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MPowering Your Health
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List of Benefits

CranioSacral Therapy, Jin Shin Therapy, Reflexology and Shiatsu have been known to help the following conditions or ailments:

  1. Headaches and Migraines
  2. Chronic Pain
  3. Fibromyalgia
  4. Dizziness
  5. High Blood Pressure
  6. Head, Neck and Low Back Pain
  7. Disk Problems
  8. Sciatica
  9. Sinusitis
  10. Sleep Difficulties
  11. Respiratory Problems
  12. Bronchial Asthma
  13. Dental Trauma
  14. TMJ Problems
  15. Bruxism (Teeth Grinding)
  16. Hearing Problems
  17. Middle Ear Infections
  18. Falls or blows to head or coccyx
  19. Whiplash
  20. Head Trauma
  21. Digestive Problems
  22. Ulcers
  23. Bloating
  24. Urinary Problems
  25. Irritable Bowel
  26. Prostate Problems
  27. Surgery - many types
  28. Postural Imbalance
  29. Pelvic Imbalance
  30. Menstrual Problems
  31. Childbirth
  32. Birth Trauma
  33. Forceps Delivery
  34. Turnover or fall in late pregnancy
  35. Scoliosis
  36. Mental or Physical Abuse
  37. Immunizations
  38. Infections
  39. Fevers
  40. Seizures
  41. Epilepsy
  42. Learning Disabilities
  43. Speech Disorders
  44. Eye/Motor Coordination
  45. Dyslexia/Dyscalculia
  46. Autism
  47. Downs Syndrome
  48. Cerebral Palsy
  49. Depression
  50. Schizophrenia
  51. Endocrine Disorders
  52. Trauma
  53. Memory Lapses
  54. Loss of Sense of Smell
  • As stated in the following publications:
  • Institute for Integrative Healthcare Studies - "Natural Wellness"
  • Upledger Institute - Newsletters - www.upledger.com/newsletters/default.htm
  • High Touch, by Betsy Ruth Dayton, M.Ed.
  • The Reflexology Manual, by Pauline Wills
  • The Art of Zen-Touch, by Seymour Koblin

Swedish Massage and Deep Tissue Bodywork have been known to:

  1. increase blood flow 10 times
  2. lower arterial blood pressure by dilating arteries
  3. raise red blood count by 40-50 %
  4. increase leukocytes in blood which fight infection
  5. awaken dormant capillaries which grow, expand and increase
  6. increase the movement of O2, CO2, red and white blood cells, salts and solids
  7. increase lymph flow 25 times
  8. help reduce edema
  9. help bed-ridden, aged and those on verge of illness by moving lymph
  10. move lactic acid and toxins out of tissue
  11. assist the over-active person who doesn't allow enough time for relaxation by moving both wastes and nutrients through the tissue
  12. aid the under active person by its milking effect on muscle
  13. shorten recovery time for athletes
  14. balance muscle metabolism
  15. remove adhesions after injury
  16. allows tendons to move more freely by removing fibrous tissue
  17. keep muscles from atrophying after injury
  18. increase the rate (at least 5 times) of exchange of gases in the cells
  19. eases breathing difficulties by loosening mucus
  20.  mechanically alter the position of the diaphragm
  21. mechanically facilitate the emptying of the stomach
  22. increase rate of digestion in both small and large intestines
  23. increase the rate of blood flow, thereby increasing the flow of sugars (glycogen) from the liver to the stomach
  24. increase the flow of bile for the digestion of fats
  25. influence, by reflex, the parasympathetic nervous system that relaxes the digestive process.  This in turn increases energy in the body, since nutrients can more easily be released and assimilated
  26. increase secretion of perspiration and oil
  27. soften and elasticizes the skin
  28. desensitize the skin to pain
  29. change the relationship of the epidermis and superficial fascia to underlying muscles
  30. mechanically moves colonic waste
  31. move retained fluids through the abdomen into the kidneys and bladder
  32. increases, by reflex, dieresis in the kidney
  33. mechanically relaxes the uterus
  34. release endorphins
  • as stated in the following publications:
  • Institute for Integrative Healthcare Issues - "Natural Wellness"