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> Subj: Re: [homeodetox-talk] craniosacral therapy

> Date: 3/13/00 2:47:22 PM Eastern Standard Time

> From: jdeagles@...

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> From: jdeagles@...

>

> Hi Everyone-

>

> Just some of my experiences w/ craniosacral therapy with my daughter,

Kasey-

> diagnosed autistic- she'll be 8 in May. We started out at Regional

Physical

> Therapy in W. Hartford, CT(). We used to travel 3 1/2-4 hrs

each

> way from Staten Island and pay out of pocket but it was worth it. Those

of

> you who live nearby are lucky! Also, my insurance was willing to pay 1/2

> hour/day of therapy- which, of course, would have been ridiculous for us

(we

> have Oxford) but for someone nearby, it would be perfect.

> I found that practically every therapist there was very skilled and as a

> parent, you will be able to tell after awhile who " clicks " w/ your child.

> Sharon Weiselfish,PT,PhD is one of the owners (?) of the practice- I once

> referred to her as " more than human " because of her talent. The other 3

> partners are: Burns & Carol (I forgot)- and I am very fond of

> the 2 of them and I am indebted to them for their expertise. Then, there's

> Gianini- whom I've heard great things about - but never got to meet

> him. There are a bunch of therapists who work under them- who are all

> terrific and the 4 partners can do evals and re evals as well as direct

> treatment.

> I've also heard great things about Dr. Copabianco in Glen Cove, Long

Island

> and Dr. Burano (kingston, NY). I've been studying craniosacral therapy

with

> a PT in NYC named Ken Frey()- and I think he is incredibly

> talented- but unfortunately, I have not found a way to get my insurance to

> pay for Kasey's treatments w/ him. In his office, I'd recommend either

Ken

> or . You can click on the Upledger website link to locate a

> practitioner in your area: http://upledger.com/ " >Upledger

Institute

> and Craniosacral Therapy

> But it will be trial and error to find a good therapist- (try & grill the

> folks in the waiting room!) And I've also found that initials that come

> after a persons name have nothing to do w/ talent. I would say that the #

> of Upledger courses taken can be a good indication of skill.

> As for what craniosacral therapy has actually done for Kasey: The first

> amazing thing that happened was that the shape of Kasey's head normalized

> after one of her treatments! This was still at a point when I was not

sure

> if this crazy therapy was doing anything & the therapist (Kris Albrecht)

> said " wow! the top of her cranium just shifted and is now sitting on the

bottom

> where it belongs!! " I thought to myself- " That's it! I'm never coming

back

> to this crazy place!! But, at home the next morning, I proceeded to make

> " pigtails " and I realized that Kris was right! Prior to that day- I would

> have to make 2 parts in Kasey's hair- one on top and one in the back - if

I

> went straight down from the top- I'd wind up w/ a small piece of head on

one

> side and a big piece on the other. Well that day I went straight down the

> center- perfect head!! (It's still perfect!) Imagine the implications-

the

> compressed nerves & tissue that would have continued to prevent her from

> healing.

Next story- Burns worked on Kasey and said that he was working

> on the sphenoid to " unlock the pituitary gland " . Prior to this day-Kasey

only

> understood what she was taught w/ ABA (ie- go to chair) you couldn't say "

> Kasey, could you go and sit down over there on that chair? " But the next

> morning- I was shocked when she began to follow directions spoken in

regular

> language! (she has maintained this- the effects of craniosacral do not

> reverse w/ time and can lead to greater improvement). Ok- next- Sharon

> Weiselfish was working on Kasey and mentioned that her maxilla (upper jaw

> bone) was tilted (and by the way- this could cause seizures). Sharon

> adjusted Kasey's maxilla and I swear that 1 or 2 days later- I realized

that

> her top teeth were beginning to descend- previously they were not visible

-

> they were hidden by her upper lip. By the end of the week- her top teeth

> were perfect! ANd finally!- I was taking an Upledger course and I

brought

> Kasey in as a " demo " for our instructor, Jim Green (of the Upledger Inst.

in

> Florida) to work on. He worked on her for only a couple of minutes- ( I

was

> dissapointed thinking like he probably felt this case was so hopeless that

> he didn't give too much time to her) He worked in the abdomen area- front

and

> back- what appeared to me to be the kidneys(fear?). As soon as Jim was

> done- Kasey jumped off the table and went over to each person in the room

> (about 30) said " Hi! " and gave each one a kiss! You have to understand

that

> she would have previously ignored strangers- and get lost in a big crowd.

