CranioStructural Integration I & II

Workshop Outline *

NOTE: These two workshops are taught as a pair, so the outline is continuous.

Teaching Methods: Lecture with audiovisual support; Demonstrations with teaching aids; Interactive student activities; Discussions; Question & Answer sessions.

Introduction to CranioSomatic concepts

• Cranial releases affecting somatic function
• Somatic releases affecting cranial function

Introduction to CranioStructural Integration (CSI)

• History / development of CSI
• Defining characteristics of CSI
• Objectives

Posture

• Definition
• ‘Ideal' Characteristics
• Evaluation methods

Postural compensation patterns

• A brief history of postural research
• Commonly recognized patterns of musculoskeletal compensation

Correlation of postural patterns to cranial patterns

• Postural flexion and extension
• Postural internal and external rotation
• Postural adduction and abduction

Primary Compensatory Patterns (PCP)

• Cranial Primary Patterns (CPP)
• Somatic Primary Patterns (SPP)

Primary' vs ‘Functional' patterns

• Definitions and characteristics
• Evaluation
• Treatment

CranioStructural Integration concepts

• Releasing Primary Compensatory Patterns with CSI
• Contact considerations & intended results

Evaluation methods used in CSI

• AK techniques (Manual muscle testing, Therapy localization, Challenge)
• Range of Motion (ROM)
• Palpation

Evaluation and treatment procedures

• Demonstration: Evaluation of Cranial Primary Patterns (CPP) & Somatic Primary Patterns (SPP)
• Overview of the CSI protocol (40+ techniques, arranged in 6 ‘sessions')
• Treatment procedure for each CSI technique (pre-treatment evaluation; corrective action; post-treatment verification that pattern released)

Teaching Methods: Instruction with demonstration for each technique; Intensive hands-on practice (students evaluate and treat each other on all techniques); Feedback / Q & A

CSI Techniques (Hands-on)

• Evaluation of CPP & SPP (postural and neuromuscular)
• SBS releases (CSI sessions # 1 & 2)
                 - Master Release© concepts
                 - SBS releases for A/P axis
                 - SBS releases for transverse axes
• Intraoral & facial releases (CSI session # 3)

NOTE: CSI - II may begin here

• Vault releases and combination releases (CSI session # 4)
• SBS and vault releases (CSI session #5)
• Post-treatment evaluation of CPP, SPP, and other released patterns
• Integrating sutural releases with CSI (sutural clearing procedures)

Functional Compensations

• Recognizing functional compensations and compensatory patterns
• Evaluation procedures
• Treatment techniques (cranial and non-cranial)

Environmental factors in functional compensations (CSI session # 6)

• Eyeglasses, dental appliances, etc.
• Footwear (orthotics, shoe inserts, and heel lifts, shoe characteristics)
• Ergonomic factors (chairs, computer workstations, etc.)
• Magnets and electronic devices (cell phones, headsets, key pads)
• Fragrances and other airborne chemicals
• Restrictive clothing (tight jeans, bands in socks, etc.)

Repetitive motion factors in functional compensations

• Introduction to Facilitated Pathways Intervention (FPI)

Brief review of CSI concepts and treatment protocols

• Establishing a treatment plan
• Comprehensive evaluation protocol
• Individualized therapeutic objectives and treatment plan
• Using the technique protocols
• Closing each session