Frequently Addressed Disorders


The following list of disorders includes the majority of symptoms that this office treats with the NeuroCranial Restructuring® and BioCranial System therapies.


Migraine Headaches

These types of headaches are associated with increased pressures of cerebral spinal fluid, which are housed within the tissues (the dura mater) that surround the brain. These pressures can increase on a monthly basis, for women during their menstrual cycles, or there can be general allergic reactions by the body (increasing fluids) when the person eats certain foods.


The problem lies in the fact that the skull cannot increase its internal diameter to accommodate for more fluids. As this fluid increases, the internal volume and pressure likewise increases- acting like a semi-closed hydraulic system. Generally speaking, the longer the individual has had the condition the longer it takes the body to respond to the NCR treatments.


Chronic Headaches

These types of headaches are usually associated with a lack of circulation to the brain, which has a direct affect upon the amount of oxygen to the tissues. The tissue directly affected by the NCR procedure is the ura mater, which covers the brain and is attached to inside surfaces of the skull bones. When the skull bones misalign the dura mater becomes distorted and stretched in varying areas surrounding the brain. Where blood supply is compromised to the brain because of stresses to the dura, a potential headache symptom can occur. NCR normalizes these dura mater stresses, which allows the normal circulation to the brain to return.


NCR releases, without surgery or medications, the sutural margins of the skull bones, allowing more space for the cerebral spinal fluid to flow. As a result, the patient experiences far fewer headaches, with less intensity, and in many cases the migraines are eliminated totally. Since migraine headaches tend to be cyclic in nature, the occasional treatment once or twice a year may be needed to maintain a maximum level of wellness.


Vertigo/Dizziness

The sensory mechanism that controls the sense of balance is called the Semi Circular Canals. These canals are located deep in the petrous portion of the temporal bones and BOTH sensory mechanisms send communication to the brain via the cochlear/ vestibular nerves.


For example, as with the front end of an automobile, if the wheels are not tracking properly the car will pull in one direction instead of tracking in a straight line. Think of the temporal bones on either side of your head as wheels controlling your balance. If these bones are not perfectly aligned the brain will receive mis-messages from both ears and not be in perfect balance. NCR has an extremely high success rate in returning the temporal bones to normal position thus eliminating this very debilitating disorder.


TMJ or Jaw Problems

The tempro-mandibular joint is located on each temporal bone just forward of the external auditory meatus or ear canal. Since the lower jaw is attached to the temporal bones via this joint, it isn't any wonder that a displacement or mal position of these two temporal bones could cause joint pains to occur over a period of time. The temporal bones have the capability to move and rotate like off-centered wheels (back and out, or forward and in), depending on the side affected. This displacement creates an environment for the TMJ joint to become irritated by the misalignment of these bones. NCR has the ability to reposition these bones without surgery or medications. It is recommended that this procedure be coordinated with the patients' dentist to maximize the positive affects of this treatment.


Allergies

In the 1950's and 1960's Osteopathic doctors used a form of NCR to treat breathing and sinus problems. In anatomical terms NCR increases the diameter of the nasal passages which are made up of cranial/facial bones. When moved/opened, these bones allow for more air to pass through the nasal passages, thus decreasing the congestion by increasing the volume of nasal air. More air equals dryer passages which equals fewer bacteria with less tissue reactions to ingested air particles.


Sinus Problems

NCR is directly involved in moving head and facial bones back to their original positions. Many times the facial bone can become compressed/misaligned by falls, blows to the face or any other compressing trauma. When these traumas occur there can be angular changes to the ducts that drain these sinuses and as a result mucous can build up in a duct that can't drain properly. Specific NCR treatments reposition the facial bones to their original positions. Thus, many times, encouraging better sinus drainage.


Sciatica

It’s difficult to imagine how NCR could help alleviate lower back pains, but it can. Cerebral spinal fluid surrounds the brain. It's also found in the neural canal of the spinal cord. Cerebral spinal fluid travels from the brain down to the lower back and then is pumped back to the brain again by the sacrum- the bone that lies just below your lumbar vertebra. If excess cerebral spinal fluids pool around your lumbar vertebra this pressure can cause pain to the lumbar, as well as the sacral plexus of nerves. NCR when applied correctly can reduce the pooling effect of the cerebral spinal fluid, thus reducing the pain level.


Fibromyalgia

Please see the BioCranial page on this website. By releasing the skull pressures at the sutural margins, NCR can often make remarkable changes in this disease. The NCR procedure is seen as the first domino to set the central/peripheral nervous systems into motion. The release of cranial pressures has a direct effect upon the entire nervous system right down to the nerves of your hands and toes. This release yields a relaxation of the tissues of the body, which can be construed as less muscle/tissue aching.


Other Central Nervous System Disorders

Bells Palsy, Tri Geminal Neuralgia, and other neurological disorders associated with the cranial nerves have responded well to NCR. Both of these conditions require nerve root dysfunction and in many cases the nerve impingement is the catalyst that sets forth the symptoms. The NCR procedure has the ability to detect these impingement centers and clear them.