Relief with Craniosacral Therapy[1]
If you suffer from migraines, you know how incapacitating they can be.
Varying from person to person, the pain can be so intense you may want to knock yourself out. If you suffer from the aura: the zig zagging lines, partial loss of vision, nausea, diarrhoea you simply cannot get on with life until the migraine has run its course. If you have children to take care of or elderly dependents, life goes on hold for them too.[2]
For some a dark room, and 24 hours of rest will help. For others the migraine will linger for days. Silent migraineurs avoid the pain but the visual disturbances persist. Being unable to work, drive, cook, cross a road, renders many sufferers helpless for the duration of the attack.
Current conventional options for migraine sufferers are a variety of pharmaceutical drugs from paracetamol to triptans, for management of pain. [3]
However, Craniosacral Therapy has been shown to produce robust effects on pain in sufferers of migraine and other pain related illnesses. This conclusion was formed by a 2020 systematic review and meta analysis of randomised controlled trials from Iceland, Sweden, Germany, Poland, Spain and the United States.[4]
Through gentle touch and manipulation, the release of cranial bones, membranes and fascia enables greater movement and fluidity in the craniosacral system, releasing any impingement on nerves. This can have a significant impact on the frequency and intensity of migraine attack.
If you suffer from migraines and are looking for an alternative approach with proven results please contact me: raj@rajlehl.com
**Please note this is not a substitute for medical advice. Appropriate medical diagnosis must be sought. Migraines can often be confused with a Transient Ischemic Attack[5] where oxygen is cut off to part of the brain, so it is important to get a prompt medical diagnosis.**
[1] Haller, H., Lauche, R., Sundberg, T. et al. Craniosacral therapy for chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 21, 1 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-3017-y
[2] Seng EK, Mauser ED, Marzouk M, Patel ZS, Rosen N, Buse DC. When Mom Has Migraine: An Observational Study of the Impact of Parental Migraine on Adolescent Children. Headache. 2019;59(2):224-234. doi:10.1111/head.13433
[3] Weatherall MW. The diagnosis and treatment of chronic migraine. Ther Adv Chronic Dis. 2015;6(3):115-123. doi:10.1177/2040622315579627
[4] Haller, H., Lauche, R., Sundberg, T. et al. Craniosacral therapy for chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 21, 1 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-3017-y
[5] Nadarajan V, Perry RJ, Johnson J, Werring DJ. Transient ischaemic attacks: mimics and chameleons. Pract Neurol. 2014;14(1):23-31. doi:10.1136/practneurol-2013-000782
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