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Osteopathy for Babies and Children
Osteopathy is a safe, gentle and effective form of treatment for children – from new borns, through to adolescent years. Babies’ skeletons are softer than an adult’s and your osteopath will therefore use gentler techniques such as cranial osteopathy when treating babies. Treatment can support your child’s body through growth, developmental phases and after falls and bumps to aid their recovery and wellbeing.
There is a huge range of potential benefits from treatment. If you’d like to know whether osteopathy could help your child, please contact us at the clinic to enquire and we will be happy to have a discussion with you.
What to expect in your child’s appointment
During the first appointment your osteopath will discuss with you the reasons why you brought your child for treatment. Because as osteopaths we look at the whole health, we will also discuss how their general health has been, including how the pregnancy was, the birth, how their development is progressing in general, and any other medical concerns.
Your osteopath will then do a physical examination of the baby or child. The examination is very gentle and no forceful pressure is applied. Once the examination is complete, your osteopath will discuss their findings and will explain their treatment plan.
We use cranial osteopathy techniques to treat babies and children (click here for more about cranial osteopathy). The treatment itself is very gentle and can even be done with the baby in your arms, or during feeding.
For toddlers and young children we encourage quiet play or for parents to read a book to their child during treatment, though often children find treatment very relaxing and will happily lie still or fall asleep.
