Can Cranial Osteopathy Therapy help your Baby?

Use the survey below to find out if your baby or child may benefit from cranial osteopathy therapy. By relieving overall discomfort, the gentle treatment can improve sleep, reduces baby crying, colic and reflux.


If your baby or child has trouble sleeping or often seems uncomfortable, a single visit to an osteopath can work wonders. If you answer yes to one or several of the questions below, chances are even bigger that osteopathy therapy can help your baby or child.

Important Note: Osteopathy is alternative medicine, please be aware of that when you decide to try this path. Many people worldwide report good results while others have doubts and suggest caution.

Be well informed and only consult a good certified specialized pediatric osteopath you trust 100%. He or she performs extremely gentle care, barely noticed by your baby. Cranial osteopathy therapy aims at releasing nerves or tiny bones that often (!) get stuck during pregnancy and delivery.

5 days - 1 year old cranial osteopathy therapy questions*

These questions relate to typical symptoms and causes your osteopath can treat when your baby is newborn or under 1 year old.

Jot down the number of 'Yes' answers you have. As soon as you have one or several, chances are high that a visit to a specialized osteopath is a very good idea.

1. When you hold your baby or change the position she is in, does she seem uncomfortable?
2. Does your baby often throw her head back, curving her back?
3. When lying down, does your baby hold or press her head against a bedside systematically?
4. When lying down, does your baby always (want to) sleep on the same side?
5. When lying down, does your baby always turn her head to the same side?
6. When lying down, are your baby's arms and legs in an asymmetric position?
7. When lying down, does your baby try not to sleep on her back?
8. Does your baby seems to fear being touched on her neck or head?
9. Does your baby cry often without easily being comforted by nursing, feeding, rocking,...?
10. Does your baby have difficulties sucking or swallowing?
11. Do you have to force your baby to take the breast or bottle?
12. After a feed, does your baby often bring up milk too much and systematically?
13. Does your baby vomit often or systematically?
14. When you are near, do you often hear your baby breathe with difficulty?
15. Does your baby often seemed drained, with not much energy or on the contrary over-active?
16. Does your baby cry systematically before settling to sleep?
17. Does your baby wake up at night regularly for no apparent reason?
18. Does your baby mix up day and night?
19. Does your baby have one or two watery eyes?
20. Does your baby has an asymmetry in her face or skull?
21. Is your baby's head flattened on one side?
22. Does your baby's spine seem rigid and not very mobile?

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1 - 6 years old cranial osteopathy therapy questions*

Ask yourself these questions if your child is 1 to 6 years old. If you have one or more 'Yes' answers, consult a good osteopath.

1. Does your child have regular ear infections in spite of medical treatment?
2. Does your child have regular colds and nose infections, in spite of medical treatment?
3. Does your child always breathe through her mouth?
4. Did your child fall on her buttocks a couple of times or more?
5. Did your child fall on her head a couple of times or more?
6. Has your child had a car accident with a violent impact?
7. Does your child have a visible asymmetry of his eyes?
8. Does your child have a form of strabismus (eyes not aligned properly) or eye fatigue?
9. Is there a large gap between his upper and lower jaw?
10. Does your child have a pacifier or suck his thumb?
11. Does your child have dental braces?
12. Does your child have a poor dental occlusion (the contact between upper and lower teeth)?
13. Does your child appear to have scoliotic attitude, i.e. non-structural scoliosis?

*These questions have been kindly provided by Carole Chevallier-Nourry, Osteopath DO MROF in France.

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