“Here I want to emphasize that the word, “treat” has but one meaning- that is, to know you are right, and to do your work accordingly.” Still, A.T. The Philosophy and Mechanical Principles of Osteopathy. Chapter II: Some Substances of the body. Hudson-Kimberly Pub, Kansas City, Mo., 1902, p. 69.
OMT for Infants and Children
For some infants, the pressures of vaginal birth and other injuries can cause strains within the child’s tissues. This may affect not only the child’s appearance and shape of the skull, but also the function of other body parts including neck motion, nerves that control latching, sucking, swallowing, digestion, and sleep. Common signs that a child may benefit from osteopathic treatment are difficulties with breast/bottle feeding, misshapen skull, infantile colic/irritability, frequent spitting up, chronic ear infections, or delayed development. It is beneficial to treat infants and children around the time of growth spurts.
Osteopathic treatment of children is very gentle and children tend to respond more quickly to osteopathic treatment than adults. Most children seem to enjoy it and some may even fall asleep during their treatment. Many parents notice improvement in their child’s symptoms and that their child is more focused, relaxed, and sleeps better after just one Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment.
For some infants, the pressures of vaginal birth and other injuries can cause strains within the child’s tissues. This may affect not only the child’s appearance and shape of the skull, but also the function of other body parts including neck motion, nerves that control latching, sucking, swallowing, digestion, and sleep. Common signs that a child may benefit from osteopathic treatment are difficulties with breast/bottle feeding, misshapen skull, infantile colic/irritability, frequent spitting up, chronic ear infections, or delayed development. It is beneficial to treat infants and children around the time of growth spurts.
Osteopathic treatment of children is very gentle and children tend to respond more quickly to osteopathic treatment than adults. Most children seem to enjoy it and some may even fall asleep during their treatment. Many parents notice improvement in their child’s symptoms and that their child is more focused, relaxed, and sleeps better after just one Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment.
