CRANIAL OSTEOPATHY

Cranial Osteopathy is the pure lineage of Osteopathic philosophy passed down from Dr. Still, the founder of Osteopathy and fully conceptualised by his student, Dr. William G. Sutherland.

It is a very gentle, minimal approach that can have powerful results. It is often the treatment of choice for acute pain (back ache, joint sprains, car accidents), for babies (after a traumatic birth, for colic etc), for young children (glue ear, sleep problems etc), for pregnant women, the elderly and those who do not like the idea of joints being ‘clicked’ or ‘cracked’. The patient can feel a sense of relaxation and it is not unusual for patients to sleep during the treatment.

Osteopaths feel for a rhythmic pulsation or shape change in the body’s tissues that are under abnormal tension and use very gentle pressure to release these tensions.

Although the name Cranial Osteopathy implies a technique that relates to the skull, the approach is effective for the whole body.