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Posts from Michael McMahon
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A Guide to Working With Post Spinal Surgery Folks - Spinal Surgeries, Part 1
Let’s talk about working with folks after a spinal surgery. This is a follow up to the post about “dose” when it comes to bodywork. We will see that dose, not just in one session but over the arc of treatment is important in these cases. We want to have our eye on the long game for our people.
Why I’m not that interested in the question “what kind of craniosacral therapy do you do/teach?”
I get asked a lot about “my approach” to craniosacral therapy (CST). Of course, I have one. It is always evolving and is rooted in my experience of doing the work with the people I am treating. I am not beholden to anyone else’s ideas about the craniosacral system, I love being with each person’s system and listening to and participating with how their system presents itself…