Posture tips whilst walking a buggy
How to walk not push a buggy This may seem a bit of an odd post, but we see many patients in clinic who suffer with Buggy or Wheelchair related aches and niggles. These niggles vary from painful wrists and arms to low back pain and neck and shoulder aches. The question is are you […]
Baby head shape and plagiocephaly
“My baby’s head is flat! Is that normal?” is a question we often get from worried parents. Flat head syndrome, (positional plagiocephaly) is a flattening of the back or side of a baby’s head, altering the overall shape of their skull. The incidence of plagiocephaly is reported to be as high as 46.6% at 7 weeks to […]
Baby feeding advice- Worthing Osteopath
Every mum-to-be is told of the benefits of breastfeeding; the incidence of gastrointestinal infection, obesity and asthma is reduced in breast fed infants, mothers have increased protection for pre-menopausal breast and ovarian cancer and rheumatoid arthritis, not to mention the economic and environmental benefits. But what about those who wish to breastfeed but find it […]
Osteopathy for Babies and Children in Worthing
How can osteopathy help babies and children in Worthing is a common question we get asked. Gemma Radmall specialises in treating babies and children and joins Broadwater Osteopaths in November 2018! Broadwater Osteopathic Practice in Worthing is pleased to announce a new member to the team, Gemma Radmall. Gemma will be joining our team as […]
Osteopathy and babies- research from Barcelona for information only
Changes in sleeping patterns in colic-suffering babies treated with Osteopathy (Osteopathic School of Barcelona) Abstract In scientific literature, the more frequently used criteria to define colic are those from the paediatricians Wessel 1 and Carey 2, characterized by uncontrollable crying episodes in healthy and well-fed infants. To an osteopathic level, there are several studies dealing […]
