Cranial/Structural techniques are very different from craniosacral techniques in intent and application. Craniosacral techniques are applied within the soft tissue restrictions of the normal cranial motion. Cranial/Structural techniques release the soft tissue restrictions of the normal cranial motion resulting in structural changes throughout the body.
The integration of Cranial/Structural techniques with effective deep tissue protocols applied in specific sequences is the most effective form of body restructuring and rehabilitation therapy that a massage therapist can use.
When clients experience musculoskeletal pain, there is an observable increase in the degree of this distortion throughout the body that results in a structural collapse, or a lack of structural support. The pain can either be from the compensation for this increased distortion, or from the strain in the musculature in the distortion. Thus, the key to relieving these painful symptoms is to release the distortion and move the body into balance for structural support.
If you like to learn more about Cranial/Structural Therapies, this article may help.
