Do you suffer from concussion?

Craniosacral Therapy helps to reset the nervous system

Craniosacral Therapy is a soft tissue treatment that works to release tension & contraction patterns in the body – often the cause of jaw pain. The practitioner uses very light contact and works with the inherent fluid & tissue movements of the body. The result is release to long term tension.

Jaw Clenching
Jaw Clenching

About concussion

Concussion affects a surprising number of people – estimated that 36,000 people in New Zealand sustain a traumatic brain injury each year. Concussion occurs when an impact to the head effects the function of the brain. This can give rise to symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, confusion, fogginess, memory loss, vomiting, nausea, ringing in the ears, fatigue & insomnia. Some symptoms are more subtle and are often noticed some time later, such as irritability, sensitivity to noise & light, sensitivity to busy environments, feeling overloaded or overwhelmed easily, struggling with cognitive tasks, fatigue when looking at computer screens, sleep difficulties, feeling depressed and feeling emotional.

What do concussion symptoms last so long?

When we have an impact, the body activates the sympathetic nervous system, also known as Fight, Flight or Freeze as part of its innate response to danger. This is helpful at the time, but many times doesn’t get the message to switch off again and return to normal levels (where the parasympathetic nervous system takes over). Running the sympathetic response for an extended period of time gives rise to symptoms that correspond with this “danger mode” i.e., we become hypersensitive to our surroundings, we are unable to switch off and sleep, and we may have headaches and tiredness because the nervous system is working overtime.

How Craniosacral can help with jaw clenching

Craniosacral Therapy is a soft tissue treatment that works to release fight or flight from the nervous system.  The practitioner uses very light contact to work with the fluid & tissue movements of the body. This is deeply settling to the nervous system and as the nervous system disengages, the brain can reintegrate and find balance again. CST is essentially helping the body back into the parasympathetic state – the “rest & recovery” state of the body.

If you are suffering from post concussion symptoms such as headaches, fatigue, fogginess & inablity to concentrate, book a Craniosacral Therapy session and experience how it can benefit your recovery.

Why is Craniosacral different to other treatments?

Tension Release

Craniosacral therapy helps to release tension from within by working with your nervous system.

Long Lasting

Craniosacral releases trauma from tissues at a deep level. This promotes long lasting relief from pain & tension.

Manipulation-Free

Craniosacral is very gentle with no manipulation. If you are sensitive or in pain you are in safe hands.

Read what our clients have to say

14 Months after having a fall which resulted in several facial factures and concussion, left me unable to bite with my top teeth and constant pain in my mouth and neck. This caused me sleepless nights, living on pain killers and only able to mangage soft foods. I had been to an Oral Surgeon, root canal specialist and physiotherapist etc. with no positive outcome. Told if nerve damage there was nothing they could do for it. After having a random conversation with a lady who had suffered an injury had Craniosacral Therapy and could highly recommend the treatment , I decided on my return to Auckland to look into it. As this was entirely new to me I didnt really know what to expect. Found the treatment completely unintrusive, James has a very calming touch, which enabled me to relax, very hard to explain how I felt after my first treatment for the first 24 hours, then realised the pain in my mouth was less intense and after a few days was able to cut back on the amout of pain killers I was taking and was sleeping better. I have now had 5 treatments over 2 months have less pain and more movment in my neck and for the first time in 16 months managed to bite and chew a piece of toast. I can’t thank James enough for helping to get my life back on track and would certainly recommend this treatment.

N. C.Pilkington

Thank you so much for your cranial services over the past couple months. They have made a world of difference in my personal and professional life, being able to go with the flow with kids in the classroom and be at peace with uncontrollables.

AH

(After a concussion..) I was experiencing frequent anxiety, sleeping problems, trouble concentrating and just a general feeling of uneasiness for a large majority of my days.

After a number of sessions I felt as if a lot of unnoticed tension had unwound and in turn relieved a large amount of my anxiety. I was sceptical after the first couple sessions as there was not immediate changes and its a different method used but after a total of 7 sessions in the end it’s undeniable that I feel better by leaps and bounds which I attribute to the cranial sacral work.

Mitch Mcrae

We are located in Mt Eden, Auckland

38 Rossmay Terrace, Kingsland, Auckland

Mon, Tues & Fri: 9am - 3pm

Wed & Thur: 9am – 6pm

Treatment Fees

Adult:
Initial: $115 
Follow up: $105 

Baby/Child/Youth (up to 12yrs)
Initial: $105 
Follow up: $95 

Mothers & Babies  (both in one session):
Initial: $115 
Follow up: $105 

All appointments are 1hr.

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