Biodynamic Thought

Effectiveness of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy on Emerging Adults with Autism

A 2015 study with participants between the ages of 17 and 25 that “aimed to assess the effectiveness of biodynamic craniosacral therapy as an adjunctive method for emerging adults with autism…. The group was administered 30 therapeutic sessions on a regular interval of time. The study uses a pre-test, mid- evaluation and post-test design to understand the significant improvement on the overall…

Effectiveness of Combined approach of CraniosacralTherapy (CST) and Sensory-Integration Therapy (SIT) on reducing features in Children with Autism

A 2012 study evaluating the increased effectiveness of Sensory-Integration Therapy when used in conjunction with craniosacral therapy. Twenty autistic children participated in this study over the span of 6 months. Findings report: “it is clearly evident that there was overall improvement of children occur in both the groups. However the experiment group had shown better improvement as compared…

Late Summer Sun by Nik Harron               Inspired by the lectures of Jeffrey Yuen and a discussion on Daoist acupuncture: An alternative definition for Heaven: Heaven: rays of sunlight which cause the transformation of life.

2015 research supporting the efficacy of #craniosacral therapy for chronic neck pain.

A 2015 randomized sham-controlled trial with 54 blinded patients experiencing chronic neck pain. Findings suggest: “Significant differences at week 8 and 20 were also found for pain on movement, functional disability, physical quality of life and patients’ global improvement. Pressure pain sensitivity and body awareness were significantly improved only at week 8; anxiety only at week 20. No…

Cyclical Thoughts and Feelings: Throw Them Out by Samantha Lotti

  Thank you to David Hatfield for introducing me to this exercise. 

We often get stuck in cyclical thoughts and feelings, which take us away from living our lives.

This is a simple exercise to help manage cyclical thoughts and/or feelings: 

Exercise:

Consciously become aware of a cyclical thought/feeling you are having or have been having recently.

Name it. Get a good sense of the puzzle you are…

Favorable 2015 Qualitative study of patients' experiences of craniosacral in treatment of chronic neck pain

A 2015 randomized controlled trial with 19 patients experiencing chronic non-specific neck pain. Findings suggest: “Most patients described positive changes in more than one of the following domains: physical (less intensity of pain, headache and dizziness, improved sleep and range of motion), perceptional (more upright and symmetrical posture, sustained deep relaxation), emotional (pain is less…

How Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy May Benefit Pain Conditions by Samantha Lotti

Living with chronic or acute pain can be debilitating. It can cause not only high levels of stress, but also significant changes in mood and daily life activities. Default treatments like anti-inflammatory medications and painkillers, physical therapy, appropriate exercises, application of heat or cold may often ease the pain. When they don’t, it’s hard to evaluate the other healthcare options…

2015 study supporting craniosacral

A 2015 qualitative study of 29, self selected participants’ experiences with craniosacral therapy through semi-structured interviews. The aim of the study includes effectiveness of craniosacral therapy through the expectations and perceptions of the participants. Conclusion determines that “all participants in this study observed positive changes in their health status and most attributed these…

2009 Osteopathic study showing abnormal CRI may be associated with excessive crying of infancy:

A 2009 study with a final sample of 139 patients aimed to “examine whether an abnormal CRI is associated with excessive crying of infancy.” Results show “Infants with an abnormal CRI at 2 weeks were 6.8 times (95% confidence intervals 2.2, 20.6) more likely to develop excessive crying than infants with a normal CRI.” Conclusions of the study “suggest that an abnormal CRI at 2 weeks of age may be…

2014 study showing positive effects of craniosacral therapy and trigger point therapy in treating low back pain due to overload

A 2014 preliminary report of a study aimed to “examine the utility of craniosacral therapy techniques in the treatment of patients with lumbosacral spine overload and to compare its effectiveness to that of trigger point therapy, which is a recognised therapeutic approach.” The study consisted of 55  participants between the ages of 24 to 47 with low back pain due to overload only. Conclusions…

2015 craniosacral therapy case study showing positive results for headaches following traumatic brain injury:

A 2015 case study showing the use of craniosacral therapy to help a 50 year old female with refractory headaches, vertigo, and cervicobrachial syndrome following and traumatic brain injury. The results of this study show that “implementation of CST in integrative inpatient care could benefit patients with headache and vertigo from intracranial injuries.”

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Case study showing the benefits of #craniosacral for a pregnant female with #TOS:

A 2013 case study showing the use of craniosacral and myofascial techniques to help a 31 year old female with thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) during pregnancy. “The results of this study indicate that massage therapy, specifically focusing on craniosacral therapy and myofascial releases integrated with general Swedish massage, are effective modalities in treating TOS related to pregnancy.“

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#Research suggests craniosacral therapy has positive effects in the treatment of chronic neck pain:

A 2014 follow-up study “aimed to report on follow-up data of a randomized controlled trial in chronic non-specific neck pain patients” with 54 individuals experiencing chronic non-specific neck pain. “Study results indicate that Craniosacral Therapy is more effective in relieving chronic non-specific neck pain and in improving physical quality of live than an active attention-control condition,…

International client survey suggests positive effects of #craniosacral biodynamics:

A 2013 survey coordinated by the Centro Biodinamica Craniosacrale C.B.C. to assess theefficacy of biodynamic cranioscral therapy treatments on a large international group of clients and students. 237 interviews were conducted over a 6 month period. Interviewees needed to have a minimum of 5 BCST sessions to participate. The conclusion suggests that “91% of interviewees reported that the process…

Pilot study suggests positive effects of #craniosacral therapy on HRV and autonomous nervous system regulation:

A 2014 quasi-experimental (controlled) study with cross-over design with 31 individuals.  Results suggest: “Both control rest and the intervention gave significant increase of SDNN, but while the increase was +15% (P < 0.05) in the control period, it was +32% (P < 0.05) in the test period. TP value did not increase significantly in the control period (+19%; P > 0.05), but showed high…

Note: I will not be defining the “I” in this post because it is beyond the scope of what I’m writing about. This is why I keep it in quotation marks throughout the post.

This month in my practice the discussion that’s been on the table is the brain. And the “I.” And their relationship.

Often “I” is in some state of consideration about itself or about its relationship with all things non-I. Often…

Case study showing how #craniosacral fascial therapy can help #pediatric #asthma:

A 2008 case study showing how craniosacral fascial therapy helped a 9-year-old boy with asthma who developed respiratory symptoms at two months of age. ”Exactly five weeks after this treatment started, his asthma doctor reexamined him. She found his lungs to be clear of any wheezing or other obstructions. His peak flow meter readings were between 275 and 300 Liters/minute, which were in an…