Cranial Sacral Therapy: Does It Work? Experiences Here!

[Ms Music]

Does anyone here get it?

I have a friend that likes to give me free cranial sacral, and it "helps me so much." (her words, not mine ) Does anyone here get it, and have you had any benefit from it? Know anyone that has? I just don't understand it. I'd prefer a massage...

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I have no idea what it is. Perhaps you can explain what it supposed to be or do; what you seem to get out of it, and what your friend claims you get out of it.

 

[Ms Music]

Okay, although I was looking for people that would know what it was from personal experience. Don't worry about debunking it, its easy. (medical science is skeptical it even works, as am I)

Here is the basic description from Wikipedia, I hope that is sufficient?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craniosacral_therapy"

Craniosacral therapy (also called CST, also spelled CranioSacral bodywork or therapy) is an alternative medicine therapy used by osteopaths, massage therapists, naturopaths, and chiropractors. A craniosacral therapy session involves the therapist placing their hands on the patient, which allows them to tune into what they call the craniosacral rhythm.[1] The practitioner claims to gently work with the spine and the skull and its cranial sutures, diaphragms, and fascia. In this way, the restrictions of nerve passages are said to be eased, the movement of cerebrospinal fluid through the spinal cord is said to be optimized, and misaligned bones are said to be restored to their proper position. Craniosacral therapists use the therapy to treat mental stress, neck and back pain, migraines, TMJ Syndrome, and for chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia.[2][3][4] Several studies have reported that there is little scientific support for the underlying theoretical model for which no properly randomized, blinded, and placebo-controlled outcome studies have ever been published.

It is just that my friend has clients that she claims she has helped drastically, and she thinks she can help me with this. In the few times she has done this to me, I felt nothing. Yet some people apparently think it is wonderful. So I was hoping someone here had tried it.

 

[turbo]

I have a barber who has a customer come to her every week for a scalp-massage, even if she needs no other services. I have not had a lengthy scalp-massage, but Cindy has very strong fingers and I can go into a coma when she is shampooing me. Nothing too odd about that. I'd ask her to give me a foot-massage, too, if that was in her menu of services.

 

[Drakkith]

I don't know that much about it, but it sounds similar to a massage. And I know that any kind of physical contact, such as massages, getting my back or head rubbed, back scratch, or whatever, instantly makes me feel much better. Helps me relax and such. Thats probably the source of any "benefits" of this in my opinion. Simple relaxation.

 

[FlexGunship]

I don't know that much about it, but it sounds similar to a massage.

I believe the difference is that cranial-sacral practitioners believe (and proclaim) that what they do is more than a massage. Therefore, the problem is not the act, but the sales pitch.