8 Benefits of Spinal Flow Therapy You Need To Know

In the world of holistic healing, the term “spinal flow therapy” has been thrown around a lot recently.

If you frequent alternative wellness or massage centers, you might’ve even seen the term pop up in their service menu cards.

So what is spinal flow therapy exactly?

And why is there so much buzz around it in the world of holistic healing? 

Is it really that good? 

In this post, these are exactly the kind of questions we’re going to answer, so if you’ve been curious about how spinal flow therapy works, and what benefits it has for the body, you’ve come to the right place. 

Let’s get started. 

How Does Spinal Flow Therapy Work?

Spinal flow therapy is a holistic healing modality where practitioners use gentle and non-invasive hand techniques to locate and release emotional, physical, and chemical stresses in your body stored in the form of blockages. 

The treatment involves light touching and palpation techniques to locate these stress blockages all across the 33 access points along your spine’s meninges (its protective layers). 

Then, the same techniques are used to release these blockages from your spine layer-by-layer, so the connection between your nerves and your body’s muscles, glands, and tissues is fully restored and without any restrictions.

This “release” of blockages allows the force of life (your body’s innate intelligence to heal itself) to flow freely throughout your body and through the 7 gateways of your spine.

Ultimately, this is exactly what makes spinal flow therapy so beneficial: it restores the mind-and-body connection and consequently activates your body’s innate self-healing abilities.

In this discussion, we’ll primarily focus on the health benefits of spinal flow therapy, but if you’d like to do a deep dive into how spinal follow therapy works, you can read our detailed guide on it here.

Top 8 Health Benefits Of Spinal Flow Therapy

Now it’s time to get into what we’re really here for: the benefits of spinal flow therapy. 

Before we do that, we want to clarify something really important: spinal flow therapy is only a complementary wellness practice that promotes wellness, healing, and relaxation in the body. 

It is not a replacement for visiting a healthcare professional for physical or mental health issues. 

Spinal flow practitioners do not diagnose, treat, or cure any medical conditions, so if you’re experiencing severe symptoms, we strongly recommend visiting a healthcare professional first and then complementing your treatment with spinal flow therapy. 

The only claim of spinal flow therapy (backed by anecdotal evidence) is that it can help alleviate the severity of the symptoms of mental and physical health issues that are caused by physical, emotional, and chemical blockages in your body. 

With this in mind, here are the benefits you can expect from spinal flow therapy:

1. It energises you: With emotional, physical, and chemical blockages removed from your body, the communication between your mind and your muscles, glands, tissues, and organs is restored to its true capacity. This restores the energy within you that had previously been restrained by these blockages. 

2. Improves your sleep: With your stress blockages removed, the energy within you flows freely- helping you fall into deeper, more restful periods of sleep. 

3. Reduces your stress and improves your mood: Being overwhelmed with life is usually a result of emotional, physical, and chemical stresses storing up in the body. As spinal flow practitioners remove these build-ups, you will almost instantaneously feel a lowering of your stress levels and an improvement in your overall mood. 

Not to mention, spinal flow therapy has its roots in the chiropractic arts. The adjustments that make chiropractic therapy reduce stress in clients, also help spinal flow therapy do the same.

1. Helps with postural and mobility issues: Spinal flow practitioners use gentle touching and palpation techniques to release the blockages and tension in your muscles. Postural and mobility issues that stem from these blockages and tensions are consequently alleviated with this treatment.

2. Improves circulation: By restoring the flow within the nervous system (which supports blood flow in your body), spinal flow therapy improves blood circulation to your brain, muscles, tissues, glands, and organs. 

3. Helps with stiffness in the back: Spinal flow practitioners use gentle palpation techniques to locate and release stress-induced blockages in your body. This along with gentle corrections in spinal alignment helps relax stiff muscles on your back and improve your mobility. 

4. Helps lessen period pain: A lot of anecdotal evidence suggests that spinal flow therapy helps lessen the severity of period pain by relaxing muscles, enhancing circulation, reducing tension in the muscle, and restoring communication within the nervous system. 

5. Helps with a variety of health issues and conditions: While spinal flow therapy is not meant to be construed as a treatment for physical and mental health conditions, a lot of anecdotal evidence suggests that it can help alleviate the symptoms of the following conditions: 

1. Nerve Impingement: (The pinching of nerves caused by misalignments in the body that press on the nerves)

2. Sciatica (Pain along the sciatic nerve, which runs from the lower back to the hips)

3. Fibromyalgia (Chronic pain and fatigue in specific areas of the body)

How Many Spinal Flow Therapy Sessions Do I Need To See Results?

There is no set limit to the number of sessions you need to take to see results from spinal flow therapy- it largely varies from case to case.

Typically, you’ll start seeing an improvement in your overall well-being right after your first session. However, to gain the best possible results, its recommended to have regular follow up sessions and to look at ways that you can either reduce or eliminate the types and amounts of stress that is being stored in your body.

Generally speaking, I  recommend getting 6 sessions in a space of 2-3 weeks (2 - 3 sessions per week) I will be able to guide you better on the number of sessions you would need for your specific case after your initial consultation.

FAQs About Spinal Flow Therapy

Is spinal flow therapy safe?

Yes, spinal flow therapy is completely safe. It is noninvasive and does not involve harsh physical adjustments, or manipulation of deep tissue or muscle. 

There are absolutely no contraindications with spinal flow therapy.  We are just working direct with the nervous system and allowing it to do what it already knows to do to heal you.

What should I wear during my spinal flow therapy session?

You can wear anything comfortable during your spinal flow therapy session. Preference to long, loose clothing.

Will I remain clothed during my spinal flow therapy session?

Yes, you will remain fully clothed during your spinal flow therapy session. The only things you will be asked to remove are your shoes, and your belt. We are trained and are perfectly capable of identifying access points, and releasing your spinal blockages while you’re clothed.

How long does a single spinal flow therapy session last?

Typically, a spinal flow therapy group session will last somewhere up to 30 minutes. However, the exact duration of your session will depend on your specific needs. I will provide you with more specific recommendations after your initial consultation. 

How many spinal flow therapy sessions do I need to see results?

The number of spinal flow therapy sessions you’ll need to see results depends on your situation. Most people start seeing results immediately after the first session. Everybody is different, with different life experiences and different types and amounts of stressors being stored in the body.. With all of my new clients, I like to go intense first up,  to see the most amount of change that happens in the shortest amount of time (2 or 3 sessions per week for 2 or 3 weeks), then re-evaluate for follow ups.