FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions about Craniosacral Therapy
What does Craniosacral Therapy feel like?
Most people who experience craniosacral therapy for the first time report a soothing, relaxing and pain / symptom alleviating feeling during the session. People report various pleasant sensations throughout the body such as a warm feeling, pleasant tingling, muscle twitch, a letting go feeling, muscle relaxation, pressure release, things of that nature.
What is Craniosacral Therapy?
Craniosacral Therapy is a hands-on touch therapy that facilitates your body to respond in a healing way to the specific hand placements of the therapist during the session. The hand placements are meant to facilitate a release of fluid stagnation within tissues and stimulate optimal flow of cerebrospinal fluid through the proper channels.
What does Craniosacral Therapy Treat?
CST is good for a variety of health issues. A comprehensive list can be found here. Clicking this Link will provide information about the work. If you don't see something that pertains to you, please contact us.
Are there any side effects from Craniosacral Therapy?
Usually there are only pleasant sensations during the session and most often complete relaxation. After the session there is Processing by the Central Nervous System, which can take a few days and up-to a week to complete. This is your body's response to releasing trapped emotions, negative experiences and physical trauma your body has been holding on to. There are no negative side effects.
How often should someone have Craniosacral Therapy?
Generally, most people come once per week. Some adults and small Children can be seen two-to-three times per week. The most important consideration is how quickly someone processes the session and achieves a functional correction.
How costly is Craniosacral Therapy?
Every practitioner's charge is different. Cost depends on the therapist's experience and skill-set. Some practitioners are better than others in their ability to provide results. Therefore, you cannot gage the overall cost based solely on the per-visit cost. Most people need multiple visits, but that range would vary from practitioner to practitioner. It also depends on the professional license the practitioner holds. For example a chiropractor, or massage therapist, etc. The cost of care at our office can be found here.
How long is a typical Craniosacral Therapy session?
A typical session is forty or sixty minutes for adults and thirty to forty-five minutes for children.
Can you do Craniosacral Therapy on yourself?
Yes, with the proper guidance you can learn self-care craniosacral therapy. There are self-help books available on this subject and some practitioners teach it in their office to patients. Dr. Kaminsky can show you some techniques that can add synergy to the in-office sessions.
Who can administer Craniosacral Therapy?
Any person that is a healthcare professional such as Chiropractor, Physical Therapist, Nurse, Dentist, Medical Doctor, Osteopath, Acupuncturist, Massage Therapist and other licensed healthcare practitioners that attend continuing education craniosacral therapy seminars, as offered by the Upledger Institute. Experience in Craniosacral therapy is the biggest asset of any practitioner.