Sacro Occipital Technique (SOT) is a gentle, safe and effective approach to the care of the chiropractic patient.
SOT goes beyond looking at individual spinal bones and evaluates global neurological patterns that include the cranium (head), pelvis, extremities and organs. These patterns are the nervous system’s response to subluxation, in the form of compensations and adaptations, that seek to maintain function and comfort. Unless a person suffers an acute injury, most symptoms are the end result of years of compensating for old issue and subluxations that can date back to early childhood.
By continually examining and monitoring neurological indicators, the SOT practitioner works through the many layers of compensations in the body to get to, and correct for, subluxations that are at the root of the problem. Such an approach must address all of the involved anatomy: the bones of the skull, spine and pelvis, the dural-meningeal system (connective tissues covering the brain and spinal cord) and the CSF (Cerebrospinal Fluid). The bones house and protect the nervous system. The connective tissue supports the brain and spinal cord by tethering them to the bones from the inside. Finally, the CSF is a fluid that surrounds the brain and flows around the brain and spinal cord. It helps bring nutrients to the nerve cells, remove toxins and metabolic waste (like the lymphatic system of the body) and helps regulate brain temperature. Adjustments realign bones, reduce and equalize connective tissue tension and improve CSF flow. The adjustment reduces the irritation and increased aberrant stimulation of the central nervous system and promotes its well being.
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