Your Inner Physician and You: Craniosacral Therapy and Somatoemotional Release
by John E. Upledger
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Book Reviews of Your Inner Physician and You: Craniosacral Therapy and Somatoemotional Release
Book Review: Self-Deception and Pseudoscience
Summary: 1 Stars
Dr. Upledger allowed himself to be fooled by an ideomotor phenomenon, similar to that which makes the Ouija board work. A recent review in Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine shows that different observers of the "craniosacral rhythm" don't even agree with each other about the frequency of the fluctuations they think they feel. The bones of the skull do not move, either; they are fused together. There is no acceptable evidence for any of these theories. I found the book interesting to read as a psychological study of self-deception, and for its general humor value. Among other things, he claims that a dolphin touching a therapist's back caused a change in leg length in a patient the therapist was touching; and he had one patient's husband fasten her to the kitchen sink drain with a long copper wire so she could get around the house while she was being "grounded" to get rid of excess energy. (Don't try this at home: it is potentially dangerous). I'm sure he means well, but he has let his imagination run away with him!Book Review: Initially sceptical - but this is impossible to put down.
Summary: 4 Stars
This book was recommended reading prior to taking the CranioSacral Therapy - 1 class taught by the Upledger Institute. As I passed through the first couple chapters, I was in total disbelief that any of what I just had read was plausible. After the next couple chapters - I could not put it down. I found the more I read, the more hooked I became. Although I was skeptical, I became more and more interested. Not having studied anything of this nature previously, it was hard to accept that such dramatic results were possible. What I had the hardest time with was the idea that (it seemed) NO ONE had previously observed nor noted the existance of the craniosacral rhythm. In any case - the book is written with great enthusiasm for the subject matter. I suggest that when you have completed this book you read the book "CranioSacral Therapy" by Upledger and Vredevoogd. It explains the principals and concepts upon which THIS book is founded.Book Review: From a CranioSacral Therapy Practitioner
Summary: 5 Stars
I just read all the reviews of this book, and want you to know that the people who rated the book a "1" sound like the frightened, "old school," traditional medical people I come across on a regular basis who are not open to anything new or controversial. I have been a practitioner of CranioSacral therapy for 20 years and have seen some of the most amazing results from the work. And I know that Dr. Upledger has studied the CranioSacral system extensively, and has measured the movement of the cranial bones and the changes in electrical potentials with the treatment. If you want research articles, you can get a copy by calling the Upledger Institute at 1-800-233-5880. This book is designed for lay people to get a feel for the work, and not as a technical or scientific journal. If you want an overall look at CranioSacral Therapy in an easy-to-read and entertaining format, this is the book for you.Book Review: It's not the book, it's the therapy--and it is REAL!
Summary: 5 Stars
It really makes me angry when I see so called doctors and traditional experts saying something is quackery just by reading a book. I am the most suspicious person in the world, and I have had extensive cranial sacral therapy done on me. I can tell you that you absolutely feel like something is being done to you, your ears pop every time the system is challenged...when you are being worked on, you can feel how everything in your body is connected physically and emotionally. You skeptics out there, do yourself a favor, go to someone-either an osteopath physician, or a physical therapist who specializes in orthopedics and who has at least 20 years experience in their field, and have a couple treatments, and then come back to this board, and tell me that is is complete bull.Book Review: A Cruel Hoax
Summary: 1 Stars
Craniosacral therapy is a complete farce. There is no pulse to the spinal fluid that is not directly caused by the cardiovascular system, and skull bones are fused early in life, thus making any perceived shifting of them illusory. It's just another placebo ritual masquerading as science. The surest sign of that is the complete lack of hard scientific evidence (ie controlled double-blind studies) supporting it, and instead a reliance on testimonials such as those written here.The author actually thinks that individual cells in the body have an individual consciousness and can verbalize their "thoughts"! It would be funny were it not so sad, and were people with legitimate medical needs not wasting valuable time, energy and money on such nonsense.