Craniosacral therapy is a most powerful, yet gentle tool to help resolve tension headaches because this therapy deals with all the structures involved with tension headaches: the head, spine, muscles of the head, muscles of the spine, fascia (connective tissue) that envelops and weaves through the muscles, the nerves of the head (cranial nerves), nerves of the spine (spinal… Read more →
Many activities can cause whiplash injuries. We generally associate whiplash injuries with motor vehicle accidents (MVA). However, these injuries can be caused by most sports, as well as by falling forward and breaking your fall, being pushed from behind unexpectedly, reeling backward after bumping into something, tripping over a rock, slipping on the ice, riding in the car, riding on… Read more →
Dr. William Garner Sutherland is the founder of the theory and practice of craniosacral techniques as part of osteopathy. Dr. John E. Upledger popularized these techniques in the form of craniosacral therapy and made their practice available to all professionals in the healing field within the United States. Craniosacral therapy operates on the following basic principles: The bones of the… Read more →
Saran wrap has several important features in common with connective tissue. When saran wrap first comes off the roll, it’s smooth, relaxed, and flowing. It may stay that way as we carefully wrap it around objects such as bowls, fruits, vegetables, or sandwiches. Then we move the object around, squeezing, twisting, and accidentally dropping it, thus introducing one or several… Read more →
The function of connective tissue is to bind, and create a space for, every structure in the body, down to the individual cell. The connective tissue is made up of ground substance, varying from gel-like to bone hard (mineralized ground substance), as well as collagen, elastic, and reticular fibers. It also contains the cells that make the fibers (fibroblasts, chondroblasts, and… Read more →