by Samantha Lotti | Aug 29, 2017 | 2014, 2015, 2017, concussion, Craniosacral Research, English, Pain, quality of life, traumatic brain injury, Upledger Institute
A 2014-2015 single-blinded case series conducted at the Upledger Institute with 11 male retired professional football players medically diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome. Each participant received a 2-hour session in the morning and in the afternoon of...
by Samantha Lotti | Jun 14, 2016 | 2013, 2014, Craniosacral Research, Neck pain
A 2013-2014 randomized trial with two groups of twenty subjects experiencing cervical pain meant to determine if classical massage, craniosacral therapy and/or the two modalities combined help decrease cervical pain. Findings: “On the basis of conducted...
by Samantha Lotti | Feb 24, 2015 | 2014, back pain, Craniosacral Research, English, Pain, Polish
A 2014 preliminary report of a study aimed to “examine the utility of craniosacral therapy techniques in the treatment of patients with lumbosacral spine overload and to compare its effectiveness to that of trigger point therapy, which is a recognised...
by Samantha Lotti | Aug 28, 2014 | 2014, Craniosacral Research, English, Pain, quality of life
A 2014 follow-up study “aimed to report on follow-up data of a randomized controlled trial in chronic non-specific neck pain patients” with 54 individuals experiencing chronic non-specific neck pain. “Study results indicate that Craniosacral Therapy...
by Samantha Lotti | Jun 12, 2014 | 2014, Craniosacral Research, English, Heart rate variability (HRV)
A 2014 quasi-experimental (controlled) study with cross-over design with 31 individuals. Results suggest: “Both control rest and the intervention gave significant increase of SDNN, but while the increase was +15% (P < 0.05) in the control period, it was +32%...