Date: Due to the pandemic we are not able to run any courses but hope to be back in 2021
Venue: London School of Osteopathy, 12 Grange Road, London SE1. UK
Times: 10am – 5.00pm (registration from 9.30am)
Cost: £140.00
| The Miserable Baby Part 4 |
The Miserable Baby Part 4
This is a ‘stand alone’ course – Miserable Baby Parts 1-5 can be attended in any order
THIS COURSE IS SUITABLE FOR OSTEOPATHS, CRANIOSACRAL THERAPISTS, CHIROPRACTORS & PHYSIOTHERAPISTS.
This course comes with time limited access (3 months) to portions of our Video ‘Infant Examination 0-6 Months.
Topics covered throughout the day:
Morning session
Infant Examination PART 1:
- Introduction to examination & evaluation of the infant’s neuro-musculo-skeletal system
- Cautions & contraindications
- Assessment of nutrition and hydration
- Observation of the skin & markings
- Observation and assessment of respiration
- Assessing level of alertness
- Development of the eye & eye movements
- Assessing muscle tone
- Assessing posture & spontaneous movements
- Neurological examinations – primitive reflexes, postural reflexes, deep tendon reflexes, cranial nerve evaluation
PART 2 of this lecture – Regional Examination – is covered in Miserable Baby Part 5
Afternoon session
Infant Dyschezia (difficult/painful defecation) & Constipation in Children
| Intro to infant Dyschezia, and true constipation |
| Signs of digestive tract disorders in early life |
| When to refer – pathological reasons for constipation and lower GI tract disorders |
| PRACTICAL SESSION 1 |
| Functional anatomy of lower digestive tract, pelvis, hip, sacrum & related neurology |
| Observation & examination of abdomen, hips, pelvis, sacrum and lumbar spine |
| Ishemia at splenic flexture |
| PRACTICAL SESSION 2 |
| Colic, definition & possible causes |
| PRACTICAL SESSION 3 |
| Process of defecation & defecation reflexes |
| Functional constipation in older children, encopresis |
| Constipation and allergies, diet, probiotics & behavioural problems |
| Medical approaches to functional constipation |
| PRACTICAL SESSION 4 |
| Please wear loose and comfortable clothing. Full notes will be supplied during the lecture. |
A 6.5 hour CPD certificate will be given at the end of the day.
[box]This in an Intermediate Level workshop. To get the most out of this course you should:[/box]
- Be able to take a Paediatric case history and understand your legal & professional requirements for treating infants.
- Understand the basic physiological processes of birth and how this may effect cranial & body mechanics.
- Have an understanding of the cranio-sacral approach (Sutherland, Upledger etc.) and indirect approaches to treatment.
- Please check with us if you are unsure mumandbabyCPD@gmail.com
