WHAT IS CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY?
This therapy technique was developed by an osteopath William Garner Sutherland D.O, who studied with the founder of Osteopathy, Andrew Taylor Still around 1900s onwards. (Developments of this Craniosacral technique have continued since then too). They started to work with the body more gently and found that the body responded very well to this gentle but deep approach.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Cranial work is a physical treatment working with stuck contraction patterns in the muscles. Muscles are elastic fibre attached to bones. If certain muscles cannot fully release and hold on to some contraction, this is called the contraction pattern.
A contraction pattern can get stuck in the body for different reasons. Often it is due to some kind of accident with some trauma, like falling off a bike, tripping and falling, or a car accident. Anything that puts force into the body. It can also be caused by a postural problem like scoliosis, bending over a computer for too long or an overly repeated mannerism like always tilting your head to the right. These tight muscles pull on their attachments to the bones causing pain, or actually pulling the bones out of line. Releasing the contraction patterns in muscles allows release of the stress on these attachments, and enables the bones to draw back into their rightful place in the body.
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Cranial work can resolve contraction patterns anywhere in the body. It has been known to resolve a problem in one session if it is a simple superficial pattern, but I usually suggest a minimum of 4 sessions to release through the different muscles involved.
WHAT HAPPENS DURING A TREATMENT?
When you attend a treatment there is a consultation for about 30 minutes for the first treatment to find out the full history of your problem. On follow-up treatments there is usually a 15 minute catch up at the beginning to find out how you are. There is also about a 15 minute discussion after the treatment to discuss what happened during the session. A treatment last about an hour when you are actually lying on the couch. People are always surprised how relaxed and comfortable they feel.
When you receive a treatment you remain fully clothed and lie on a treatment couch, covered with a blanket.
ABOUT
Alexandra Troy CTET
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Alexandra Troy has been a practising Craniosacral Therapist since 1995. She has worked with people of all ages with many different problems. Being a Craniosacral Therapist for 30 years has given her a lot of experience.
Alexandra has had excellent results when working with many different problems, be it neck and back pain, shoulder and hip pain, headaches and migraine, realignment in the legs from ankles, knee and hips. Her work also calms the nervous system. This aspect of the work can very much benefit an over-active nervous system which is causing anxiety and at times leads to depression. For the same reason there has been success with those suffering with epilepsy, but this depends on the primary cause of the epilepsy.
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Alexandra has been a Member of Craniosacral Therapy Association since 1996.
TESTIMONIALS
FIONA
Alexandra is an exceptional Craniosacral practitioner. Her work and her approach is thorough and deep. She has treated my whole family and helped resolved everything from muscular aches, calming the nervous system, unwinding tension, to clearing chest congestion. Alexandra is gentle, knowledgeable, reassuring and insightful. Her sessions always provide a valuable outcome. We are so blessed to have her in Swanage.
RORY M.
Returning home from hospital following a motorbike accident, I was in a lot of discomfort. For 13 nights in a row I could not sleep more than a few moments at a time before having to move my position again, regardless of the morphine I was taking. Then I had my first ever treatment with Alexandra and quickly fell asleep for the hour of treatment. That night I slept through to the morning. It was nothing less than transformational. After this Alexandra continued to help me with my recovery.
KAREN
My daughter's energy levels increased within two days after the first treatment and continued to improve during that first week. After the second session she is now back at University with her energy levels back to her pre-covid levels. My daughter is now applying for jobs in New York (post University), which, before these sessions she hadn't felt capable of. She had said to me, “Before those sessions I felt that no way could I do that, as by 5.00pm I was exhausted.” We are delighted with this outcome.
MORE TESTIMONIALS...
'I cannot recommend Alexandra highly enough as a Craniosacral Therapist. She is very experienced and has deep anatomical understanding which helps her clearly explains what has released during the session. She has worked on me on and off over the years resolving various issues. The latest is pulsatilla tinnitus which has largely disappeared due to the treatments, but treatments are still ongoing. As she has been practicing for 30 years now, she has a lot of experience' -Kerry 'Over many years Alexandra has consistently been an empathetic and sympathetic therapist. She has an extremely detailed knowledge and understanding of the Craniosacral technique. This technique allows the body to let go of tight and tense areas that cause pain and misallignment. It is obvious that Alexandra loves what she does and enjoys helping her clients resolve whatever problems they have' - Rosemary.
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LOCATION
Based in a home clinic in Swanage, Dorset. Craniosacral therapist for areas of Swanage, Wareham, Poole and Bournemouth.
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OPENING HOURS
Mon - Fri: 9am - 7pm
Saturday & Sunday: Closed