Craniosacral Therapy: A Complementary Approach to Managing Non-specific Cervical Pain and Migraines.

Introduction: Craniosacral Therapy is a method of manual, non-invasive, very gentle therapy, used to evaluate and treat the craniosacral system, a system that consists of membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord. The therapist uses a light touch general...

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Publicado en:Romanian Journal of Physical Therapy / Revista Romana de Kinetoterapie Vol. 32; no. 56; pp. 57 - 67
Autores principales: DRAGAN, Anca Maria, BUGHIRICA-GEORGESCU, Magdalena, CIOBANU, Doriana Ioana
Formato: research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Publicado: University of Oradea Publishing House 2026
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          DRAGAN, Anca Maria
          BUGHIRICA-GEORGESCU, Magdalena
          CIOBANU, Doriana Ioana
        affil: Department of Physical Education, Sport and Physiotherapy, University of Oradea, Romania
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          Cervical Vertebrae Pathology
          Neck Pain Rehabilitation
          Migraine Rehabilitation
          Manual Therapy Methods
          Physical Therapy Methods
          Treatment Outcomes Evaluation
          Human
          Romania
          Male
          Female
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Randomized Controlled Trials
          Random Assignment
          Visual Analog Scaling
          Pain Management
          Pain Measurement
          Descriptive Statistics
          Inferential Statistics
          Data Analysis Software
          T-Tests
          Scales
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: Introduction: Craniosacral Therapy is a method of manual, non-invasive, very gentle therapy, used to evaluate and treat the craniosacral system, a system that consists of membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord. The therapist uses a light touch generally of five grams, with which he releases the restrictions in the craniosacral system to improve the functioning of the central nervous system, causing relaxation at both the somatic and mental levels. Objective: This study aimed to determine whether a therapeutic program that uses craniosacral Therapy is more effective than a program consisting of physiotherapy in the subjects with cervical pain and migraines included in this study. Methods: From a group of 30 patients, 15 subjects with neck pain were randomly chosen to receive a craniosacral therapy intervention for a period of 2 weeks and another 15 subjects have received physiotherapy. We have used Visual Analogue Scale evaluation methods based on which we can determine the effectiveness of our programs. Results: Statistical analysis has shown that there are significant differences between pre- and post-test between the experimental and control groups. Conclusions: In our study, craniosacral therapy has better results in reducing the level of pain in patients with cervical pain and migraine. These results need to be considered by therapists to better understand and involve this concept for beneficial effects in treating patients with cervical pain arising from various causes.
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