As well as offering conventional osteopathy, I also use cranial osteopathic techniques as part of my therapeutic approach. Cranial Osteopathy is a refined and subtle type of osteopathic treatment that encourages the release of stresses and tensions throughout the body, including the head. It is an effective yet extremely gentle approach making it particularly suitable for babies, children and the elderly, though anyone may benefit from this type of treatment.

The treatment involves very delicate movements of the bones of the skull and pelvis as well as the rest of the skeleton.

Cranial osteopathy is particularly useful at treating babies and young children suffering from sleep problems, infantile colic, hearing problems, such as glue ear, asthma, and some learning and behavioural problems.

The Cranial Approach

The involuntary approach to osteopathic practice, sometimes referred to  as "cranial osteopathy", has developed from the discovery in the  1930's that small tolerances of movement exist within the human  skull.

From this, an approach to diagnosis and treatment has evolved in which the osteopath's highly trained sense of touch is used to identify and  correct disturbances and limitations of tissue mobility, not only in and  around the joints of the skull, but throughout the body. The technical  approach used involves extremely gentle, but specifically applied adjustments to the movement of body tissues and is essentially a very safe method of diagnosis and treatment.

Osteopaths using this approach also use orthodox clinical  investigations in their diagnostic process and can help a wide range of  conditions including certain cases of glue ear, migraine, dizziness, the effects of difficult or prolonged deliveries in babies and children, as well as orthopaedic and spinal conditions for which other osteopathic  techniques would be inappropriate.

Osteopaths are concerned with the structural and functional integrity  of the whole person and there are at present no formally recognised specialists or specialities. Nevertheless some osteopaths have a special  interest or choose to concentrate on certain approaches such as cranial approach.

If you think that the cranial approach or osteopathic treatment  generally would be of benefit to you, please feel free to contact me to for advice.