The comparison of the therapeutic massage with the craniosacral method in treating the pain syndrome of the cranial part of the spine

Abstract

Miszewski Waldemar, Miszewska Agnieszka, Śniegocki Maciej, Siedlecki Zygmunt, Grzyb Sebastian, Siminska Joanna, Pietkun Katarzyna, Głowacka Iwona, Nowacka Krystyna, Hagner Wojciech. The comparison of the therapeutic massage with the craniosacral method in treating the pain syndrome of the cranial part of the spine. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2016;6(4):249-270. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.50158

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Received: 20.03.2016. Revised 17.04.2016. Accepted: 17.04.2016.

The comparison of the therapeutic massage with the craniosacral method in treating the pain syndrome of the cranial part of the spine

Waldemar Miszewski¹, Agnieszka Miszewska³, Maciej Śniegocki², Zygmunt Siedlecki², Sebastian Grzyb², Joanna Siminska¹, Katarzyna Pietkun¹, Iwona Głowacka¹, Krystyna Nowacka¹, Wojciech Hagner¹

1 Department of Rehabilitation CM UMK Bydgoszcz

2 Department of Neurosurgery, Neurotraumatology and Pediatric Neurosurgery

3 University of Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz

Key words: classic massage, craniosacral therapy, pains, of the cervical part of the spine.

Summary

Massage has been used for several thousand years at least, aiming at relief in suffering and decreasing all kinds of ailments, including health problems with the cervical vertebrae.

Craniosacral therapy is quite a new method of treatment since it was founded in the first half of the 20^th century. It is different from other methods because it treats energetic changes and lessens the pathological tension in the fascia. Whereas, other methods used by physiotherapists begin working with the patient much later, after functional changes have advanced – contractures or structural degenerations, which cannot be fully removed. And the organism will not be able to come back to full efficiency.

Pains of the cervical part of the spine occur quite often in modern societies, including the Polish one. What is more, this troubles younger and younger people.

The results of the research conducted on two groups of twenty people, which were described by Method T – Student, proved that both the therapeutic massage and the craniosacral therapy are effective ways of treating the pain syndrome of the cranial part of the spine.