Is your baby troubled by gas at night, not sleeping, crying? With an osteopathic approach, the baby's body relaxes, gas passes more easily and sleep becomes calmer.
1Changes parents notice after osteopathic treatment
- The child’s sleep returns to normal
- Appetite improves
- Spasms disappear
- The child becomes calmer
- Metabolism improves and digestion returns to normal
2The link with the vagus nerve (nervus vagus)
The vagus nerve is the 10th pair of cranial nerves. Passing down through the neck, it is the largest nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system and is involved in the innervation of almost all internal organs. The vagus nerve is the nerve most often affected in dysfunction of the cervical vertebrae — bloating, colic and indigestion in young children may also be linked to this.
Methods we use
Pediatric and infant osteopathy
From newborn to adolescent — a gentle and painless approach; suitability is determined by examination each tim…
Pediatric massage
Normalizes tense and shortened muscle groups and has a positive effect on immunity.
Visceral osteopathy
A manual therapy method that works with the internal organs. It restores the organs’ natural mobility and impr…
From an infant appointment
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Related conditions
Sources and further reading
- Colic (in babies) — NHS (Böyük Britaniya)