Dural Tube Kink

[misskelleygirl]

Dural Tube Kink

With dural tube work, I believe one must accept the fact that they are treating what is believed to be occurring, not what has been shown to be occurring. Most therapists I speak with seem OK with this. Proof not necessary as long as it works/helps. It is a choice. I prefer some sort of validation beyond what I think is happening. That being said, in my classes I say honestly that it is not currently known how (MFR) works, so I am not going to stand up here and pass on half truths.

The few studies that have been done on CST, beyond Upledger's research, has shown poor reliability of the technique. This is a slippery slope, as if one sets out to disprove, one can typically find a way. But CST techniques have been shown to be effective modalities to create change, much the same with MFR. I've got a number of CST studies posted on the research page of the website, http://www.FoundaitonsinMFR.com.

Will I ever get to the point??? Don't look for validation of a dural tube kink or restriction outside of the circle of CST practitioners, as it is simply seldom spoken about in traditional literature/research.

 

[Joe C]

Dural Tube Kink

Ick. Another reason I'm not doing an epidural when the time comes. Several of my friends are first-time mothers, and while they were afraid of the pain of the baby passing, the part that really hurt, according to them, was the contractions. An older mother told me that if you stretch your upper lip until it's taut, that's all the pressure you feel from the delivery (and she did 5 natural births at home). Call me crazy, call me chicken, but with that in mind, I'll take the pain over paralysis.