Osteopathy is a gentle approach that can help children from the newborn stage through the school years with a variety of problems, through the use of gentle hands-on techniques.
OSTEOPATHY AND YOUR BABY
OSTEOPATHY AS YOUR CHILD GROWS
OSTEOPATHY AND YOUR BABY
Pregnancy and the birthing process can be traumatic for your baby. During pregnancy, the uterus can be a tight fit. Your baby’s skull, limbs and other bodily structures can be compressed.
During the birthing process significant compressive force is exerted on your baby’s skull, chest and pelvis, which can cause an imbalance in your baby's systems. This can be aggravated by: the use of forceps or vacuum, an overly long or very quick labour, breech/forehead/face presentations, prematurity, if the umbilical cord wrapped around their neck or by an emergency c-section.
Many problems can present themselves as a result:
Our osteopaths will perform a gentle manual examination to detect minor dysfunctions that may be causing these different problems.
The soft manipulations our osteopaths perform are not painful for your baby and help to reduce tensions throughout your baby’s body.
During the birthing process significant compressive force is exerted on your baby’s skull, chest and pelvis, which can cause an imbalance in your baby's systems. This can be aggravated by: the use of forceps or vacuum, an overly long or very quick labour, breech/forehead/face presentations, prematurity, if the umbilical cord wrapped around their neck or by an emergency c-section.
Many problems can present themselves as a result:
- Disturbed sleep
- Excessive crying all the time, irritability, lethargy
- Excessive spitting-up, poor digestion, colic, excessively long feeding times
- Asymmetry of the head
- Neck stiffness
- Motor or postural problems
Our osteopaths will perform a gentle manual examination to detect minor dysfunctions that may be causing these different problems.
The soft manipulations our osteopaths perform are not painful for your baby and help to reduce tensions throughout your baby’s body.
OSTEOPATHY AS YOUR CHILD GROWS
As your child grows, especially as they learn to walk, falls and other impacts to the head can necessitate an osteopathic consultation.
For preschool and school-age children, some other conditions may lead you to consult one of our osteopaths:
Osteopathy does not replace a consultation with your child’s doctor, but it can alleviate many common problems in infancy and throughout childhood.
For preschool and school-age children, some other conditions may lead you to consult one of our osteopaths:
- Learning difficulties
- Discomforts (head, stomach, musculoskeletal)
- Stressful periods
- Digestive difficulties
- And others
Osteopathy does not replace a consultation with your child’s doctor, but it can alleviate many common problems in infancy and throughout childhood.
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