The specific CST work has been studied and shown to be all over the map. The hands on work, other than the cranial plate work, can be effective. But, the hands on work does not require a cranial sacral therapist. There are plenty of other disciplines that can do the hands on work, massage therapy, MFCT (Minimal Force Chiropractic Therapy), kinesiology based body work, Physical Therapy, etc. CST's try to claim a special skill and enlightenment to diagnose by feeling the skull plates.

An OD instructor at a prominent Osteopathic School where CST is a mandatory part of the curriculum has written extensively about the errors and limits of CST. To make matters worse, there is no real standard for preactitioners of CST. Massage therapists offer it as well as some chiros and the obligatory OD who has not dropped the practice after gaining better understanding while in Residency at a Medical School based hospital.

Just because one has experienced some improvement after being treated by a CST, does not mean the CST was the specific cause of the improvement.

Since those of us suffering with PCS tend to get nickeled and dimed into poverty as we seek PCS care, it is wise to enter into a CST treatment plan with eyes open and wallets guarded.