Cranial Osteopathy Baby Flat Head. Flat Head Syndrome in babies is called either Posterior plagiocephaly Nonsynostotic occipital plagiocephaly Posterior positional plagiocephaly or Positional skull flattening. How our Paediatric Cranial Osteopath in London and cranial osteopathy can help your baby with traumatic birth.
Cranial osteopathy is an alternative treatment used to calm babies improve their sleep and solve a variety of health issues. Plagiocephaly is partial flattening of the back of the head which gives a slightly distorted look to the head. Its usually used to treat babies and children and involves a gentle manipulation of their head and spine to increase comfort.
I feel so guilty that Ive done this to him by not checking how he sleeps Ive seen a cranial.
He was born with a perfectly round head. DD had big problems with flatness particularly on one side of her head and was reluctant to turn her neck the other way even to feed. What is it Plagiocephaly is a deformity of the babys skull usually from positioning or moulding in the womb. Baby Cranial treatment will depend on the tissue involved.