Misshapen head treatments for children in New York City. These treatments are non-invasive, and can have lasting effects on a child’s well-being and development.

The inner wisdom of a child is every bit as intelligent as that of an adult. It knows what its body needs to correct its dysfunctions. It knows why those dysfunctions are present. It has a softer voice than the adult inner wisdom; therefore the CranioSacral therapist must learn to listen more carefully. Once the connection is made, all the information you need will be forthcoming,

– Dr. John E. Upledger, osteopathic physician and surgeon
credited with developing CranioSacral Therapy.

The soft, sensitive, and delicate nature of Craniosacral Therapy, as well as the idea of following the child’s inner wisdom makes Craniosacral Therapy a safe non-invasive and drug-free treatment for infants. Craniosacral Therapy has demonstrated itself to be very effective for newborns and babies with misshapen heads, torticollis and plagiocephaly (flat head).

For infants the journey through the birth canal involves complex maneuvers of stress and strains onto a child’s head, spine, musculature and soft tissue.   In addition to this there is commonly pulling from externally applied forces (forceps & vacuum extraction), as well as c-section, stressing and straining the craniosacral system and the paraspinal muscles and tissues.  Wherever strains occur they can interfere directly or indirectly with proper functioning of the craniosacral system. Strains and contracted tissues should be released and relaxed; fluid exchanges in tissues where extravasated blood has spilled should be encouraged; and all joints should be mobilized as soon as possible after delivery.   All this is achieved through Craniosacral Therapy.

If left unaddressed these issues can cause a wide variety of craniosacral system and spinal problems because compressive forces during birth can result in pressure on the nervous system, particularly the cranial nerves.  Newborn deliveries involving forceps and or vacuums frequently impose excessive “pulling” forces that place strain patterns onto the child’s body tissues. The vacuum or suction if applied to a child’s head produces a negative force inside the head that can result in the pooling of abnormal quantities of intracranial fluids into the top of the child’s skull vault.   Forceps, vacuum or just a pulling with the hands by a delivery healthcare provider, which are often applied asymmetrically, frequently result in a misshapen head (Plagiocephaly) that is beyond the child’s self-corrective abilities.

Also it’s important to be mindful that The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends babies be put to sleep on their backs to prevent suffocation and diminish the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).  However a consequence of the repeated pressure to the same area of the infant’s soft pliable skull can be the formation of a flattened skull and misshapen head. Regardless of the source or cause of an infant’s misshapen head, this condition can be treated with Craniosacral Therapy.

Alex was born in March 1972. At the age of 7 he started to experience frequent headaches with all the conventional symptoms of a Migraine headache. His particular headache resulted in him experiencing auras, nausea and sensitivity to light with no particular trigger to the onset of the migraine.

After years of treatments, therapies and medications, his headaches were no better and Alex continued to experience them all throughout childhood and into young adulthood. Some years the headaches would come monthly, some years every two to three months and some years weekly. His headaches were incurable, there was nothing that could alleviate the symptoms and head pain. Until he experienced cranial manual therapy, which resulted in the complete eradication of his life-long Migraine Headaches.

At the age of 16 Alex noticed a mild deformity in the right side of his ribs, a slightly lower right shoulder and the experience of constant lower back pain. Although mild, a diagnosis of Idiopathic Adolescent Scoliosis had been labeled.

At the age of 18 he was involved in a serious car accident that exacerbated his lower back pain. Throughout the years Alex had tried a multitude of conventional treatments but continued to suffer on and off with lower back pain, even throughout Chiropractic school and beyond.

In 2015 and fifteen+ years out of Chiropractic school, Dr. Kaminsky participated in his first and life changing Craniosacral Therapy seminar and he was fascinated, intrigued and hooked. It all made sense, he was immediately astute to its methods and since that first seminar, and as a result of trading sessions of Craniosacral Therapy with his colleagues, his back pain subsided and till this day has never returned.

Dr. Kaminsky decided to enhance his skill-set to better serve his patients. He began reaching out to other craniosacral therapists, cranial osteopaths, and many types of leading practitioners from various fields for advise and consultations He also enrolled in Upledger continuing education seminars with a focus on mostly hands-on manual and alternative therapies.

And, as he gained knowledge with his own health issues, he has learned to help more and more patients achieve great health results.

Dr. Alex Kaminsky is headache free and low back pain free, and has committed himself to a life of learning, teaching and treating patients. His emphasis is on the patient’s stored patterns of the body and each individual healthcare needs.