What can you expect when you bring your baby for an osteopathic treatment? It'll be a lot like an adult session, but with time-outs for snuggles, feeds and diaper-changing. We'll start with a discussion of your baby's symptoms. Then a review of family history, prenatal and pregnancy health, labour and delivery. I'll ask about any illnesses, accidents or ...
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Immune Boosting – Move Your Fluids!
The movement of body fluids is essential to the maintenance of health – a key principle of osteopathy. Your immune system vessels don't have a pump so they rely on muscular contraction and changes in pressure to move lymphatic fluid. Regular and frequent whole body movement keeps those fluids flowing freely. My colleague, restorative exercise specialist Petra ...
Osteopathy for Better Postnatal Health
Can osteopathic treatment help me after my baby is born? When is the best time for a visit? I see a lot of pregnant women in my office (you can read why here), so I'm often asked how I can help new moms. Back and neck pain, fatigue, and varying degrees of pee problems are the most common postpartum complaints I hear. Osteopathic treatment is an effective ...
Breastfeeding — What Your Baby Knows
Trust your baby, trust yourself. ~ Teresa Pitman, La Leche League Help with breastfeeding is one of the most frequent reasons I see newborns. I get referrals from midwives, doulas and lactation consultants, including the International Breastfeeding Centre. When I assess an infant, I look for physical strains that might be inhibiting breastfeeding or creating ...
Your Health History — It’s All Relevant
Do I really need to fill out all those questions on the health history form? I'm just here for my... It happens frequently. I look at a new client’s health history form to see large sections with no checkmarks or answers. When I still used paper, I would see either N/A or a line drawn through the section asking about previous injuries, accidents or ...
Why Does Alignment Matter So Much?
When all parts of the human body are in line, we have perfect health. When they are not, the effect is disease. When the parts are readjusted, disease gives place to health. ~ A. T. Still, Founder of Osteopathy Clients often ask me why alignment matters and why I'm so focused on it. Here's the expanded version of my answer. Alignment is the foundation of ...
Structure Governs Function
The structure is anything in your body - bones, muscles, connective tissue (fascia, ligaments, tendons), organs and more. Right down to the level of your cells. If a structure is not aligned or moving well, it can't work as it should. Dysfunction can occur locally or elsewhere in your body. As a result, you experience symptoms - pain or discomfort, stiffness, ...
Could Your Baby Benefit From Osteopathy?
People often wonder why I treat infants. Breastfeeding difficulties, digestive upsets, sleep disturbances and colic are the most common reasons for consulting. Being born isn’t easy! Long labours and difficult deliveries can contribute to strains in an infant's body as they are compressed, twisted or stuck in one position for extended periods of time. ...
Make the Most of Your Osteopathy Treatment
Should I go to the gym after my treatment? Is a run OK? Will I be sore tomorrow? Common questions. When we're working together, I use a variety of strategies to help your body integrate the proposed changes and prevent adverse post-treatment reactions. But what can you do once you leave my office? Take it easy. Don’t rush off to do a strenuous cardio workout ...
Head Down Baby — Optimal Fetal Positioning
Thank you ;) Had a scan at OB appt today and saw that little head was down!!! Yesssss..! You can stick your fingers up my butt anytime :)) ~ Client, 36 weeks pregnant Let me clarify, I was releasing her pelvic floor muscles (externally), but we did work on her piriformis and hip rotator muscles, deep to her glutes too, so close. One of the primary concerns of ...