Paediatric Osteopathy
At Encompass Holistic Health, our Osteopathic Manual Therapists offer gentle check-ups and treatments for your little ones to support them through all stages of development. Book an appointment online or call us directly if you have any questions.
Common Conditions
Treated by Our Paediatric Osteopaths
Our Osteopathic Manual Therapists can treat a wide variety of conditions for your little ones through different stages of their development.
Latching
Osteopathy provides a thorough assessment to take stock of how your baby could have a better latch. Our OMTs will provide treatment and education to help.
Proper Biomechanics
From learning to crawl, walk, and playing sports, tensions can arise that limit your little's movements and posture. Osteopathy is a gentle approach that can help.
Flat Spots
Flat spots can range from mild to advanced. Osteopathy can help treat some of the more common causes as well as providing support alongside helmet management.
Reflux
Reflux can be uncomfortable for your little one. Our Osteopathic Manual Therapists will do a thorough assessment to find the tensions needed to be treated to help.
Milestones Support
Osteopathic Manual Therapists are trained to support your child's development and address any concerns that you might have. Osteopathy is a safe and gentle option.
Techniques Utilized by Our Paediatric Osteopaths
Our team of pediatric osteopathic manual therapists strive to provide the best treatment to help your little ones.
Myofascial Release
This gentle approach to treatment is often used by osteopathic manual therapists to treat infants and children.
Cranial Osteopathy
This osteopathic modality is very helpful to assess and treat your children's heads, spines, and pelvis.
Education
Part of pediatric treatment is take home exercises and stretches to help support the changes made during the sessions.
Benefits of Paediatric Osteopathy
Paediatric Osteopathy focuses on treating infants and children to offer support through all stages of growth and development. The process of birth, itself, can be very taxing on an infant, leading to tension patterns or strains; minor symptoms such as these can have a more amplified impact on function. During an osteopathic session, the practitioner will go through a specific set of tests with your little one to determine where the tension is. Then, the practitioner will apply very gentle techniques to provide release in the areas where tension has been found.
Osteopathy can help babies with:
- Latching Problems
- Reflux
- Flat Spots
- Colic
- Constipation
- Sleeping Issues
The progression from infancy to toddlerhood and beyond will result in more movement and independence, which may also lead to occasional bumps, bruises, and other functional wear-and-tear. These minor injuries sometimes create tension and restrictions in the movements and biomechanics of the child. Osteopathic treatment can help address these concerns, support a child’s development, and guide functional patterns and habits that will best serve them into adulthood.
Clients Speak
FAQs on Paediatric Osteopathy
During an initial pediatric appointment, you can expect the osteopathic manual therapist to take a detailed history to determine what’s been happening with your little one as well
as to determine the main complaint or concern you have. They will then do a thorough assessment to find the tissues and areas that need treatment. Treatment will then be performed.
Infants as young as a few weeks old can safely receive osteopathic treatment, so it is up to the parents’ comfort levels in determining how early to bring in their little one. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us!
No. Our osteopathic team treats infants and children of all ages.
Treatment frequency depends on the needs of the child as well as how well they respond to treatment. Your osteopathic manual therapist will communicate with you on what they feel
is the best treatment plan for your little one.
No. Osteopathy is a gentle modality that mostly targets soft tissue tension to help your little ones feel their best.
Yes we do! Our team of osteopathic manual therapists are happy to support kids through their sports and activities.