Re: Cranial Sacral Therapy

[Guest guest]

Trish,

I have heard about cranio- sacral therapy, but have never tried it.

Harriet

[Guest guest]

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>Reply-To: polymicrogyria

>To: polymicrogyria

>Subject: Cranial Sacral Therapy

>Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 07:28:18 -0800 (PST)

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>Anyone ever tried this?

>

Hi Trish -

We tried it with our daughter Io (18 months), and while I think she enjoyed

it we're less sure it made any real difference. Terribly expensive, as well,

and not covered by insurance, but hopefully there's someone in your neck of

the woods who is good and affordable. I do think it's worth trying. Let us

know how it works out...

Best

, Ali, Io

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[Guest guest]

Trish,

Max goes to Cranial Sacral Therapy once a week and more if I'm not

sure whats bothering him. His therapist is excellent and can often

tell where Max is twisted, or " stuck " , or tight and often " fixes "

him. I seriously don't know what we would do without her. Max is non

verbal so it really helps to have someone like her. We keep asking

her when she is going to move in. Our therapist was an OT therapist

before becomming a cranial sacral therapist so also full of good

ideas. There is no major manipulation, it's very gentle.

Joanie (Max 3yrs)

[Guest guest]

Charlotte- Did your therapist focus on his head? Craniosacral is

not really " head " therapy. It is based upon the notion that there is

a craniosacral system that flows through everyone's body, originating

in the head, or brain area. Our therapist spends more time just

applying very slight pressure to different areas of my son's body.

The therapy is not supposed to be rubbing, as in a massage, but more

using very light pressure (like 5 grams worth) on different body

areas. I have to say my son loves it, and he normally doesn't like

to be touched. It did take 2-3 sessions for him to adjust to the

therapist, but now he loves it.

> I found that some physical therapist have training in this type of

> therapy. Our PT that we had last year was trained in it.

> absolutely HATED it. At the time we didn't know he was having

> electrographic seizures. He doesn't like anyone rubbing his head.

> I really can't tell if it helped but it does help for some kids.

> charlotte