The Benefits of Craniosacral Therapy for Babies and Children

                 The Benefits of Craniosacral Therapy for Babies and Children

Craniosacral Therapy is a useful tool to facilitate a baby’s entry into the world, especially when the baby has experienced birth trauma; ranging  from mild to severe, can adversely affect the Central Nervous System.

The Central nervous System (CNS) is the master system, or ‘boss’, controlling all the other systems in the body.

If the ‘boss’ isn’t fully functioning to its highest capacity, it affects the other systems, such as the digestive, respiratory, musculoskeletal and more. When the boss is brought back into balance, then the ’employees’ can do their jobs more effectively as well.

When the CNS gets treated via Craniosacral Therapy within the first few days or weeks of a child’s life, it can potentially reduce a whole spectrum of health challenges, including difficulty latching, sucking reflux problems, unwilling to nurse  colic, torticollis, plagiocephaly, acid reflux and more.

Babies born via Caesarean  are especially prone to birth trauma as the forces and pressures exerted on the baby’s body from this mode of delivery can affect the musculoskeletal and nervous systems creating the potential for pain patterns and restrictions later on in childhood and beyond. 

For children, Craniosacral Therapy is gentle, safe and effective for: chronic ear infections, autism spectrum and sensory processing disorders, cerebral palsy, seizures, digestive disorders, learning difficulties, Down Syndrome and genetic disorders, impaired immune system and more. 

When health challenges are not present,  Craniosacral Therapy is fantastic for preventative care for all ages,  a ‘tune up’ for the CNS that your body will thank you for by boosting its overall state of health and wellbeing.