CST(Cranio Sacral Therapy) Pillow Standard

This device was invented by Professor Lee, who holds his Ph.D. degrees in oriental medical science and in medical science, and acquired the first ever Ph.D. degree in the field of alternative medicine. You may enjoy core techniques of CST such as CRI and CV4 by simply supporting your head with CST PillowTM, in clinics, work places, and homes. CST is a special type of manual medicine for the adjustment and relaxation of spine, dura, and brain-spinal cord disorders related with craniosacral primary respiratory function and cerebrospinal fluid circulation.

• Keeps your stiff back of neck limber
• Keeps your knotted and tense shoulder relaxed
• Improves your concentration and learning ability
• For your irrepressible energy and health
• Relaxes your body and soul

What is CST (Cranio Sacral Therapy)?

CST is a specially devised technique for craniosacral mechanism. As we breathe with our lungs, the brain also maintains another respiratory function with the cranium and the sacrum showing slight counterrotation movements, including contractions and expansions (flexions and extensions) expansions. It stimulates the cerebrum and cerebral ventricle and transmits physiological changes throughout the spinal cord, vertebral column and dura mater. It also facilitates the release and circulation of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The rate of such craniosacral respiration is 6-12 cycles per minute. It is a useful healing technique of alternative medicine, proposed by Dr. William G. Sutherland (1939) and further developed by Dr. Upledger in 1980s.

Cranio Sacral Therapy(CST) standard Pillow The cerebrospinal fluid, released in the brain, circulated within the spinal canal and cranium just as blood circulates through blood vessels. As it circulates, it exchanges effects with all the other systems such as the nervous, musculoskeletal, circulatory, lymphatic, endocrine and respiratory system, and provides the neurological structures with basic moisture and nutrients playing and indispensable role in preservation of vital life functions.

In case of dysfunctional information process through the neural systems due to the subluxation or sutural jamming in the intervertebral foramen and the cranium, dural tension or upper cervical subluxation, pelvic distortion, gait dysfunction (hyperpronated talus), extra-dural muscular tension, malocclusion or imbalance of the temporomandibular joint, the cerebrospinal fluid circulation may be dysfunctional.

CST maintains that cerebrospinal fluid serves as a communication passageway between the cranial nervous system and the whole body, as well as the third nervous system and a separate circulatory system, connecting with the whole body through the spinal cord. In that sense, a circulatory disorder of the cerebrospinal fluid is thought to participate in most of the difficult or incurable disease that modern people suffer from. Many of the commonly found disease these says such as chronic headache, dizziness, shoulder pain, strike, chronic fatigue, dementia, ADHD, autism, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, mental retardation and disorders, depression, TMJ disorders, cancers and others are the result of dysfunctional information transmission between the cranial nervous system and the body as well as structural defects(s) in the vertebral column and the nervous system. Therefore, it can be said that CST, a hands-on technique to relax the muscles, ligaments, and fascia of the whole body and controls the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid between the cranium and sacrum, is one of the greatest hands-on healing technique which can be applied to various clinical conditions either at home or at clinics. CST, a featured technique in complementary and alternative medicine, may be an optimal therapy for the dysfunctional cerebrospinal fluid circulation and related disorders. It improves the neuromusculoskeletal system and recovers to normal functioning.

What is CST Pillow?

This device was invented by Professor Lee, who holds his Ph.D. degrees in oriental medical science and in medical science, and acquired the first ever Ph.D.degree in the field of alternative medicine. You may enjoy core technique of CST such as CRI and CV4 by simply supporting your head with CST Pillow in clinics, work places and homes. CST is a special type of manual medicine for the adjustment and relaxation of spine, dura and brain-spinal cord disorders related with craniosacral primary respiratory function and cerebrospinal fluid circulation.

Application of CST principles

CST Pillow models

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How to Use

For CRI

1. When applied as a CRI technique, support the middle of the posterior neck with the pressure points of CV4 with the neck softly listed. The pressure points of CV4 will support up the cervical vertebrae softly and induce a normal lordotic curve of the cervical vertebrae.

2. When applied as a CRI technique, 8 pressure pores must make a contact with suboccipital area between the occipital bone and the first cervical vertebrae. At this moment, the more tense the patient’s muscles and fascia between the occipital region and C1 are, the more severe pain the pressure poles will cause to the suboccipital contact area. The fastest effects are acquired when the poles touch the parts where pain is severe. Then, the pain in the suboccipital area will disappear gradually within 1~5 minutes as the head and eyes become clear and the body is relaxed. When the tense muscles and fascia in the suboccipital area between the occipital bone and C1 are relaxed, the passageway of blood and cerebrospinal fluid from the body to the head clears up and the brain becomes freshened up.

3. When 8 pressure points are positioned normally after you lie on the back, slightly pull CST Pillow Standard up in the direction of your head for the continued pull-out effect and therefore letting the tense occipitalcervical muscles be relaxed in faster speed. (At this time, if the tense muscles and endocranium in the occipitalcervical area are relaxed, dura mater of spinal cord connected to lumbosacral is relaxed and therefore, your back, waist and pelvis become all comfortable.) (At this moment, if you move CST Pillow Standard up and down to find the severe painful regions and let the pillow contact them when the occipital cervical pain disappears, you can have faster effect.)

4. Alone the posture which you lie down on the pillow for 10~15 minutes help you to have the safest and the most comfortable acupressure on the occipital area and the posterior neck and the cerebrospinal fluid to circulate normally. (At this time, the correction between cranium and sacrum is made and the nervous system becomes stable while the tense dura mater is being relaxed.) (To make the forward head normal lordotic curve, take a sleep with your occipital region contacted the inclined plane of CST pillow.)

For CV4

1. When applied as a CV4, support the middle of the posterior neck with the pressure poles of CRI (8 pressure poles)with the neck softly lifted. The pressure poles of CRI will support up the cervical vertebrae softly and induce a normal lordotic curve of the cervical vertebrae

2. When applied as a CV4, the pressure points must touch both sides of occipital region, the most sensitive and tense area below and lateral to the external occipital protuberance of the occipital bone. At this moment, the more tense the patient’s muscles and fascia on both sides of the occipital region are, the more severe pain the CV4 pressure points will generate in the contact points of the occipital area. The fastest effects are expected when the points make contacts with the areas where pain is severe. Then, the pain on both sides of the occipital region will disappear gradually within 5~10 minutes as the head and eyes become clear and the body relaxed. When the tense muscles and fascia on both sides of occipital region become relaxed, the passageway of blood and cerebrospinal fluid from the body to the head clears up and the brain becomes freshened up.

3. When CV4 pressure points are positioned normally after you lie on the back, slightly pull CST Pillow Standard up in the direction of your head for the continued pull-out effect and therefore letting the tense muscles and fascia on the both sides of occipitalcervical vertebrae be relaxed in faster speed. (At this time, if the tense muscles and endocranium in the occipitalcervical veretebrae are relaxed, dura mater of spinal cord connected to lumbosacral is relaxed and therefore, your back, waist and pelvis become all comfortable.) (At this moment, if you move CST Pillow Standard up and down to find the severe painful regions and let the pillow contact them when the pain on the both sides of occipital region disappears, you can have faster effect.)

4. Alone the posture which you lie down on the pillow for 10~15 minutes help you to have the safest and the most comfortable acupressure on the occipital area and the posterior neck and the cerebrospinal fluid to circulate normally. (At this time, the correction between cranium and sacrum is made and the nervous system becomes stable while the tense dura mater is being relaxed.) (To make the forward head normal lordotic curve, take a sleep with your occipital region contacted the inclined plane of CST pillow.)