Benefits of Massage Therapy and the Conditions it Can Treat
Massage therapy benefits people of all ages. While it benefits the injured, the ill and the stressed, the real strength of massage therapy lies in prevention. The following is a list of conditions for which massage therapy can prove beneficial when provided by a Registered Massage Therapist:
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Therapeutic Massage is an Important Part of Your Health Maintenance Plan, by:
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Benefits of Hot Stone Massage
Benefits of Massage During Pregnancy
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Benefits of Infant Massage
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Benefits of Craniosacral Therapy

Craniosacral Therapy is becoming a treatment of choice in areas of pain, rehabilitation and neurology. Also called CST, or cranial osteopathy, it is a gentle, non-invasive, hands-on technique, developed by an American osteopathic physician almost one hundred years ago.
CST theory and practice is based on understanding the continuous subtle movements of the cranial bones, which result in a rhythm of approximately six to twelve cycles per minute. This rhythm is understood as a response to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fluctuations within the spinal cord and brain environment. The subtle movement extends outward to the entire body, in response to the fluid pressure changes around the CNS.
A therapist gently works with the spine and the skull, and its cranial sutures, diaphragms, and fascia. By using the hands as fine discriminating tools, Craniosacral therapists are able to detect disturbances in the rhythm to help them identify areas of dysfunction, such as cranial, sutural, membrane and other soft tissue restrictions in the body.
Patients remained clothed during a treatment and treatments generally are one hour long.
How a treatment helps:
Craniosacral Therapy is beneficial for:
CST theory and practice is based on understanding the continuous subtle movements of the cranial bones, which result in a rhythm of approximately six to twelve cycles per minute. This rhythm is understood as a response to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fluctuations within the spinal cord and brain environment. The subtle movement extends outward to the entire body, in response to the fluid pressure changes around the CNS.
A therapist gently works with the spine and the skull, and its cranial sutures, diaphragms, and fascia. By using the hands as fine discriminating tools, Craniosacral therapists are able to detect disturbances in the rhythm to help them identify areas of dysfunction, such as cranial, sutural, membrane and other soft tissue restrictions in the body.
Patients remained clothed during a treatment and treatments generally are one hour long.
How a treatment helps:
- helps restore normal cranial mobility
- releases abnormal myofascial restrictions and tensions in the body
- releases abnormal restrictions in the head
- eases restrictions of nerves
- optimizes cerebrospinal fluid movement through the central nervous system
- helps restore misaligned bones to their proper positions (assisting troubles with back, hips, shoulders, knees)
Craniosacral Therapy is beneficial for:
- birth traumas and other perinatal challenges
- infant latching and feeding difficulties
- recurrent ear infections
- facial asymmetries and eye motor problems
- learning disabilities, A.D.D., A.D.H.D
- gross and fine motor problems
- developmental delays, autism
- headaches
- tinnitus, hearing loss and vertigo
- TMJ syndrome
- stress disorders and insomnia
- muscle and joint pain or injury
- many neurological conditions and pain syndromes