Osteopathy and Cranial Osteopathy
A member in Devon wrote in reply to a Newbury member's query about cranial osteopathy:
"I have found Cranial Osteopathy to be MAGICAL."
The Co-ordinator writes:
MIB are paying the fees of quite a few survivors from Newbury to have this treatment and some GPs are very in favour of it (some aren't). Many do not realise that it can be useful for many things. It cured my son's repeated tonsillitis after a bereavement and he has never had tonsillitis again in 12 years. A registered CO is trained in general osteopathy and now they are trained in cranial osteopathy as well - they use whatever suits your case. [Check that osteopaths trained some time ago also practise CO]. People who don't find talking helpful like this gentle approach to trauma. But remember it can't cure everything.
The fact that trauma is a very physical experience means that many stresses stay 'locked up' in the body and they can work gently to release this. If anyone wants to read up about trauma and the body, look up Bessel van der Kolk's web-site and his article, 'The Body Keeps the Score' - he is Director of the Boston Trauma Centre and a leader in the trauma field.