Every parent’s priority is to provide the best environment to support their child’s health as they develop and grow. Osteopathic practice is safe and effective. Research has shown that people trust their osteopath and are extremely satisfied by their experience of osteopathic care.

 

Parents visit osteopaths for a range of reasons to support their child’s health including general joint and muscle issues. Recently, a couple of studies have indicated some possible new evidence to support the use of osteopathic treatment in children. One study has outlined some favourable evidence to suggest that osteopathic treatment could reduce the crying time in babies suffering with colic. Another study has illustrated favourable evidence that osteopathic treatment showed a reduction in length of hospital stay of preterm infants.

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Children’s requirements differ depending on the stage of their development. As they grow from infants, toddlers, children to teenagers, I will consider your child’s individual needs, age and stage of development, and adapt their advice and treatment accordingly. 

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Because cranial techniques are safe and gentle, they are often used when treating infants and young children. Unfortunately due to advertising standards, we are not allowed to directly advertise how we believe we can help young children, however I have included a list of reasons why parents typically brought their children in to see me in one given week: 

- Baby has trouble feeding from one breast 

- Baby has a flattening of the back of the head 

- Baby isn't able to open their mouth wide enough to get a good latch 

- Baby seems to arch their back a lot during feed and has a preferred breast to feed from

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I ask everyonne at the begining of an appointment how they came to find out about cranial osteopathy and in the last 18 months there has been an increase of recommendations from midwives, lactation consultants and health visitors. 

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If you'd like to know if I can help your child or for more information, please contact me directly​

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Source: https://www.iosteopathy.org/what-we-treat/osteopathy-for-children/

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Source: Carnes. D, Plunkett. A, Ellwood. J and Miles. C, Manual therapy for unsettled, distressed and excessively crying infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis, BMJ Open 2018; 8e019040

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Source: Lanaro. D, Ruffini.N, Manzotti. A and Lista. G, Osteopathic manipulative treatment showed reduction of length of stay and costs in preterm infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Medicine (Balitmore) 2017; 96(12):e6408