How does Cranial Osteopathy work ?
Osteopathy treats the patient, not the disease. Our intention is, by finding any restrictions present in the patient, to restore the inherent structural integrity and fluid continuity. Through this the body can begin the healing process and problems and suffering can be relieved. Cranial Osteopaths are taught to feel the body’s subtle “involuntary motions” – delicate, flowing shape changes that are present in all body tissues. These gentle rhythms allow us to determine whether a person is in an optimum state of health, or if something is blocking the body’s natural healing mechanisms. All of us have experienced the trauma of our birth, unfortunately, many have suffered other physical distress. Our bodies may cope at the time, but a lasting imprint often remains buried in our tissues. Both sickness and harrowing emotions can embed a long-lasting physical effect. Slowly, the accumulated stresses build until the body can no-longer deal with them, so symptoms emerge.
The most important principle of osteopathy is that, given the ideal environment, the body is naturally self-healing. We treat the patient, not the disease. Our intention is, to find any restrictions present in the patient and to restore the structural integrity and the fluid continuity. We usually heal ourselves! But sometimes we get stuck in acute health patterns. But, when we are given the right circumstances, these problems can be gently eased away. The aim of osteopathy is to create and support the best possible environment in the patient, so your natural self-healing can improve your health. Patterns of health, pain, mobility etc, can often be relaxed or completely relieved with osteopathic care. With Cranial Osteopathy all of the symptoms are taken into account and we work with any structural imbalances that are present in the body. We aim to restore physical balance and patients report many improvements. Localised areas of distress and tension can be reduced through gentle suppo
03/02/2011 00:00:00 Cranial osteopathy has been a form of treatment used by many osteopaths since the early 1900’s. An osteopath named W.G. Sutherland noticed that the bones that form the head and face were arranged and adjoined together in a way that would enable movement to go through them. This thought went against the ideas Sutherland had previously been taught, that in an adult the bones of the cranium were fused and so didn’t allow for movement. Sutherland spent the next 25 years experimenting on himself in order to prove this one way or another, often using household and kitchen items due to the lack of suitable equipment at the time! By the end of his experimentation he was sure that there was a rhythmic pattern of motion that could not only be felt whilst palpating the head but could in fact be palpated throughout the body. He felt this rhythm was similar to the body’s rhythm when breathing, although the two rhythms could be felt moving at different rates, so he named it the p
