Patrick, a 33 year old man. He came to me with unresolved shoulder pain ,blocked nose and snoring. He practises Myotherapy. Over the years has had colleagues treat his shoulder, with no lasting results. He came wanting to experience what CranioSacral therapy felt like. Also to see if I could help his breathing problem, snoring and shoulder pain. After the first treatment he felt much better. The first treatment included some inner mouth release techniques and lots of sleep posture education. He said that since the treatment he had had 4 days pain relief in his shoulder, and was noticing breathing much better through his blocked nose.
I continued to treat his head, neck, shoulders and spine. His neck was particularly tight , with some very painful spots. I often find treating the neck results in clearer breathing through the nose. It also clears up sinus problems. After the next treatment he reported his breathing was progressively becoming clearer through his nose, much better than it had been for years! After the third treatment he reported that his decade long ankle pain was resolving. By using craniosacral therapy I was releasing all the tension distributed though out his body. As his work is physically demanding, and he has a history of knocks to his head with football injuries, his body needed help releasing the restrictions. As with many men and women, restrictions around the head and neck can result in snoring. Some people like Patrick snore occasionally and don’t know how to resolve it. Snoring can be a tell tale sign of sleep apnea, a problem that is often undiagnosed.
I continue to treat him with CranioSacral therapy and Physiotherapy techniques to improve his function and quality of life , so that he can continue treating his clients without suffering pain himself and he can breath and sleep better.
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