Osteopathy for babies & children

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BABIES AND CHILDREN
Osteopathy can help your baby or child to sleep better Children may wake during the night due to musculoskeletal pains, or they may be unsettled due to imbalances in the cranial (head) bones. Treatment by an Osteopath can correct imbalances and relieve muscle and joint pain so your child remains settled through the night and more content during the day. For babies and young children osteopathic treatment can be beneficial. Infants and children generally respond very quickly to osteopathic treatment and effects are soon evident. Osteopathy can aid growth and development Throughout infancy and childhood there is a continual process of growth and development. Movement and co-ordination patterns are developing and behavioural patterns are being established. It is important that development begins and progresses correctly. Development can be hindered by imbalances in muscles and the cranial bones. Osteopathy can address imbalances in posture and movement allowing normal development to proceed unhindered. Deborah practices structural osteopathy focusing on movement patterns in joints and assessment of muscle tone. Structural osteopathy identifies and treats imbalances that restrict movement. Deborah would not describe herself as a cranial osteopath which involves working with fluid flow in the body. However, she does use a structural based osteopathic cranial treatment which addresses imbalances in movement and asymmetry between cranial bones and is particularly useful for children. Osteopathy can help your baby or child with: recurrent ear infections colic glue ear regurgitation poor feeding inconsolable screaming asthma sleep disturbance birth trauma headaches growing pains or developmental problems sports injuries Please enquire to see whether osteopathy can help your child's condition. For an appointment contact Deborah Smith at one of the clinics.
		WHY DO CHILDREN NEED TREATMENT? Birth is probably the most traumatic process that humans go through. Traumas experienced at birth through a long labour, or difficulty passing through the birth canal, can lead to problems with sleep, excessive crying, and an unsettled child. »Children's Osteopathic Clinic RECURRENT EARACHE "A study of 57 children aged between 6 months and 6 years old who had recurrent episodes of acute ottitis media (ear infection) showed that children who received osteopathic treatment alongside conventional treatment had fewer episodes of infection and fewer surgical procedures. The study concluded that osteopathic treatment for children with acute otitis media may decrease the need for surgery or antibiotic overuse." The use of osteopathic manipulative treatment as adjuvant therapy in children with recurrent acute otitis media. Mills MV, Henley CE et al, Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003 Sep;157(9):861-6. Page Top COLIC "A four week trial of cranial treatment of 28 infants under three months with colic showed that with four half-hour treatments over the assessment period there was a 63% reduction in infant crying and an increased duration of restful sleep." Towards an Understanding of Osteopathy in the Treatment of Infantile Colic. C.J.HAYDEN, M.Sc.,D.O., D. Prashad, S.P.Patel, R.Molinari D.O.,Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy. 2002 (October)

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