Cranial Osteopathy
Cranial osteopathy is a technique that is very gentle and well suited to treating very young children and babies. It is principally a very sensitive palpatory skill acquired by years of practice with a strong energetic flavour to it. We take dry,congested, shocked tissue back to its fluid, vital, energetic, healthy state.
Why babies?......Put yourself in the position of a baby just before baby is born? Suddenly squeezed out through the birth canal under strong pressure.... may be pulled or sucked out due to obstetrical intervention. The shock of a traumatic birth can also sometimes interrupt a normal ventilatory reflex ( breathing).
An asymmetric breathing pattern can lead to a host of problems, including asthma like symptoms, digestive issues; these two things together equal irritable unhappy baby.
Issues not dealt with at this early stage will only come back to create problems later in your childs life be it chronic neck, back pain, headache, irritable and angry disposition, Indigestion or a tight wheezy chest all these things will be greatly helped by a course of treatment now and if there is a more significant problem which is clinically significant but being missed we can help highlight things for your GP who can investigate further.
When to treat?....It's never too soon and depending upon the problem its never too late but before 6 yrs old gives the best opportunity for good results.
For adults the technique can be wonderfully relaxing and maybe a catalyst for removing subtle blocks in the anatomy that seem to resolve certain conditions.
Read our article on what is Plagiocephaly.
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