Craniosacral Therapy

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Into Balance Therapies offers CranioSacral Therapy - Image of blonde lady lying on her back with hands on her skull

Craniosacral Therapy (CST) is a complementary treatment that releases tensions deep in the body to help reduce pain, relieve dysfunction, and improve health and performance of the whole body.

Founded, developed and advanced within the field of medical osteopathy, CST is a light touch, hands on method of listening to the body and enhancing the function of the Craniosacral system.

The Craniosacral System is the home of the nervous system.  It includes the brain, spinal cord and cerebral spinal fluid that surrounds and protects the brain, spine cord and surrounding membranes.  The Craniosacral system connects to and integrates into the whole body.  Equally the tissues of the body ‘feedback’ into the craniosacral system.

The techniques applied in CST aim to release restriction in the craniosacral system which has been shown to improve the functioning of the Central Nervous System as well as other systems of the body such as digestive, lymphatic, respiratory, circulatory and musculoskeletal amongst others.

People come for Craniosacral treatments with a wide range of issues such as back, neck and joint pain, digestive issues, TMJ (jaw) issues, anxiety, headaches, vertigo, and much more.

I decided to try the treatment in order to help relieve sciatica and lower back pain.  Immediately after the treatment, I