(As featured on BBC news South East June 2004)

Opening Hours:     Tuesday mornings 09.30 – 12.45
                                  Wednesday afternoons 14.15 – 17.30

Fees:                        New patient £22.00 (1.5 hrs)
                                  Returning patient £16.00 (45 minutes)

Many people believe that babies and children are too young and pliable to suffer from any structural stresses and strains, but in reality they do. Birth itself can be a very stressful time for the baby both physically and emotionally. If there are difficulties and complications with the birth, this can put immense strain on certain structures within the baby’s body. Left untreated these can cause problems in later life.

Many childhood problems may benefit from osteopathic treatment. For example:

• Postural defects and the effects of frequent falls.
• Poor sleep patterns.
• Colic and generally fractious and irritable behaviour.
• Allergic complaints such as asthma.

Very effective and subtle manual techniques have been developed over the years which are particularly suited to the treatment of children and babies. This gentle approach is often referred to as “Cranial Osteopathy”, although the techniques are not just limited to the head, as the term may imply.