Life Stages Posts

woman crossing her legs to hold in bladder leakage from weak pelvic floor
Lower Back & Pelvis
Dr Mikahla Callahan

Why Is My Pelvic Floor So Important?

You may have heard a lot of people talk about how important it is to do pelvic floor exercises. But do you actually know exactly what your pelvic floor is and why it is so important for both women and men?   Anatomy of the Pelvic Floor Our pelvis is

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photo of premature baby in humidicrib
Infants and Babies
Dr Patrick Callanan

Osteopathy for Premature Babies

In our practice, we constantly see examples of babies that benefit enormously from osteopathic care. This has been reflected in some recent studies undertaken in Italian neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) where premature infants have received osteopathic care and been compared to groups that have not.

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baby crying with colic
Infants and Babies
Dr Patrick Callanan

How Do I Know if My Baby Has Colic?

Does your baby experience lots of wind, explosive poos, tummy pain? Squirms around in discomfort, cries inconsolably, is difficult to comfort? Cries and vomits after feeding, arches their back, has loud gurgling sounds in their tummy, or has a swollen or distended stomach?

If you answered yes to one or more of these symptoms it is quite possible that your baby is suffering from infantile colic.

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photo of infant-baby crying
Infants and Babies
Dr Patrick Callanan

Why Bring a Newborn to an Osteopath?

Some signs that may indicate that your newborn is suffering from a sore neck or sore back from the birth process or the babies position in utero may be an inability for your baby to breastfeed freely from one or both sides, that they constantly lay with their head positioned to the same side, intolerance to carseats or baby carriers, difficulty settling to sleep, or excessive crying for unknown reasons.

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