Stephen Thornton NMT
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WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE WE HAVE FULLY REOPENED.
Covid Update
All Therapists will be wearing masks and sanitising both their own and the clients hands before beginning a session. There will also be increased time between appointments to allow for cleaning and aerating of rooms.
We will also be asking patients to work with us on a few policies to help keep everyone safe and prevent the potential spread of the virus. Firstly we ask that you try to arrive on time for your appointment and if you do arrive early to wait outside the clinic until your allotted time. We will be asking everyone to wear a face mask on arrival, if you don't happen to have any then they will be provided just inside the front door. We will also be checking people's temperature on arrival at the clinic. If you do develop any symptoms of COVID-19 including: high temperature, loss of smell/ taste or a new persistent cough prior to or within 3 days of visiting the clinic, We ask that you let us know (we will not charge any cancellations fees due to development of COVID-19 symptoms). We will be asking patients to come alone to their appointments if possible, but as always you are entitled to bring a chaperone if you wish. If you do want to bring a chaperone.
While we are following best practice models being put in place at clinics reopening their doors to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, patients should be aware that we cannot fully mitigate all risks, and we ask patients to fully consider this before coming to the clinic.
If you have any further questions about our policies please feel free to get in touch by giving us a call.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Stay safe and well.
Stephen Thornton Neuromuscular Therapist
Cranial Sacral Therapy
CranioSacral Therapy (CST) is a hands-on therapy, where the touch is gentle, non-invasive and usually subtle. But do not be fooled! It is also a powerful therapy that affects the central nervous system to assist in improving function in the whole body.
Using our ‘listening hands’ tuned to the feeling of the craniosacral rhythm, we feel how well the rhythm is being mirrored through out the rest of the body and what we may be able to do to improve its functioning. This may mean simply encouraging it, as if you are gently flushing more fluid through a slightly sticky pipe, or it could mean using gentle techniques to unwind kinks in the body’s fascia – sort of like straightening out a sleeve or sock that isn’t on quite squarely!
An important part of our approach is (that is completely born out in practice), is that it is the person’s body that knows exactly what to do in order to straighten out the above mentioned sleeve or sock itself and all we are really doing is listening to what it needs and helping it to do it! So we do not try and figure out what is wrong and then try to fix it. This can mean that the area we treat is sometimes different from the area in which symptoms are experienced, as our bodies can be very clever in how they adapt to stresses and strains.
Patients find CranioSacral Therapy effective for a wide range of problems associated with discomfort, pain and dysfunction. Interestingly, this approach also appears to complement and stimulate the body's natural healing processes, so CST is increasingly used as a preventive health measure to keep us on the straight and not so narrow!