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Books > Medicine > Complementary medicine > Chiropractic & osteopathy
This lively book describes the discovery and therapeutic value of
the craniosacral system in easy, understandable terms healthcare
professionals and laypeople alike can understand. Dr. Upledger's
colorful case histories explain the path that led to his discovery
of this exciting medical modality. The book contains a play-by-play
account of the development of CranioSacral Therapy, SomatoEmotional
Release, and other concepts and techniques. It's recommended
reading for therapists, patients, caregivers, and anyone interested
in understanding how therapy performed on the craniosacral system
can improve the quality of life.
Chiropractic is by far the most common form of alternative medicine
in the United States today, but its fascinating origins stretch
back to the battles between science and religion in the nineteenth
century. At the center of the story are chiropractic's colorful
founders, D. D. Palmer and his son, B. J. Palmer, of Davenport,
Iowa, where in 1897 they established the Palmer College of
Chiropractic. Holly Folk shows how the Palmers' system depicted
chiropractic as a conduit for both material and spiritualized
versions of a ""vital principle,"" reflecting popular contemporary
therapies and nineteenth-century metaphysical beliefs, including
the idea that the spine was home to occult forces. The creation of
chiropractic, and other Progressive-era versions of alternative
medicine, happened at a time when the relationship between science
and religion took on an urgent, increasingly competitive tinge.
Many remarkable people, including the Palmers, undertook highly
personal reinterpretations of their physical and spiritual worlds.
In this context, Folk reframes alternative medicine and
spirituality as a type of populist intellectual culture in which
ideologies about the body comprise a highly appealing form of
cultural resistance.
Developed by the author, SomatoEmotional Release is a technique for
bringing psychotherapeutic elements into CranioSacral therapy. It
helps rid the mind and body of the residual effects of trauma by
anatomically freeing the central channel of the body. John E.
Upledger presents the history, theory, and practice of this subtle
form of healing. A result of meaningful, intentioned touch,
SomatoEmotional Release allows for identification and removal of
energy cysts along with their associated emotions.
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