrine explanations. |
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Freeing yourself from emotional eating
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We eat when we are stress, to change the neurotransmitters in our brain, to shake up the hormonal balance and it works! There is real emotional effect which occurs when we eat. Sugar is one of the easiest way to sooth the unwanted anxious feelings, without us even knowing. We don't experience our emotions in isolation. All of our emotions go somewhere. Our body goes through all the emotional trauma that we undergo as well, this trauma finds it's way into the organs in our bodies which we hold onto until we can release it all. Visceral Manipulation works on the premises that free movement within the body. |
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At-Home Wellness Tips To Alleviate Holiday Stress
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For many people the holidays are stressfull, yet we need to clebrate with family and friends, trying to make it fun and magical. It sometimes becomes more chores , like buyin presents wrapping them cooking new and different meals, hosting parties and having to clean out disorderly spaces. There are ways to get yourself in a better mood for these holidays. Easter is coming up in a few weeks so dying of Eggs, Easter Bunny coming, special dinners, and Easter Egg Hunts for the children can be also a lot of fun! |
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Brief Description of the Craniosacral System and its History
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The craniosacral system is a universal system described in many forms by different cultures at different times. In our modern times this universal system, the craniosacral system is described by including the science of anatomy and physiology of today. The main components of the craniosacral system are the tissues and fluids at the core of the human body. An important function of this system is the production, circulation, and reabsorption of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF). CSF is produced within the craniosacral system and maintains the physiological environment in which the brain and nervous system develop, live, and function. The human being functions as a whole and the craniosacral system function is in close relation to all systems of the body/mind/spirit. Central to the craniosacral system is a rhythmic motion expressed in all parts of the body, a rhythm not only found in vertebra species, but introduces early in evolution of the animal kingdom. |
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The Craniosacral Rhythm
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A central part of learning CranioSacral Therapy (CST) is to learn to palpate the craniosacral rhythm (CSR) and to distinguish the CSR from other rhythms, mainly the rhythm of the respiratory system. The CSR was named so by Dr. Upledger in his work, creating a foundation for what we know worldwide as CST. In CST and osteopathy in the cranial field, different rhythms have been associated with the cranial field and theorized to be involved in human health from a wide range of perspectives. Many rhythms are studied today and are known to be fundamental to life and health. Rhythms are a rich source of palpatory information in facilitating a CST treatment. How is this knowledge integrated into understanding the relationship between what happens in a CST treatment and our understanding of human health |
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Sutures and Cranial Mobility
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One of the main questions in CST relates to the controversy of cranial bone motion in relation to suture closure or not in humans. More recently many studies done in forensic medicine with very high-resolution modern scanners, and the use of cellular and molecular biology have created major advances in the understanding of sutures. Cranial sutures have a wide range of functions, originating from embryological different tissues with diverse properties. Sutures are of major importance for our cranial growth and brain development, as the major site for interstitial growth of the cranial bones. Sutures allows for skull movement for ease of the passage to the birth canal. Partly fused or fused sutures provide protection for the brain. Sutures are also reported to be essential for shock absorption, and for the redistribution of strain across the skull. The strain in relation to sutures may both be identified in the developmental process and daily life. |
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Cerebrospinal Fluid
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The knowledge of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) and its movements is changing rapidly in these years. The different mechanisms behind many unique patterns of CSF movements are continuously discovered. Modern research on human health and, thereby, the CNS and the related systems to CSF, is taking place at a speed that was difficult to imagine even ten years ago. Recently a fourth meningeal layer/membrane was reported. Another possible aspect of control and flow of CSF around the brain is being discovered. The described fourth membrane SLYM (figure 9) adds to a long list of the complex role played by CSF. |
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Theories of the Craniosacral Rhythm
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Science is again and again amazed with Mother Nature, who keeps surprising us with a complexity and brilliance that we learn from. Systems of rhythms regulating our health at a profound level, the many ways Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) is moved in the Central Nervous System (CNS) to allow nourishment, cleaning, and communication, has shown that the simple bulk flow of CSF and regulating system in the Pressurestat Model, is today replaced by a growing understanding of rhythms and CSF circulation and function. |
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Why Palpate the Craniosacral Rhythm?
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Rhythms are the fundamental part of life and health, and their coordinated expression is the fundamental basis for homeostasis and health. The powerful biological, regulatory processes at work that we can detect with our hands as palpable oscillations and rhythms are a rich source of palpatory information in facilitating a CST treatment. The primary source of these rhythms seems to be located in the hypothalamus, brain stem, and spinal cord, all at the core of the craniosacral system and concerning the deeper health within our bodies. |
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