Head Injury Chiropractic Care in New York City
The terms Traumatic Brain Injury and Head Injury are often used interchangeably, but this can be quite misleading. A Head Injury typically signifies and injury to the scalp, skull, or underlying tissues and blood vessels while a Brain Injury is damage to both the skull and the brain. Head Injuries are still significant and serious conditions that can result in physical, emotional, and mental health repercussions. Children are highly susceptible to even minor Head Injury due to the nature of learning proper coordination and balance.
The skull contains 22 bones, 8 of which are cranial bones that have natural mobility between them at the sutures. This movement is natural and necessary to ensure the proper flow of cerebrospinal fluid throughout the spinal cord and nervous system. This fluid carries essential nutrients and oxygen where needed and the interruption of flow due to a head injury can have negative health consequences.
When head injury occurs the bones of the skull are likely to experience an abnormal shift in alignment which may result in pressure on the brain along with interference in the flow of cerebrospinal fluid. Even minor Head Injury can cause persistent symptoms like headache, nausea, and trouble concentrating. Traditional treatment will usually only address the symptoms and for very minor injuries there is often no intervention at all. If there are cranial bones out of alignment that are not addressed due to lack of treatment the child may suffer for years as a result.
The fields of Chiropractic and Craniosacral Therapy may help to reduce these symptoms and correct any misalignments in the skull. Craniosacral Therapy is specifically designed to correct these misalignments of the cranial bones. The practitioner will examine the patient to determine if anything abnormal is present and will then use light pressure to gently move the bones back into place. Improvements in behavior, sleep, and pain are generally observed immediately, but after several sessions the patient should return to their pre-Head Injury self. Several studies have shown the benefits of Craniosacral Therapy in the treatment of head injuries.
About Dr. Kaminsky & Craniosacral Therapy
Dr. Kaminsky earned his Chiropractic degree in the year 2000 and is licensed to practice in NY. He has since completed close to three thousand hours of continuing education seminars in various healthcare fields.
Since 2015, he is implementing primarily the hands-on techniques of Craniosacral Therapy (CST), a gentle, non-invasive, laying of the hands that brings about reversal and restoration.
The Craniosacral Mechanism is the driver of moving fluid in the body and head called cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF), which is produced by the Choroid Plexus of the brain and encapsulated within the head and spine.
The craniosacral system is the hydraulic mechanism of a human being and is a component of the Central Nervous System (CNS) and (ANS) Autonomic Nervous system.
There is a function inside of your brain that autonomically generates rhythmic impulses that function to pump CSF throughout your body via the craniosacral pathways, regulating your central and peripheral nerves, nervous system and organ systems, musculoskeletal system, etc.
This moving fluid is palpable to a trained craniosacral therapist, like the heart rate, pulse rhythm, breath, that can all be seen, heard or felt, so too can the Cranial Sacral Rhythm (CSR) be palpated and diagnosed for its health.
By placing his or her hands on your body, including your head and sacrum, the therapist can detect, feel and evaluate the SQAR (symmetry, quality, amplitude, rate) of this fluid rhythm.
The health of your body and mind are dependent on the vitality of this fluid. Compromises of your CSR’s rhythmic impulse correlates to CSF flow restrictions in the system which, when the fluid isn’t flowing optimally, your bodily rejuvenation and recovery is affected.
With anatomically correct hand placement on different parts the body during a session, through gentle manipulation and mobilization the therapist guides and facilitates a positive change in that region of the body which brings forth a correction. A myofascial release in a sense.
A craniosacral therapist stimulates and helps your rhythm refocus, allowing for improvement of musculoskeletal tightness and spasms, neurological issues, organ function, many common conditions, pain, and the mind-body re-connect.
Through a practitioners properly focused and individually attuned touch, your body is facilitated to release channels of fluid stagnation and flow restriction, which ultimately breakthrough, overcome and improve your rhythmic fluid and your potential for health improvement.
The existence of the Craniosacral mechanism was first discovered by Osteopath Dr. William Sutherland in the early 1900’s, who called it Cranial Osteopathy. And many years later, renamed to Craniosacral Therapy by Osteopath, Dr. John Upledger.
Dr. Alex Kaminsky is an advanced and certified Craniosacral Therapist, having studied advanced levels including SER, Brain and Pediatric courses. He has built a significant skill-set with many years of experience treating adults, children and babies. To learn more, visit the other pages on this website. Call to schedule your appointment with Dr. Kaminsky.