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What Is Cranial Facial Release?

The short answer

Craniofacial Release is a balloon-assisted endonasal cranial adjusting technique that incorporates the use of tiny balloons that are carefully inserted in the nose and quickly inflated to open up the breathing passageways and mobilize the bones of the face and cranium, with the intention of optimizing brain function and airflow.

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The Cranial Facial Release technique

How Does The Cranial Facial Release Technique Work?

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 optimizing brain function and 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. The procedure lasts only a few seconds and is not considered painful, but more described as increased pressure inside your face.

Four Days
of treatment per series
Three To Four
series typically required
Two To Three
seconds duration for each inflation
Diagram of the sphenoid bone within the human skull — the central cranial bone CFR works to mobilize
The sphenoid: the central cranial bone CFR works to mobilize.

Conditions That Respond Favorably To CFR Technique

Where the technique came from

The Origin Of Cranial Facial Release.

1960s–70s

Bilateral Nasal Specific

CFR was developed from the earlier Bilateral Nasal Specific (BNS) technique, pioneered by chiropractor Dr. Richard Stober, the godfather of cranial ballooning, in the 1960s and 1970s.

The refinement

BNS Becomes CFR

Dr. Adam J. Del Torto, DC refined the original BNS work into Cranial Facial Release, a method that is more specific in its targeting and less intimidating for the patient.

Today

Taught Worldwide

CFR is now practiced and taught worldwide, with certified providers across the United States, Europe, and beyond, making the technique available on a global level.

Meet Dr. Del Torto

Who Is Dr. Adam Del Torto?

Portrait of Dr. Adam J. Del Torto, BS, DC — founder and developer of Cranial Facial Release
Dr. Adam Del Torto, B.S., D.C.Founder and Developer of CFR

Dr. Adam J Del Torto, BS, DC is a 1984 graduate of New York Chiropractic College. He is the founder and developer of Cranial Facial Release (CFR), and has spent his career refining and teaching the technique to doctors worldwide.

His work has been featured on the E-Channel, Celebrity News Magazine, and The Randy Alvarez "Wellness Hour." He is credentialed as a postgraduate instructor through chiropractic universities.

Published In Major Chiropractic Journals
International Lecturer And Speaker
Technique Is Recognized CFR Procedure is recognized as a viable technique throughout the chiropractic profession.

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