{"id":58,"date":"2024-12-16T13:30:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T13:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osteopathielaarman.nl\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2025-08-17T09:58:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T09:58:55","slug":"osteopathy-for-babies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/osteopathielaarman.nl\/en\/osteopathie-bij-babys\/","title":{"rendered":"Osteopathy for babies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Osteopathy Laarman and babies<\/h2>\n

Treating infants requires more than just medical knowledge. Infants respond very differently to certain actions than adults simply because they are at the beginning of their emotional development. Thanks to our extensive experience with infants, we create a safe environment. We know how to touch the infant while involving the parents in what the infant is experiencing.\n\nBirth is an intense and significant event where both the mother and the child undergo strong compression forces. Because the contractions push the baby further into the pelvis, where it has to make a turn too, these forces can affect the baby\u2019s malleable skull and the developing vertebrae. These forces could lead to minor ailments such as a blockade of the first cervical vertebrae (the atlas) on the back of the head. Babies that experience excessive compression during birth can experience discomfort and maybe even pain without it being visible to parents. What parents could notice is a restless, tense, and inconsolable baby.\n\nHow to recognize specific issues (as a parent)?<\/p>\n