Research

As a part of our goal to gather knowledge and bring therapists working with craniosacral therapy together we try to collect all the information we can find about research and articles and present it worldwide. We have an ambission to be a part of the central forum and meetingplace in the forefront of the spreading of craniosacral therapy as a way to achieve health.

If you have found article, video clip, or anything interesting that you want to share, dont hesitate to contact us and we will help you to bring the information out.

Christer and Jörgen Tranberg do collaborative research together with Hans-Christian, Östgaard (M.D., Ph.D.), Monika Olsén (P.T., Ph.D.), Helen Elden (R.N., Ph.D.) from University of Gothenburg. Currently we are involved in a research project with Sahlgrenska University hospital concerning pregnant women and ventral and dorsal pelvic girdle pain. The result will be introduced at the earliest in May of 2011.

The Force of Gentle Therapy” by Richard Fowler, PT, Advance for Physical Therapists & PT, June 4, 2007.

The article focuses on how to abandon the “no pain-no-gain” philosophy which can often unnecessarily hurt patients. At Fowler’s clinic, Gentle Pain Release Center, CranioSacral Therapy is used as their primary treatment modality. Listed in the article are several approaches to determine what degree of aggressiveness or gentleness is best for any given patient. For copies, visit www.advanceweb.com/pt.

Craniosacral Therapy: The Effects of Cranial Manipulation on Intracranial Pressure and

Cranial Bone Movement

by Patrical A. Downey, PT, PhD, OCS, Timothy Barbano, BDS, MS, DMD, Rupali Kapur-Wadhwa, BDS, MS, DMD, James J. Sciote, DDS, MS, PhD, Michael I. Siegel, PhD, Mark P. Mooney, PhD, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, November 2006.

This ia a research report on CranioSacral Therapy (CST). This report examines in technical detail, the effects of low loads of distractive force applied to frontal bones. There are charts and graphs to support their research report. For copies, contact the publisher.