Anterior knee pain in kids
Following on from last week’s post about heel pain in “tweens”, today we’re moving up the leg a little to talk about knee pain in active kids. The topic of knee pain, though, is...
kids Tag
Heel pain in pre-teen kids
We often hear about the importance of our kids being active. Whilst we wholeheartedly agree with getting children involved in sports or activities, to help set them up for a healthy lifetime, we also...
What are “Growing Pains”, and does my child have them?
Aside from being a cheesy 80’s sitcom, “growing pains” are the most common form of episodic musculoskeletal pain in childhood. But what exactly are they? Typically, the pain involved in “growing pains” is: Not over...
Is it normal that my child’s feet are ‘flat’?
Who doesn’t love a pair of chubby little baby feet? Those squishy little toes just beg to be tickled and kissed. But as your child grows, there may come a time when you think...
Need Breastfeeding Help? Osteopathy may be the answer.
Many women are surprised to learn how much breastfeeding help they need to get the process happening smoothly. Nothing can quite prepare you for the emotional roller coaster ride that being a new parent can...
What’s the best body temperature in pregnancy?
Good news for the pregnant ladies amongst us! Pregnant women have long been told to avoid extremes of heat, and have been limited to measures such as limiting baths to body temperature (37°C), or not...
Back pain in new mums
One of the conditions that we see commonly in women who've recently had a baby is lower back pain. This can sometimes come as a surprise and even disappointment for new mums, as some of...
Osteopathy and Children
As a mother of two, I am acutely aware of a parent’s need to protect their children. The birth of my oldest daughter certainly woke up the Mumma Bear in me, and I would...