For many years now I have had an occasional pain in my right side that has never been serious but more annoying. During a recent CranioSacral session this area presented itself and the awareness came to me that the pain was due to an over sensitive spine in an area where I had had an epidural injection at the birth of my first child. Then as if to reinforce my awareness my next client presented similar symptoms from a more recent epidural administered for severe back pain.
The spine is enveloped in membrane of which the outer layer is called the Dura Mater. This membrane also extends for a short distance along the nerves that exit the spinal column. When a trauma takes place in the spine at a certain spot, such as an injection, the membrane becomes tight around the nerves which results in the nerves becoming hyper sensitive and over reacting to situations. In Cranioacral Therapy we call theses areas Facilitated Segments. These Facilitated Segments may effect nerves that lead to organs such as the stomach or the liver, causing pain in the organ for very little reason.
CranioSacral Therapy can work on these Facilitated Segments to release and relax the membrane around the nerves and enable the nerves to work efficiently again.
As far as the effect of the epidural on the cerebral spinal fluid goes it may take some years for it to work out the system.
