This course has been designed to be an essential guide to orientate yourself and take your first steps into the fascinating world of treating children. It is aimed at osteopaths who have no experience or who are unfamiliar with pediatric osteopathic treatment.

The target of this seminar is to provide the practical bases for working with children, starting from the anamnesis, the evaluation and setting the bases for the treatment and management of the main dysfunctions of the most common ailments that afflict early childhood.

 

Program:

 

Day 1

It will be explained how to approach the child from the arrival in the studio until the end of the treatment through:

• Case History

  • Pregnancy

  • Labour

  • Early childhood (feeding, posture…)

• Evaluation (Clinical-Neurological-Osteopathic)

• Observation

• Test

• Basic treatment routine

• Special techniques

 

Day 2

Specific problems of early childhood,  how to treat the main complaints…

 

• Poor sucking

• Colic and Constipation

• Reflux

• Sleep disorders

 

Day 3 (optional)

This module can be accessed only after having attended the previous module. During this day, will be addressed the main disorders of the muscle-skeletal system of the (0-1 yo):

 

• Plagiocephaly and Toticollis

• Dacriostenosi

• Clubfoot

• Varus Deformity

• DHD Developmental hip dysplasia

 

8 hours of lessons. Each student will receive the lesson PWP.

 

Day 1

5 theoretical hours + video Anamnesis (Pregnancy, Childbirth, Infancy, Breastfeeding, Posture) Evaluation (Clinical-Neurological-Osteopathic) Observation

3 hours Practice: Test, Basic Treatment, Special Techniques

 

Day 2

4 hours theory 4 hours of practice for Sucking, Reflux, Colic and Constipation, Sleep Disorders (1 hour of theory / practice per topic).

 

Day 3

4 hours theory 4 hours of practice for Plagiocephaly and Wryneck, Dacriostenosis, Clubfoot and Varus deformity, developmental hip dysplasia (1 hour of theory / practice per topic).