Soft tissue therapy can help your body relax and have more energy for the things you want to do.
By releasing restrictions, including scar tissue, and assisting to realign and restore good function the body expends less energy.
These therapies will often be used in conjunction with each other, where appropriate, to obtain the best results.
The site does not necessarily mean at the site of pain, as a restriction can cause pain in another area of the body.
Craniosacral Therapy (CST)
CranioSacral Therapy is a profound therapy that helps the body to release physical restrictions from fascia and mental and emotional stress.
Physically it releases fascia and helps the body to relax. For impacts CST is excellent to remove the effects of an injury, such as a fall and can be used immediately. Emotionally the body is able to let go of concerns that can cause the holding of stress and pain in the tissues.
It is based on the system from the head to sacrum via the spinal column which has its own rhythm as do our other body systems.
“Craniosacral therapy throws light on the interface, or area of blending, that lies between intervention medicine and self regulation medicine”
The Forward by Elmer Green PhD
“The Craniosacral Concept is a potent therapeutic vision grounded upon certain anatomical, physiological and therapeutic observations. To utilise craniosacral therapy in treatment requires a particular point of view: that of seeing the individual as an integrated totality”
Craniosacral Therapy John E Upledger DO FAAO and John D Verdevoogd MFA
Visceral Manipulation (VM).
Visceral Manipulation provides treatment to the body’s organs and indirectly to other areas of the body via working specifically with the fascia. For example treating the liver can release and improve movement and function of the right shoulder.
VM is also a profound therapy and by ensuring that the body’s organs are ‘happy’ and harmonious allows for better balance of the body in daily life.
“It is Global
All macro- or micro-elements of the human body can be injured by the forces of collision, causing local or general disequilibrium. A psycho-emotional component must also be considered, which is capable of greatly increasing tissue restrictions or even creating them”
“It involves the tissues
J P Barral
The tissues possess an infallible memory for trauma. Everything is recorded in them. Each tissue is the human body is worthy of interest and contributes to a person’s history”
Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD)
MLD treats the lymphatic system. It is beneficial for many things, as it affects the whole system even by treating the main area of concern.
MLD can help with: detoxification, fluid retention, carpal tunnel, acute injuries, headaches and migraines, sinuses, pre and post surgical conditions, and general well being. It stimulates the lymphatic and the immune systems.
Improved function and wellbeing at all levels allow for a happy body and mind.
The world seems to be particularly stressful for people at present on many levels, but you can look after yourself. You are important to yourself and to others so be as fit and healthy holistically as possible.