Caitlin Lyon Craniosacral Therapy

03/27/2020

Expecting a baby during this pandemic?
Here are some practical tips from our friends at Still Aware!

11/12/2019

https://www.fatherly.com/news/ptsd-iraq-afghanistan-childrens-book-why-is-dad-so-mad-seth-kastle/?fbclid=IwAR3KYoSWblxEhuQu3Bs0iSHxjy4kDrYR8LsVKR_sKGi5ZvJBFFCUcMycwSA

What started as an effort to explain the disorder to his kids is now a resource for thousands of other military parents.

11/12/2019

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/11/11/743065892/meditation-reduced-the-opioid-dose-she-needs-to-ease-chronic-pain-by-75

For some patients in pain, opioids are still part of the long-term solution, doctors say. But by adding meditation, hypnosis or other treatments, the opioid dose can be reduced.

11/09/2019

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/366/6465/572?utm_campaign=SciMag&utm_source=JHubbard&utm_medium=Facebook

Getting enough quality sleep at the right times helps protect physical and mental health. Slow-wave sleep (SWS) represents high-intensity sleep and predominates in the first part of the night. Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep accompanies dreaming and is not influenced by prior sleep or waking and show...

10/29/2019

https://people.com/royals/pippa-middleton-takes-baby-son-to-cranial-osteopath-i-was-fascinated-to-see-how-calming-it-was/?fbclid=IwAR0e4r4mGQsKALL1_FqO3r9yVxuGpy53nfUtoIKj3G-SQqMXd9_VKQhoqB8

Despite admitting that "there is a lack of scientific evidence" behind the alternative therapy, Kate Middleton's sister is happy with the results

10/11/2018

Saying “Use your words” as a behaviour management instruction is a good start, but getting involved, working through basic feelings and guiding kids through their social struggles will equip them with strategies for next time.

Here are some suggestions for extending the concept of behind "use your words".

You can also try using my song, "Hard Feelings", from "Senses". It helps children learn about what they are feeling and coaches them through expressing their feelings.

Full song/video: https://youtu.be/Wvj_M235UpA

06/05/2018

"My first introduction to CST was in 2006 but I was unconvinced that it was something I could incorporate in my physiotherapy practice. It was only 2014 when I was wearing braces that I started to look for alternative therapies to help me manage my unexplained symptoms when conventional therapy failed. A fellow physiotherapist who has been practising CST had a look at me and as I left her couch that day, I could feel a profound difference in me... and that 90% of my symptoms went away within a week of her CST treatment.

My first CST course was by Mariann Cisco and I was impressed by how a “light” touch could induce such a huge physiological response. I was sceptical initially of course. But because The Upledger Institute teaches CST from an anatomical perspective and incorporates the latest research evidence, I was won over!

Previously, I would be asking my patients verbally for the characteristics of every symptom that they may be having. I would then proceed to assess each of the painful areas and proceed to treat the area that is the most painful. This often does not result in a significant change in their symtptom(s). I now look at their epicentre to steer me to the appropriate area to treat. This new way of treatment has resulted in less stress for my patients and my patients are often almost always amazed as to how I am able to locate areas of pain that they have not verbalised to me.

My best teachers so far have been my young patients. Not having the vocabulary or speech to describe their problem, I am only guided by my young patient’s inner wisdom to tell me where and how to help them. The results are always never instantaneous but parents and teachers alike have reported positive changes in the children’s walking, speech, learning and/or behaviours.

As science unearths new “organs” in the body that were previously not in existence, there is increasingly more research that provides evidence that CST treatments do work. I now incorporate CST in every patient that I see. I just wished that I had picked up CST in 2006!"

Shamsynar Ani-Shahfiran, PT

03/07/2018

Sometimes when life feels hard it's simple things like admiring the blooming flowers or finishing a crossword that can bring the most joy and boost our mental wellbeing. What's your top wellbeing tip?

03/06/2018

Listening and empathy in action. 💛💛💛