> From that day on- she began to play with her baby brother and also pay

> attention to strangers (mixed blessing!). (She had begun to respond to

her

> 2 older brothers' initiations of rough-housing a year before following a

round

> of Tomatis AIT)

> So that's our story- hope it wasn't too long!

>

> Good Luck!

> Eileen Rahamim

>

>

From: jdeagles@...

Hi Everyone-

Just some of my experiences w/ craniosacral therapy with my daughter, Kasey-

diagnosed autistic- she'll be 8 in May. We started out at Regional Physical

Therapy in W. Hartford, CT(). We used to travel 31/2-4 hrs each

way from Staten Island and pay out of pocket but it was worth it. Those of

you who live nearby are lucky! Also, my insurance was willing to pay 1/2

hour/day of therapy- which, of course, would have been ridiculous for us (we

have Oxford) but for someone nearby, it would be perfect.

I found that practically every therapist there was very skilled and as a

parent, you will be able to tell after awhile who " clicks " w/ your child.

Sharon Weiselfish,PT,PhD is one of the owners (?) of the practice- I once

referred to her as " more than human " because of her talent. The other 3

partners are: Burns & Carol (I forgot)- and I am very fond of the

2 of them and I am indebted to them for their expertise. Then, there's

Gianini- whom I've heard great things about - but never got to meet

him. There are a bunch of therapists who work under them- who are all

terrific and the 4 partners can do evals and re evals as well as direct

treatment.

I've also heard great things about Dr. Copabianco in Glen Cove, Long Island

and Dr. Burano (kingston, NY). I've been studying craniosacral therapy with

a PT in NYC named Ken Frey()- and I think he is incredibly

talented- but unfortunately, I have not found a way to get my insurance to

pay for Kasey's treatments w/ him. In his office, I'd recommend either Ken

or . You can click on the Upledger website link to locate a

practitioner in your area: http://upledger.com/ " >Upledger Institute

and Craniosacral Therapy

But it will be trial and error to find a good therapist- (try & grill the

folks in the waiting room!) And I've also found that initials that come

after a persons name have nothing to do w/ talent. I would say that the # of

Upledger courses taken can be a good indication of skill.

As for what craniosacral therapy has actually done for Kasey: The first

amazing thing that happened was that the shape of Kasey's head normalized

after one of her treatments! This was still at a point when I was not sure

if this crazy therapy was doing anything & the therapist (Kris Albrecht) said

" wow! the top of her cranium just shifted and is now sitting on the bottom

where it belongs!! " I thought to myself- " That's it! I'm never coming back

to this crazy place!! But, at home the next morning, I proceeded to make

" pigtails " and I realized that Kris was right! Prior to that day- I would

have to make 2 parts in Kasey's hair- one on top and one in the back - if I

went straight down from the top- I'd wind up w/ a small piece of head on one

side and a big piece on the other. Well that day I went straight down the

center- perfect head!! (It's still perfect!) Imagine the implications- the

compressed nerves & tissue that would have continued to prevent her from

healing.

Next story- Burns worked on Kasey and said that he was working on

the sphenoid to " unlock the pituitary gland " . Prior to this day-Kasey only

understood what she was taught w/ ABA (ie- go to chair) you couldn't say "

Kasey, could you go and sit down over there on that chair? " But the next

morning- I was shocked when she began to follow directions spoken in regular

language! (she has maintained this- the effects of craniosacral do not

reverse w/ time and can lead to greater improvement). Ok- next- Sharon

Weiselfish was working on Kasey and mentioned that her maxilla (upper jaw

bone) was tilted (and by the way- this could cause seizures). Sharon

adjusted Kasey's maxilla and I swear that 1 or 2 days later- I realized that

her top teeth were beginning to descend- previously they were not visible -

they were hidden by her upper lip. By the end of the week- her top teeth

were perfect! ANd finally!- I was taking an Upledger course and I brought

Kasey in as a " demo " for our instructor, Jim Green (of the Upledger Inst. in

Florida) to work on. He worked on her for only a couple of minutes- ( I was

dissapointed thinking like he probably felt this case was so hopeless that he

didn't give too much time to her) He worked in the abdomen area- front and

back- what appeared to me to be the kidneys(fear?). As soon as Jim was

done- Kasey jumped off the table and went over to each person in the room

(about 30) said " Hi! " and gave each one a kiss! You have to understand that

she would have previously ignored strangers- and get lost in a big crowd.

From that day on- she began to play with her baby brother and also pay

attention to strangers (mixed blessing!). (She had begun to respond to her 2

older brothers' initiations of rough housing a year before following a round

of Tomatis AIT)

So that's our story- hope it wasn't too long!

Good Luck!

Eileen Rahamim

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