Stress is a constant fact of life, and among other factors, is common trigger for migraine headaches in New York City. Migraine headache is not well understood and unfortunately incapable of being effectively treated by the mainstream Medical Community. Migraine headaches take on unique characteristics for each patient. From a Chiropractic and Craniosacral perspective, your headache is the result of deep tension patterns being held in the head and body. Migraine headaches are a direct result of a poorly functioning Craniosacral Mechanism within the human body. Dr. John Upledger developed Craniosacral Therapy to treat migraine headaches and many other conditions.

The most common migraine headache symptoms include:

• Intense, severe or constant pain on one or both sides of the head — most people have migraine pain on only the side of the head, which is a charecteristic that makes migraines different from tension or cluster headaches
• Nausea, loss of appetite or an upset stomach (sometimes even vomiting)
• Increased sensitivity to sound and light, aura
• Disturbed or blurred vision, seeing flashing lights, or seeing unusual shapes and lines (especially while an onset is just starting)
• Dizziness and shakiness
• Numbness or weakness in the facial or neck muscles
• Increased thirst, 
• Inability to concentrate, speak normally or hold a conversation

Craniosacral Therapy (CST) is a non-invasive treatment focusing on the link between the cranium (or head), and sacrum (the bone at the base of your spine) addressing abnormalities of fluid flow along with membranes connected to both the cranium and sacrum.  Because Craniosacral Therapy centers on all the structures involved with migraine headaches (the head, spine, muscles, fascia (connective tissue), and nerves – Craniosacral Therapy is well founded and positioned to effectively treat migraine headache pain.

In craniosacral therapy the patient remains fully clothed, and Dr. Kaminsky treats the patient while they are laying down in a relaxed position on their back. First patients are evaluated with the use of skilled and trained hands softly to touch and feel the patient’s skull and sacrum. This allows Dr. Kaminsky to evaluate “craniosacral rhythm” and detect what may be contributing to symptoms like pain or tension.

Delicately Dr. Kaminsky “monitors” the rhythm of cerebrospinal fluid to detect potential restrictions and imbalances in the craniosacral system (which includes the bones, membranes and cerebrospinal fluid-CSF that surround the brain and spinal cord).  Once identified Dr. Kaminsky applies a soft, gentle hands-on treatment to both normalize the CST fluid rhythm and correct restrictions in spinal tissues and fascia. It is believed manual palpation (examining by touch for the purpose of diagnosing for the source of pain) manipulation of this system effects sensory, motor, cognitive and emotional processes in the nervous system.   This is how many have also felt Craniosacral massage has a positive impact on mood regulation, pain tolerance, stress response and relaxation.

Dr. Kaminsky gently adjusts bones of the sacrum and cranium to help reach deeper layers of fluid and membrane, all to intervene in functions of the autonomic nervous system and to help to release patterns. Factors such as emotional stress, tension in the neck or jaw, frowning and clenching the teeth or forehead can also contribute to migraine headaches, as well as pain in the face, neck and shoulders.  Craniosacral massage can help to reduce pressure surrounding the head and also decrease migraine headaches.

Simply put, Craniosacral Therapy can eradicate your headache completely.  Dr. Upledger crated Craniosacral Therapy and it is very effective for the treatment of Migraine Headaches.

Craniosacral Therapy for Headache relief in NYC.

Dr. Kaminsky treat’s headache sufferers with chronic and long-standing headaches that have not respond to other treatments. As a chiropractor, offering Craniosacral Therapy, Pranic Healing and other methods of care, he pride’s himself on providing natural hands-on sessions for people with terrible headaches, facilitating a reduction in pain, spasm, tension and pressure.

Type of Headaches Treated

• Migraine Headaches
• Stress Headaches
• Cervicogenic Headaches
• Tension Headaches
• Organic Headaches
• Cluster Headaches
• Vascular Headaches

As a New York chiropractor treating people with headaches, it is Dr. Kaminsky’s opinion that most headaches regardless of how they are labeled by the medical community stem from a single issue. Impaired, partial or a complete cessation of cranial mobility between one or more plates of bone of the face or head at the sutures. Another words known as a cranial subluxation.

