Craniosacral Rhythm and CranioSacral Therapy Research 2023
Researcher Thomas Rasmussen, PhD, MSc, CST-D
shares current science information in relation to
CranioSacral Therapy
Upledger Institute International (UII) continues to be a leader in the field of manual therapy. It is our mission to stay current with knowledge of central areas related to CST and to share that with you.
The fundamentals that we build Upledger CranioSacral Therapy (CST) on include our knowledge of the craniosacral rhythm (CSR), cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and the cranial sutures. This page is devoted to sharing updated information based on new research and scientific evidence.
The first section of articles relates to cranial sutures and the ongoing controversy about their closure or not. There are many factors to discover that may keep a suture fully open, or semi-open with only the inner lamina fused, giving overall more cranial mobility.
The second section of articles is about the understanding of rhythms in CST. In CST, different rhythms have been associated with the cranial field and theorized to be involved in human health from a wide range of perspectives. Many rhythms are studied today and are known to be fundamental to life and health. Rhythms are a rich source of palpatory information in facilitating a CST treatment.
The third section of articles is about CSF. The different mechanisms behind many unique patterns of CSF movements are continuously discovered. Modern research on human health and, thereby, the CNS and the related systems to CSF, is taking place at a speed that was difficult to imagine even ten years ago.
