Cranial Facial Release (CFR) is an advanced endo-nasal “balloon-assisted” cranial adjusting technique that has been used very successfully in the treatment of various neurological and structural disorders.

The primary objective of CFR is to open up the breathing passages and induce mobility in the cranial system (specifically the sphenoid bone) with the purpose of facilitating normal cerebral spinal fluid flow.

The technique is performed by inserting tiny balloons in the nose (specifically the naso-pharynx) then quickly inflating to mobilize the bones of the face and cranium.

To understand how this technique works, it is important to realize that the skull is NOT one solid bone. It is made up of 22 individual bones that actually move every time you inhale – or at least they are supposed to. Every time you inhale, the cranium expands – every time you exhale the cranium relaxes and contracts with the purpose of pumping Cerebral Spinal Fluid throughout the brain and spinal cord. This cranial motion phenomenon is facilitated by way of the Dural attachment to the base of the occiput and the base of the sacrum which acts as a lever between the two. They work in conjunction to flex and relax every time you breathe to create a pumping mechanism which facilitates the flow of CSF throughout the brain and spinal cord.