Craniosacral Therapy and your Headache

Visiting a chiropractor with the skill-set as Dr. Kaminsky can help with headache relief and complete eradication. Many patients with long standing headaches find relief after only one to two sessions and it continues to get better from there. Dr. Kaminsky uses Craniosacral Therapy, Pranic Healing and other safe and gentle hands-on methods to facilitate complete headache relief.

Energy Medicine for Headache Relief

Energy medicine called Pranic Healing is very effective in treating Headache pain. Pranic Healing is an energy body work system that facilitates the movement of energy and fluids that may be stagnant in your head, causing your headache presentation. This method is combined with Craniosacral Therapy and offers lasting results.

Chiropractic, Craniosacral Therapy headache treatment benefits

• Relief of neck and head tension or pain
• Reduce future headache occurrences
• Reduced tiredness
• Diminish eye pressure
• Diminish head pressure
• Improve neck spasm
• Decrease overall stress

For a better understanding on headaches and their connection to body posture, spinal alignment, muscle tension, lack of cranial mobility, neck spasm or eye pain . You are encouraged to read the section on Scoliosis. Or, call Dr. Kaminsky for a free Telephone Consultation to learn more.

See Results and Relieve your Headache Pain

If you have tried other chiropractors, other specialists and ineffective treatments you are not alone. Many of Dr. Kaminsky’s patients have gone from doctor to doctor, received Botox, Physical Therapy, Medications and are no better off.

Dr. Kaminsky is very aware of this is and understands that the reason you have not seen improvement is because the real cause is not being addressed. The real cause, in Dr. Kaminsky’s experience is impaired mobility of the cranium at the sutures. This compromise in the movement at the sutures is responsible for pumping CSF fluid throughout the enclosed head and spine system called the Craniosacral Mechanism, and once addressed by Dr. Kaminsky’s manual methods, headaches cease to exist.

You can learn how the body functions to get a better understanding on how it is affecting your head.

Headache treatment by Dr. Kaminsky addresses the cause / origin by reducing spinal subluxations, muscular neck spasms, eliminating physiological restrictions, relieving your particular stressors, and turning on the unhindered flow of CSF within your head and spine.

To receive long term and effective relief from your headache, schedule an appointment. Begin your path to living a headache free life!

About Dr. Kaminsky & Craniosacral Therapy

Having a Chiropractic background since the year 2000, Dr. Kaminsky offers many methods of treatment with an emphasis on Craniosacral Therapy in NYC.

Craniosacral Therapy (CST) is a method focusing on the link between the cranium (head) and sacrum (the second to last bone at the base of your spine), scientifically proven to work in unison to pump fluid throughout the body, an unknown disruption of which can cause many health issues.  The craniosacral mechanism pumps vital fluid called cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) through the body and in a sense energetically lubricates the joints, tissues, organs; basically all cells of the body. It is the driving force of all your body’s systems of function; including maintaining the tone of your muscles.

The Central Nervous System (brain and spinal cord) are surrounded with CSF generating energetic rhythmic impulses of fluid delicately pumping throughout your body’s parts “breathing” the movement of life. This measurable rhythm of moving fluid, like the heart rhythm, pulse rhythm, breathing rhythm is the foundational “blueprint” and primary principle of our real-time state of our health. 

Compromises of our rhythmic movements of fluid flow correlates to the impulse restrictions in the system which the body is unable to overcome or self-correct. This is the reason why we have “dis-ease”, symptoms, conditions, basically all ailments.  This is where the skill of an experienced craniosacral therapist becomes valuable.  By placing his or her hands on your body the practitioner can feel, detect, evaluate, and facilitate correction of these restrictive arrhythmic impulses.

The craniosacral therapist helps your rhythm restore and renew in compromised areas allowing for healing to take place of sensory, motor, musculoskeletal, neurological disorders, symptoms, conditions and pain.  To learn more, visit the other pages on this website. Call to schedule your healing treatment with Dr. Kaminsky.