Cranial sacral therapy

[Anonymous]

Has anyone used this method to help treat concussions?

[Anonymous]

You might want to ask on the sports boards?

[Anonymous]

I would speak to a Brain Injury/Concussion expert before even considering this and I would never let anyone adjust or provide “therapy” to my child’s neck.

[Anonymous]

Look up "counterstrain" - it is a form of cranial sacral therapy that helps reduce inflammation in the brain. It is incredibly gentle (definitely not like chiropractic) and works well. Great thing to do after concussions.

[Anonymous]

Read up on it before you let them near your kid.

https://quackwatch.org/related/cranial/

[Anonymous]

My child was diagnosed with ADHD, but we were advised by his pediatrician to do cranial sacral therapy for a concussion he sustained. That’s why I’m posting on here.
-OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child was diagnosed with ADHD, but we were advised by his pediatrician to do cranial sacral therapy for a concussion he sustained. That’s why I’m posting on here.
-OP

I posted above about a brain injury or concussion specialist. I’m a nurse and certified brain injury specialist.

Dr Nathan Zasler in Richmond is literally one of the world’s experts on brain injury/concussion. He can be a little cocky but I guess he’s earned it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child was diagnosed with ADHD, but we were advised by his pediatrician to do cranial sacral therapy for a concussion he sustained. That’s why I’m posting on here.
-OP

I posted above about a brain injury or concussion specialist. I’m a nurse and certified brain injury specialist.

Dr Nathan Zasler in Richmond is literally one of the world’s experts on brain injury/concussion. He can be a little cocky but I guess he’s earned it.

Can he diagnose a concussion?

[Anonymous]

I was very impressed with the care we got at the Washington Children's concussion clinic. The approach is a lot different today than it has been in the past. Worth a visit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child was diagnosed with ADHD, but we were advised by his pediatrician to do cranial sacral therapy for a concussion he sustained. That’s why I’m posting on here.
-OP

what pediatrician told you this???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Read up on it before you let them near your kid.

https://quackwatch.org/related/cranial/

Read the article, and the two "deaths" mentioned were an epileptic woman instructed to discontinue her meds and an infant with a fever who was treated by a dentist. Not exactly a smoking gun for this kind of therapy.

My personal experience is that it has completely resolved my 10 year long case of TMJ and it has helped relieve nerve pain that two straight years of PT couldn't touch. Your child will not get hurt, and it might really help. Certainly worth a try. Also, western medicine tends to discount things that aren't cured by pharmaceuticals.