Our Craniosacral System covers the area from the cranium (our head) to the sacrum (our tail), consisting of soft tissue, membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that help to protect the brain, spinal cord. This system is dynamic, fluid and deeply regulating. It carries within it great intelligence, and all that the body really needs is to reconnect to this original source of wellbeing.

Over the course of our lives, the body takes on many stresses, be it physical, emotional or spiritual, which can compound and eventually compromise the function of the Central Nervous System along with nearly every other system in the body. CST appreciates our unique body-mind connection and recognises that symptoms of pain and disease are often due to underlying causes. Through touch, the sessions will help your body deeply relax which in turn enhances your body’s natural ability to re-regulate and self repair.

Beneficial for:

• Chronic stress and pain, tension and fatigue
• Anxiety, trauma and depression
• Hypertension, thyroid issues, high blood pressure
• Headaches / migraines / sinus issues
• Digestive issues
• Jaw Pain TMJ, Tinnitus, teeth grinding
• Insomnia, disturbed sleep patterns
• PMS and hormonal imbalances
• Brain fog
• Autoimmune conditions
• Postural issues & general pain management
• Birth trauma, Postpartum recovery and health
• Trauma recovery, including orthopaedic accidents, motor vehicle accidents, fascial adhesions post-concussion syndrome

When we experience sudden pain or discomfort in some part of our bodies that is caused by either a minor accident (such as tripping or a light fall) or from an unknown cause, we tend to doubt whether we should see a doctor or not. In most cases, this dilemma can worsen the condition. While it can be true that some painful sensations go away on their own, it is better to know when you should see a physiotherapist or consult a physician to see what the next steps forward are.

Here are some things to consider before deciding seeing a physiotherapist:

1.The pain worsens as the days pass

Normal muscle ache must go away after an hour or after a few days. When your condition doesn\’t seem to getting any better and seem to worsen with each passing day, it will be safe to consult a physiotherapist or physician for a proper diagnosis.

2.You are experiencing mechanical pain

Mechanical pain is the clinical term for the pain you experience when doing certain activities such as climbing stairs, walking, or bending your back in normal to safe ranges of motion. Should the pain you are experiencing worsens when you do such movements, it is good to see a doctor immediately and seek help.

3. The pain hinders your movement and day to day activities

If you find that the pain you experience hinders you from doing your daily activities, you should get an appointment with a physiotherapist. Apart from suggesting treatment, your therapist can also give you exercise to alleviate the pain while you are recovering.

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About EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured therapy that encourages the patient to briefly focus on the trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), which is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories.

Unlike other treatments that focus on directly altering the emotions, thoughts and responses resulting from traumatic experiences, EMDR therapy focuses directly on the memory, and is intended to change the way that the memory is stored in the brain, thus reducing and eliminating the problematic symptoms.

During EMDR therapy, clinical observations suggest that an accelerated learning process is stimulated by EMDR’s standardized procedures, which incorporate the use of eye movements and other forms of rhythmic left-right (bilateral) stimulation (e.g., tones or taps). While clients briefly focus on the trauma memory and simultaneously experience bilateral stimulation (BLS), the vividness and emotion of the memory are reduced.