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What is Craniosacral Therapy?

Craniosacral therapy is used by physical therapists, massage therapists, naturopaths, chiropractors and osteopaths. It is to treat mental stress, neck and back pain, migraines, TMJ Syndrome, and for chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 13 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 3 2 Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 2 0
General health 2 1 Efficacy_moderate
Depression with anxiety; back/neck pain 2 1 Efficacy_moderate
Head pressure 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 20 patients currently going to Craniosacral Therapy

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 0
Mild
 3
None
 6

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Craniosacral Therapy

Dizziness 1
Pain in lower back 1
Lightheadedness 1
Heavy sensation in head 1

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently going to Craniosacral Therapy. See all 14 dosages ►

  1 hr weekly 30 min monthly 60 min monthly 90 min monthly 100 min monthly 120 min monthly 45 min weekly 60 min weekly 90 min weekly 120 min weekly
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Going to Craniosacral Therapy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense 7   Expense: 50%
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 21%
Other 3   Other: 21%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 21%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 7%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 7%

See all 14 patients who’ve stopped going to Craniosacral Therapy

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Going to Craniosacral Therapy

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Stopped Going to Craniosacral Therapy

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Craniosacral Therapy

Always
 2 20%
Usually
 3 30%
Sometimes
 5 50%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Craniosacral Therapy

Very
 1 10%
Somewhat
 1 10%
A little
 3 30%
Not at all
 5 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Craniosacral Therapy

$200+
 2 25%
$100-199
 4 50%
$50-99
 1 13%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 13%

Report created on May 28, 2012.