What is Craniosacral therapy?

Craniosacral therapy (CST) is a non-invasive, hands-on therapy that aims to enhance the body's own healing capabilities by aligning the body’s natural rhythms and activating healing and balancing mechanisms. CST treatment can be used for babies and adults.

 

Craniosacral therapy for babies:

CST is often used for infants who have undergone a difficult delivery or experienced a birth injury. The bones of the head are separate moving parts, wonderfully designed by nature to move and adjust as the baby travels through the birth canal. A baby’s head is designed to be flexible and strong enough to push its way out under pressure. However, problems can occur when cranial bones get twisted or compressed and then remain out of shape. CST involves massaging and touching the bones around the skull in order to minimize pain, promote growth, and help babies recover from birth trauma. Anecdotal evidence suggests that many newborn babies could benefit from a Craniosacral treatment within two weeks of birth – ideally in the first few days.

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What to expect:

Craniosacral therapy involves light holding of the skull and sacrum and barely detectable movements. Practitioners believe that the tiny manipulations of CST affect the pressure and circulation of cerebrospinal fluid, the fluid that surrounds and cushions the brain and spinal cord.

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Dr. Sarah Dirks and Dr. Ginnie Critten are craniosacral practitioners who are trained in this technique.

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