CranioSacral Therapy and Migraine

CranioSacral Therapy has been used successfully to relieve a variety of sensory and/or motor neurological dysfunctions. In addition to headaches, neck and back pain, it’s been used effectively on jaw dysfunction, chronic fatigue, muscle coordination difficulties, depression, eye problems, hyperactivity, central nervous system disorders and many other conditions.

With migraines, of course, there can be multiple causes. Virtually anything that interferes with the autonomic nervous control of the blood vessels in the head can result in migraine. In general, CranioSacral Therapy does a very good job of normalizing autonomic nervous activity. It effectively mobilizes the membrane system within the head to take pressure off either the nerve that is controlling the blood vessel, or the blood vessel that may be causing the headache. It is also an effective stress reducer, which makes it particularly effective with migraines since they’re often precipitated or triggered by stress.

Since I started using the method in the 70’s, I’ve seen migraines and other types of headache respond well to CranioSacral Therapy. In my experience, within 5 to 10 sessions you will either know the migraines are responding to the therapy or it will have fully corrected the underlying problem that led to the pain in the first place.

Dr. John Upledger, D.O., is president and clinical director of the Upledger Institute, Inc., in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Dedicated to the natural enhancement of health, the Institute offers groundbreaking continuing education programs, clinical research and therapeutic services. Dr. Upledger is a Certified Specialist of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, and Academic Fellow of the British Society of Osteopathy, and a Doctor of Science. He has served on the Alternative Medicine Program Advisory Council for the Office of Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C. In addition, he has authored numerous books on CranioSacral Therapy.

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Moana Schwertsik Moana Schwertsik has been a certified massage therapist since 2013. While enjoying her work as a massage therapist she continued her studies at Life Energy Institute and graduated in 2014 with a CranioSacral Therapy and in 2016 with a Polarity Therapy certification.SCHWERTSIKImage Prior to moving into massage and bodywork Moana worked for 30 years with horses, first learning from a dressage aster, then turning to the world of horse racing. During that time she suffered several different injuries and found that CranioSacral Therapy was the most effective in relieving her pain, which she thought was going to be chronic pain for the rest of her life. She learned the importance of taking care of our bodies and the benefits that different forms of bodywork can provide. She has learned to combine her modalities to support us to be healthier and pain free.