Cranial Osteopathy is a refined and subtle type of Osteopathic treatment that uses very gentle manipulative pressure to encourage the release of stresses throughout the body, including the head. It is not different to Osteopathy, it just recognises the importance of subtle mechanisms at work within the head and their profound influence on the health of the whole body.

Cranial Osteopaths are trained to feel a very subtle, rhythmical shape change that is present in all body tissues. This is called involuntary motion. The skull is made up of 26 bones which are intricately joined in such a way that during the rhythmical cycle of involuntary motion, the skull can actually change shape very slightly to accommodate the normal involuntary motion of the brain inside.

Impacts to the head can knock or disrupt this movement. This can cause a very wide variety of problems, both in the head and elsewhere in the body. Using the involuntary motion in the tissues, Osteopaths can feel whether a person is in the optimum state of health, or whether there are restrictions in the body.

What does Cranial Treatment feel like?

Patients may feel sensations of pressure or warmth, either under the Osteopath’s hands or elsewhere in the body. Most patients feel release of tension and gradually relax throughout the session.

Using very subtle and gentle techniques, the accumulated stresses and strains in the body are gradually released. The aim is to relieve the current symptoms and also improve the underlying health of the tissues as much as possible to help prevent their recurrence.

This type of treatment is suitable for everyone from the newborn babies, pregnant ladies and sports people, to the very elderly. The following is an indication of some of the conditions that Cranial Osteopathy may be able to help…….

ü Colic
ü Sleepless babies
ü Windy babies
ü Stress
ü Chronic Fatigue
ü Headaches
ü Glue Ear
ü Dizziness

If have anything you would like to discuss, please call the clinic and chat to one of the Osteopaths. They will be able to answer questions and give you an indication whether Cranial Osteopathy may be able to help.