Cranial Manipulation (also called cranial therapy) is one variety of osteopathic manipulative therapies. It stimulates healing by using gentle hand pressure to manipulate the skeleton and connective tissues, especially the skull and sacrum.
Cranial Manipulation is a refined and subtle type of osteopathic treatment that encourages the release of stress and tension throughout the body. It is a gentle, yet extremely effective approach.
Cranial Manipulation may use in a wide range of conditions for people of all ages, from birth to old age. Common conditions it is used for include, Chronic Headaches & Migraines, Tinnitus, TMJ Syndrome, Sacro-Iliac Joint pain to name a few.
When you visit us for the first time a full case history will be taken, including current symptoms as well as past and present medical history. From this information, we will discuss treatment options, taking into consideration your symptoms and expectations.
Cranial Manipulation is the technique of using fingers and hands in the gentle manipulation of the head, involving tapping and moulding, to ‘coax’ the bones
into proper alignment. Cranial Manipulation is a gentle, hands-on technique designed to re-balance the stressed body and encourage its innate powers of healing. Cranial therapists believe that the flow of spinal fluid in and around the nervous system creates its own body rhythm, distinct from, but no less vital to,
health than your heartbeat or breath.
Cranial Manipulation is used for a wide range of problems in both children and adults including,
migraine headaches, disturbed sleep cycles, asthma, neck pain, sinus infections, TMJ syndrome (intra-oral work).