by Samantha Lotti | Jun 14, 2016 | 2012, 2013, Craniosacral Research, Neck pain
A 2012-2013 randomized controlled clinical trial with a parallel-group design and 3 months of follow-up observation of 54 blinded patients were randomized into either 8 weekly units of CST or light-touch sham treatment to assess the effectiveness of craniosacral...
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 | Mar 22, 2016 | 2007, anxiety, Craniosacral Research, depression, English, India
A 2006-2007 study with 30 participants, 27 adults and 3 children between the ages of 8 and 14. “The patients presented with pain [(26) 86.7 % ]; depression [(2) 6%]; anxiety [(1) 3.3 % ] and depression +anxiety in [(1) 3.3 % ]. There was complete recovery in 10...
by Samantha Lotti | Jan 18, 2016 | 2015, autism, Craniosacral Research, English
A 2015 study with participants between the ages of 17 and 25 that “aimed to assess the effectiveness of biodynamic craniosacral therapy as an adjunctive method for emerging adults with autism…. The group was administered 30 therapeutic sessions on a...
by Samantha Lotti | Nov 30, 2015 | 2012, autism, children, Craniosacral Research, English, India
A 2012 study evaluating the increased effectiveness of Sensory-Integration Therapy (SIT) when used in conjunction with Craniosacral Therapy (CST). Twenty autistic children participated in this study over the span of 6 months. Findings report: “it is clearly...
by Samantha Lotti | Sep 9, 2015 | 2015, Craniosacral Research, English, Neck pain, Pain
A 2015 randomized sham-controlled trial with 54 blinded patients experiencing chronic neck pain. Findings suggest: “Significant differences at week 8 and 20 were also found for pain on movement, functional disability, physical quality of life and patients’...
