What can be treated with prenatal osteopathy at Ekinox?

Osteopathy can have a positive impact on functional fertility disorders, i.e. when there is no apparent medical reason. By optimizing blood circulation and tissue quality (organs, ligaments, muscles, etc.), adequate mobility is ensured, and osteopathy can promote optimal function of the body, including the reproductive organs and pelvic area.

What osteopathic treatment can be given to pregnant women at Ekinox?

Pregnancy brings with it a host of physiological changes that can cause discomfort. Osteopathy is an ideal discipline for relieving these discomforts. What's more, regular sessions at the end of pregnancy ensure that the body is well prepared for childbirth and promote a physiological delivery.

What can be treated with pediatric osteopathy at Ekinox?

Osteopathy can be beneficial for infants. Among other things, it can reduce gastro-oesophageal reflux, help with sleep disorders, breastfeeding or feeding difficulties, congenital torticollis, plagiocephaly and the notorious colic.

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Osteopathy and perinatal care

Did you know that osteopaths can follow you throughout motherhood, from fertility to your child's adolescence.

Osteopaths can treat women throughout the fertility process, pregnancy and post-partum. They are also able to treat infants, children and teenagers, supporting them as they grow with adapted techniques.

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What is perinatal and pediatric osteopathy?

Osteopathy is a holistic manual approach based on prevention and improving the quality of your life. The aim is to restore the body’s equilibrium and the proper functioning of its various systems. In a perinatal context, the osteopath can offer care to women in the process of fertilization, during pregnancy and post-partum. Pediatric osteopathy is dedicated to newborns, toddlers, children and adolescents.

What happens during an appointment?
During an osteopathic session, the therapist begins by asking a number of questions relating to your general state of health and the reasons for your consultation. This is followed by a visual and palpatory assessment. The session then continues with manual therapy (palpation, pressure points, mobilizations, etc.).

What can be treated with prenatal osteopathy at Ekinox?
Osteopathy can have a positive impact on functional fertility disorders, i.e. when there is no apparent medical reason. By optimizing blood circulation and tissue quality (organs, ligaments, muscles, etc.), adequate mobility is ensured, and osteopathy can promote optimal function of the body, including the reproductive organs and pelvic area.
What osteopathic treatment can be given to pregnant women at Ekinox?
Pregnancy brings with it a host of physiological changes that can cause discomfort. Osteopathy is an ideal discipline for relieving these discomforts. What's more, regular sessions at the end of pregnancy ensure that the body is well prepared for childbirth and promote a physiological delivery.
What can be treated with pediatric osteopathy at Ekinox?
Osteopathy can be beneficial for infants. Among other things, it can reduce gastro-oesophageal reflux, help with sleep disorders, breastfeeding or feeding difficulties, congenital torticollis, plagiocephaly and the notorious colic.

Interesting facts

Two-thirds of pregnant women suffer at least one episode of back pain during pregnancy. ((Liddle SD, Pennick V. Interventions for preventing and treating low-back and pelvic pain during pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Sep 30;2015(9):CD001139. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001139.pub4. PMID: 26422811; PMCID: PMC7053516.))
Osteopathic treatment during pregnancy reduces the number of medical interventions during childbirth. ((OSTEOPATHIC TREATMENT DURING PREGNANCY REDUCES RISK OF BIRTH INTERVENTIONS: THE ROLE OF OPTIMAL FOETAL POSITIONING. A Brown1, R. Johnston2. 1Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom; 2Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom ))
Congenital torticollis is associated with an increased risk of positional plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome) in babies. An osteopathic consultation for infants is highly recommended to prevent and/or correct this syndrome.

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