Manual therapy for children
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One of our priorities at the centre is he treatment of locomotor disorders in children with dysfunctional movement, tilt syndromes - especially in infants, certain diseases of the muscle and connective tissue, perception and processing disorders and specific pain conditions. Depending on the indication, the treatment plan can include Arlen’s atlas therapy, osteopathic techniques, myofascial release techniques and acupuncture. |
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The functional disorders of the spine and extremities described above can be treated with child-friendly, manual medicine techniques (osteopathic techniques, chirotherapy, chiropractics, mobilisation, mobilising impulse techniques, manipulations, myofascial release techniques, Metamer massage etc.). Locomotor pain is usually accompanied by tension in individual muscles and articulation disorders of the spine and extremities. It usually requires intensive outpatient treatment over 2-4 weeks. The length of treatment depends, among other things, on the extent and gravity of the functional disorders. It is advisable to repeat the treatment after 6-12 months. During this time the body learns to apply the improved patterns of movement in everyday life. Atlanto-occipital joint-induced asymmetries in children (KIDD- resp. KISS-Syndrom) are best treated between 3 and 5 months of age with Arlen’s atlas therapy. Apart from medical manual therapies for children we also prescribe recognised forms of therapy such as physiotherapeutic gymnastics based on neurophysiology according to Vojta or Bobath, ergotherapy, physiotherapy, neuro-reflective dynamic foot orthotics after Nancy Hylton etc. Dr. Surminski supplement manual medicine by adding manual paediatrics (as integrierte Manualmedizinische Entwicklungstherapie - IMMET) in a course taken with the Ärztegesellschaft für Atlastherapie und Manuelle Kinderbehandlung (ÄGAMK). |
Training for manual paediatrics emphasises the importance of the practical application. This included neuropaediatric pre-learning, manual medical diagnostics and indications for babies and small children, irritation zone diagnostic, X-ray diagnostic, mobilisation and manipulation of babies and small children, myofascial and craniosacral treatment techniques with babies and small children, tonus asymmetry in children, neurological defect-syndromes, infantile cerebral palsy, sensomotoric integrations disorder, muscoskeletal pain syndrome, headache and migraine, neuromuscular and genetically caused diseases.
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