Cranial Sacral Therapy

[sandragail1]

Has anyone heard of cranial sacral therapy? My son wants to find a chiropractor who specializes in this, and I am just
wondering if anyone has tried it?

[MSer102]

Your son can certainly try cranial sacral therapy. But I think he and you should read what Quackwatch has to say about it first. http://www.quackwatch.com/01Quackery...s/cranial.html "Why Cranial Therapy is Silly"

Considering that your son was somehow so easily misled into taking up smoking because he read somewhere that people who smoke don't develop sarcoidosis he should be very careful about his expectations from cranial sacral therapy.

[Nabbosa]

Craniosacral Therapy - I've had it

I've had it. I was actually referred to a bodyworker/massage therapist by my primary care physician. No, not through insurance - just that they knew each other through alternative medical channels.

It's hard for me to say if this did anything in and of itself, because my therapist uses a number of different kinds of bodywork. She also does orthobionomy and something that works on the Chapman's reflex points. I do definitely feel better when I leave her practice, but I went into the whole thing with the attitude that it is an hour every 2-3 weeks that someone else is responsible for taking care of me. I wasn't looking for any kind of cure for MS. I thought of it as being similar to how some women go get a pedicure once a week, or go to the sauna, or whatever they do for their own well-being.

If you are in the Chicago area, I would definitely recommend my therapist. I've been seeing her for about five years now.

[KatieAgain]

Darling...I think you and your son are going off in a dozen different directions, which in the long run will make things worse.

This is so understandable, and all of us on this board understand what your son is going through. And for those of us that got diagnosed at a younger age, we understand what the parents go through. There is a stage where everyone panics.

Right now what the best thing that can be done for your son is for him to listen to the medical community, in-particular his neuro. If he thinks he needs a second opinion, he should ask his neuro for a referral to a MS Specialist.

Give this some time to let this sink in for both of you.

[sandragail1]

cranial sacral therapy

Thank you to everyone. You are all correct, we are going in different directions because this is new to us. It is so hard being in Michigan with my son in Atlanta. At this point he seems to be doing okay, so we will see what happens with the BG12. The only reason he was considering cranial therapy is because he started getting a burning sensation inside his head yesterday morning and read that this therapy could help. But, he also upped the dosage of lamotrigine, so who knows what caused it. He is actually doing better after a week on the lamotrigine, so I am hopeful things will calm down for now. But, once again thank you for your support and setting me straight when necessary.