RESEARCH IN SPECIFIC AREAS: Click on the words in blue to get information about the full article.

• http://biodynamichealth.com/craniosacral-research/ – This website lists research looking at the effect of Cranio-Sacral Therapy on various conditions, including autism, neck pain, low back pain, headaches, fibromyalgia, dementia, vertigo, excessive crying in infancy.

• Migraine – Results of a randomized controlled study indicating that Craniosacral Therapy can alleviate migraine symptoms.
• Neck Pain:   In this randomized controlled trial, Cranio-Sacral Therapy was found to be both specifically effective, and safe, in reducing neck pain intensity and may improve functional disability and the quality of life up to 3 months after intervention.
• Lower Back Pain (1)  (study 2):  2 studies which have examined the effect of craniosacral therapy for patients with lower back pain.
• Fibromyalgia – Anxiety, Depression and Quality of Life:This study found that craniosacral therapy treatment contributed to improved anxiety and quality of life levels for subjects with fibromyalgia.
• Vertigo – a review of articles on cranial bone misalignment and vertigo concluded “that craniosacral therapy is a powerful evaluative and treatment modality for vertigo patients who have not found relief from medical treatments. 
• Stress – A randomised trial on using Craniosacral Therapy in Firefighter Cadets to Decrease Cortisol Levels and Improve Postural Stability, which concluded that Craniosacral therapy may have a beneficial effect in reducing high cortisol levels.

ARTICLES ABOUT CRANIO-SACRAL THERAPY 

• Dentistry/Orthodontics.  Many dentists have also undergone training in Cranio-Sacral Therapy as they recognise the added benefit it can provide to their dental work – either as a complement to or instead of dental procedures.
  •        Dentistry, Orthodontics, and Cranio-Sacral Integration.
  • The Symbiotic Partnership of Dentistry and Cranio-Sacral Therapy.
• Tinnitis.  People have found Cranio-sacral therapy helpful in managing symptoms of Tinnitis.  This is a nice, easy to read explanation of the ways in which it can help.
  • Tinnitis – The Brain is Not at Rest
  • Julian Cowan Hill specialises in treating Tinnitis and has a helpful website and videos.
• Fibromyalgia. Cranio-sacral therapy has been chosen by people suffering with fibromyalgia as a way to manage symptoms.
  • Cranio-Sacral Therapy for Fibromyalgia
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Cranio-sacral therapy has been often used as part of helping someone recover from PTSD.
  • PTSD could be treated with Craniosacral Therapy according to a research study
  • Trauma and Grief.  When Emotions are Physical. Bodywork for Trauma and Grief
• Fertility and Stress. This article whilst referring to fertility in particular gives a good description of the stress response and how it affects our bodies.
  • Craniosacral Therapy can Help Decrease Stress and Improve Fertility
• Help with Breastfeeding difficulties. A succinct overview of how Craniosacral therapy can improve breastfeeding from a Breastfeeding centre in the USA.
  • How Can Craniosacral Therapy Improve Breastfeeding?
• Headaches and intracranial pressure.  Report of a case study when Craniosacral therapy helped reduce severe headaches meaning brain surgery was not needed.

VIDEOS ABOUT CRANIO-SACRAL THERAPY IN GENERAL 

For some more detail about Cranio-sacral therapy, or if you prefer taking in information by watching or listening to a video take a look at the following:

• Ged Sumner of Body Intelligence provides a detailed introduction to Cranio-sacral therapy (this is about an hour long)
• Steve Haines of Body Intelligence gives a short interview to Malaysian TV about Cranio-sacral therapy
• Ged Sumner is interviewed on the radio describing Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy (you may have to listen to an advert at the beginning!)

WEBSITES ABOUT CRANIO-SACRAL THERAPY

Please note that the websites listed below are not authored by me and, therefore, I hold no responsibility for their content, but I hope that they provide you with useful and interesting information about Cranio-Sacral therapy.

• http://biodynamic-craniosacral.org/  – The website of the International Affilitation of Biodynamic Trainings
• http://www.craniosacral.co.uk/  – The website of the Craniosacral Therapy Association of the United Kingdom