Solihull cranial osteopath John Williams of Solihull Back Pain Clinic in Hall Green Birmingham has another success story in the field of cranial osteopathy. Infantile reflux has been treated successfully in only 4 visits and both parents are delighted with the change in their child.

Cranial osteopathy is not exactly a spectator sport and parents will see very little of the treatment that takes place. This is why an explanation before treatment commences is so important. Treatment is so subtle that often parents can mistake treatment techniques for examination or interaction with the child. The older the child the more distraction techniques are needed as an active 10 month old child will not sit still while you work on their cranium.

Cranial techniques have been developed to adapt to most situations and Solihull Cranial Osteopath John Williams has used them to help many babies and their families. The Solihull Clinic in Hall Green Birmingham has a website
www.solihullbackpainclinic.co.uk

Baby Amber was suffering with infantile reflux and the parents decided to search for an answer after tradition methods of treatment appeared unsuccessful. The results were swift and decisive and below we have their testimonial.

“Our Daughter, Amber, had been suffering from Reflux from a couple of weeks old. As the weeks went on, the reflux got worse and worse with her virtually bringing up her whole milk intake at every feed. Her sleep patterns were not bad and she was not crying in the night but she was prone to slight restlessness. We had taken her to the doctors for a resolution but because her weight had not dropped below the chart graph growth line then we weren’t referred to the hospital. She was given a course of Infant Gaviscon upon repeat prescription which thickened up the feeds. This helped with the reflux but we were far from happy that we were putting extra chemicals into our child from such an early age.
We’d tried everything from changing formula milks to those of a thicker consistency but she refused, we changed the angle of feeding her but that also had little effect.
It was just during a lunchtime chat with a colleague where I first heard of ‘cranial osteopathy’. My colleague’s sister had been through similar issues surrounding Colic and many sleepless nights with her young child that she was referred to the hospital. The hospital had actually recommended to her that a cranial osteopath may help at least alleviate some of the symptoms and even after one visit there was a noted success in that their first good night’s sleep was had since birth.

I was still quite sceptical at this point and did some research on the internet and visited a few sites which ultimately led me to John Williams. I booked our first session with the Hall Green clinic but in all honesty I didn’t really believe it would work. I had to try though because we’d tried everything else and at least I could rule it out and then try something else.
The first session was interesting to say the least; we had a chat about everything from her feeding habits, even down to my wife’s pregnancy and the birth itself. John had made a lot of notes and then started to interact with Amber. From the start he had built an instant rapport with her and was obviously good with children which made things a little more comfortable for us. It seemed very strange though that all he seemed to be doing was talking and playing with her whilst cradling her head. Amber was not stressed by it all and just seemed to be happy enough whilst my wife and I shot curious looks at each other thinking “is this it?” John had assured us that it is a common reaction to how treatment is carried out. We left the clinic with the same scepticism but in the back of our minds there was hope it would work.
Our first night after treatment was probably the worst night’s sleep we’d had since her birth. She was awake every 1½-2 hours and extremely restless, the reflux had not got any better and at that point we were never, ever going back. We continued to diary her progress though and over the next 2 to 3 days there was a marked difference in the amount of food that was coming back up.
We decided to give it another go and went back for our second session. John had documented everything that had happened over the week and then interacted with Amber. Once again she was quite happy but we still left the clinic with the same doubts as previous.
It was that night we noticed the first significant change. We put her down at 7pm as normal; we went to bed at 10pm…… Then Amber woke us up a little after 7am. Also, her reflux had calmed considerably as the week went on.
We have now attended 4 sessions and her sleep patterns are fantastic. She goes down at 7pm and wakes between 6-7am. She may stir once in the night but drops back off.
We no longer give Amber Infant Gaviscon. The reflux has not 100% gone but we have gone from a situation where she was sick 3-4 times every feed down to once or twice a week at most. Both my wife and I have no doubts that the sessions we had with John have been the over-riding contributing factor to the change in her. Amber is happier in herself and we as a family are happier.
John, you have managed to convert two sceptics. THANK YOU”.

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