Research, Articles & Case Studies

Cranial sacral therapy is a gentle hands - on form of energy healing. It's very subtle and simple, yet it can have profound effects. CST is a safe and non-invasive technique that brings with it many lasting beneficial results. By partnering it with traditional and other alternative therapies, your dog's innate healing abilities can be greatly enhanced. 

In this article, we'll look at CranioSacral Therapy's effect on sensory processing disorder, a condition experienced by most people diagnosed on the autism spectrum.

Barral Institute Case study  -  Neural Manipulation to help facial numbness. The Patient is a 45 y.o. female referred to PT for treatment of facial numbness and tingling which is much improved with treatment techniques of neural manipulation.

Mom-to-be “Tracy” was experiencing anxiety attacks during her pregnancy and did not want to be on high doses of medication while carrying her baby. She said she felt that the baby’s energy was “too strong” and that made her anxious

Carol McLellan CMT, CST-D talks about how CranioSacral Therapy helps assist with pregnancy, childbirth, labor, delivery and postpartum depression or the baby blues.

This article talks about how  Athletic Trainers can do a variety of manual therapy modalities from CranioSacral Therapy, Visceral Manipulation and soft tissue release, fascial release, joint traction, trigger point release amongst many more.

Athletic Therapists help active people with the rehabilitation of both chronic and acute musculoskeletal condition. 

Cranial bone motion has been the most controversial phenomenon of the Primary Respiratory Mechanism (PRM), but there is ample evidence that the cranial bones do rhythmically move a small but definite amount.

Historically, cranial bone motion was considered an anatomic impossibility. Respected scientists, anatomists, and anthropologists have always assumed that the cranial bones fuse and cannot move however, a thorough examination of the experimental data gives a totally different point of view.

This article is about the most controversial phenomenon of the PRM from a scientific perspective, and the concept of palpable cranial bone motion.

Barral Institute Visceral Manipulation Case Study - Incontinence

The intent of this case report is to illustrate the use of Visceral Manipulation (VM) for the treatment of incontinence. 

After 3 years of travel and study, Sampsun Wong developed Yide Therapy. Now he gives free aqua therapy treatment to old people in Hong Kong, runs a medical center and travels around China offering help to the needy. Most of the people in the aqua therapy are in their 60's and some even in their late 70's could not do the same moves on land, but the lukewarm water's buoyancy supports their weight, allowing them to work on their flexibility without the risk of falling. While Wong often recommends exercises for patients, for those with knee pain, regular exercising puts pressure on the kneecap, exacerbating the pain, slowing the recovery process- if it recovers at all. That is when Wong started exploring alternative methods.