CRANIOSACRAL
THERAPY FOR
PAIN RELIEF
By Deborah Karlan, L.M.T.
B esides the rhythm of your breath and
your heart, there is also another body
rhythm, the craniosacral rhythm with
its 10-12 cycles per minute, which can be
disrupted by trauma and health issues.
Jamie came to me with complaints of
headaches and low back pain. Her pain
began two years ago after a fall, when she
landed on her tailbone. According to her
doctor’s report, there were no structural
problems to explain her pain. However, her
fall could have caused a disruption of the
cranioasacral rhythm. She responded well
to a combination of therapy which included
craniosacral therapy (CST), a light-touch
approach that gently works with the skull
and its cranial sutures, the diaphragm, and
the body’s fascia and muscles to balance the
craniosacral rhythm.
Craniosacral therapy releases tensions
deep in the body to relieve pain and
dysfunction and improve whole-body
health and performance. In this way, the
restrictions of nerve passages are eased, the
movement of cerebrospinal fluid through
the spinal cord is optimized, and harmony
is restored to the body. Because craniosacral
therapy is so gentle, it can be effective for
all ages from newborns to elders. The
conditions that I have most helped with
craniosacral therapy are migraines, tension
headaches and chronic neck pain, back pain,
stress, tension related disorders, learning
disabilities, dyslexia, fibromyalgia, and
TMJ syndrome. Our craniosacral rhythm
is important to our health, our structure
and our immune system.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Deborah Karlan, L.M.T.
has been a licensed therapist in Florida since
1982. Her Wellness From Within office is at
2158 Drew St. in Clearwater. Her information
website is wellnessfromwithinllc.com. For
questions and appointments and to find
harmony and balance with massage, please
call (727) 641-8979.
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