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Is Craniosacral Therapy Effective? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Ceballos-Laita L, Ernst E, Carrasco-Uribarren A, Cabanillas-Barea S, Esteban-Pérez J, Jiménez-Del-Barrio S. Ceballos-Laita L, et al. Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Mar 18;12(6):679. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12060679. Healthcare (Basel). 2024. PMID: 38540643 Free PMC article. Review.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of craniosacral therapy (CST) in the management of any conditions. METHODS: Two independent reviewers searched the PubMed, Physiotherapy Evidence Database, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, …
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of craniosacral therapy (CST) in the management o …
Craniosacral therapy for chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Haller H, Lauche R, Sundberg T, Dobos G, Cramer H. Haller H, et al. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019 Dec 31;21(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s12891-019-3017-y. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019. PMID: 31892357 Free PMC article.
OBJECTIVES: To systematically assess the evidence of Craniosacral Therapy (CST) for the treatment of chronic pain. METHODS: PubMed, Central, Scopus, PsycInfo and Cinahl were searched up to August 2018. ...
OBJECTIVES: To systematically assess the evidence of Craniosacral Therapy (CST) for the treatment of chronic pain. METHODS: Pu …
Craniosacral therapy.
Upledger JE. Upledger JE. Phys Ther. 1995 Apr;75(4):328-30. doi: 10.1093/ptj/75.4.328. Phys Ther. 1995. PMID: 7899490 No abstract available.
Effectiveness of craniosacral therapy, Bowen therapy, static touch and standard exercise program on sleep quality in fibromyalgia syndrome: A randomized controlled trial.
Avichal Ughreja R, Venkatesan P, Balebail Gopalakrishna D, Preet Singh Y, Vani Lakshmi R. Avichal Ughreja R, et al. J Integr Med. 2024 Jul;22(4):473-483. doi: 10.1016/j.joim.2024.06.003. Epub 2024 Jun 24. J Integr Med. 2024. PMID: 38955652 Clinical Trial.
OBJECTIVE: Craniosacral therapy (CST), Bowen therapy and exercises have been found to influence the autonomic nervous system, which plays a crucial role in sleep physiology. ...Please cite this article as: Ughreja RA, Venkatesan P, Gopalakrishna DB, Singh YP, …
OBJECTIVE: Craniosacral therapy (CST), Bowen therapy and exercises have been found to influence the autonomic nervous s …
Clinical Effectiveness of Craniosacral Therapy in Patients with Headache Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Carrasco-Uribarren A, Mamud-Meroni L, Tarcaya GE, Jiménez-Del-Barrio S, Cabanillas-Barea S, Ceballos-Laita L. Carrasco-Uribarren A, et al. Pain Manag Nurs. 2024 Feb;25(1):e21-e28. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2023.07.009. Epub 2023 Sep 13. Pain Manag Nurs. 2024. PMID: 37709558
OBJECTIVES: To analyze the effectiveness of craniosacral therapy in improving pain and disability among patients with headache disorders. ...CONCLUSION: Very low certainty of evidence suggests that craniosacral therapy produces clinically unimportant e …
OBJECTIVES: To analyze the effectiveness of craniosacral therapy in improving pain and disability among patients with headache …
Effectiveness of craniosacral therapy in the human suboccipital region on hamstring muscle: A meta-analysis based on current evidence.
Jiang WB, Samuel OC, Li Z, Chen W, Sui HJ. Jiang WB, et al. Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Feb 3;102(5):e32744. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000032744. Medicine (Baltimore). 2023. PMID: 36749266 Free PMC article.
BACKGROUND: Craniosacral therapy (CST) has remained controversial in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. To our knowledge, there is no larger sample size of research to demonstrate the effectiveness of craniosacral therapy in the human suboccip …
BACKGROUND: Craniosacral therapy (CST) has remained controversial in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. To our knowle …
Craniosacral therapy.
Elsdale B. Elsdale B. Nurs Times. 1996 Jul 10-16;92(28):173. Nurs Times. 1996. PMID: 8718088 No abstract available.
A systematic review of craniosacral therapy: biological plausibility, assessment reliability and clinical effectiveness.
Green C, Martin CW, Bassett K, Kazanjian A. Green C, et al. Complement Ther Med. 1999 Dec;7(4):201-7. doi: 10.1016/s0965-2299(99)80002-8. Complement Ther Med. 1999. PMID: 10709302
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this research was to review critically the scientific basis of craniosacral therapy as a therapeutic intervention. DESIGN: A systematic search for and critical appraisal of research on craniosacral therapy was conducted. .. …
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this research was to review critically the scientific basis of craniosacral therapy as a therapeu …
Interventions for preventing and treating low-back and pelvic pain during pregnancy.
Liddle SD, Pennick V. Liddle SD, et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Sep 30;2015(9):CD001139. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001139.pub4. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015. PMID: 26422811 Free PMC article.
There was moderate-quality evidence (study design limitations or imprecision) from individual studies suggesting that osteomanipulative therapy significantly reduced low-back pain and functional disability, and acupuncture or craniosacral therapy improved pel …
There was moderate-quality evidence (study design limitations or imprecision) from individual studies suggesting that osteomanipulative t …
Craniosacral therapy and the pathophysiology of the craniosacral system: Mechanisms, controversies, and proposed future research directions.
Bis M, Tarnawski AS. Bis M, et al. J Physiol Pharmacol. 2026 Feb;77(1):15-24. doi: 10.26402/jpp.2026.1.02. Epub 2026 Apr 2. J Physiol Pharmacol. 2026. PMID: 41931730 Review.
Craniosacral therapy (CST) is a non-invasive, alternative therapeutic approach based on the concept of the craniosacral system and its inherent rhythm. ...Within this system, CSF provides both protection and nourishment to the brain and spinal cord - the body …
Craniosacral therapy (CST) is a non-invasive, alternative therapeutic approach based on the concept of the craniosacral …
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