Whats the difference between cranial and paediatric osteopathy?
The term ‘cranial osteopathy’ is a bit of a misnomer because osteopathy is concerned with the arrangement and movement of the body, of which the head is only one part. Cranial osteopathy simply means the application of osteopathic treatment to the head. In the case of newborns and babies, the whole body must be treated for osteopathy to be effective – which is what paediatric osteopaths do. Parent should also be aware that there are practitioners other than osteopaths who include ‘cranial techniques’, and these practitioners may have only limited training.
