How can Osteopathy help my Child
As children grow from babies to teenagers, their bodies go through amazing and rapid changes. These changes can place considerable stress on the body, particularly if there are underlying musculoskeletal problems preventing normal development.
Osteopathic treatment ensures your child will grow out of any persisting strain so it won’t cause any problems now or in the future. A persisting minor strain will cause the child to grow into it as they grow which can lead to symptoms later in life. As an old saying goes “ As the twig is bent so the tree growsâ€.
Children may develop these problems from a variety of causes, including:
- trauma during pregnancy and birth
- childhood accidents and falls
- infections or inflammatory conditions
- genetic susceptibility disorders
- postural strains
- sporting injuries
- growth related stresses and strains.
Osteopathy’s safe, gentle and effective approach makes it especially suitable for treating your baby, child or teenager. Before treatment commences, the osteopath will perform a case history of your child and complete a physical examination to determine which type of osteopathic treatment is suitable, and whether there is a need for referral to other health care practitioners.
Osteopaths commonly help babies with:
· Colic, Reflux & Wind digestive problems
· Distress or Irritability
· Constant crying
· Feeding difficulties
· Sleep disturbances
· Delayed development
· Skull deformation or ‘flat head’
Osteopaths can help children & teenagers with:
· Recurrent infections
· Joint pain or’growing pains’
· Back pain, period pain & headaches
· ‘glue ear’ & ear infections
· postural problems like scoliosis(curvature of the spine)
· sporting injuries
· learning & related problems
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