Babies Need Bodywork Too!Paul Doney — Chiropractor | Craniosacral Therapy & Myofascial Release Most new parents are puzzled when I suggest that their baby may need a post-birth check along with mum. Some are worried that their child is too small for an osteopath or chiropractor to treat or that it might hurt. Others say, “She’s just a baby, she hasn’t done anything. Why would she need an osteopath or chiropractor?” Why mum might need a tune-up after giving birth is obvious. Nine months of pregnancy and the enormous transformations that entails followed by the most demanding physical event of most women’s lives takes a little getting over. But what about your baby? They have also undergone nine months of transformation, most of it in very cramped accommodation. At the end of this time they have gone through one of the most demanding physical ordeals of our lives. It is certainly the most traumatic of your baby’s short existence. Unfortunately, we have come to see the miracle of life, birth, growth and development as common place! The amazing journey of your baby is strewn with potential pitfalls which she battles courageously to overcome. Against the odds our children are largely successful but the battle and its after effects are largely ignored. Ignored except that we notice that “she cries a lot.” Or that they have colic and “they’ll grow out of it.” Or that they have a flattened skull/sleep poorly/grow slowly/etc etc. These are signs of the battle being waged and although most children do “grow out of it” they do not develop to their fullest potential, with the greatest ease. Not to forget harmony and joy amongst overtaxed parents. Gentle techniques such as Positional Release, Myofascial Release and Craniosacral Therapy are sufficient for treating most of these problems. “Clicking” of the joints is rarely necessary. Responses are quick, with resolution of symptoms usually within 1 to 4 treatments. Congenital Head and Neck Asymmetry Is Common and Often Unrecognized |