This seminar defines the different types of plagiocephaly & predisposing factors so you can apply osteopathic techniques for these patients more effectively.

2 hours

Osteopaths can be at a stand still in working with babies with plagiocephaly if they don’t have the current evidence base and the appropriate osteopathic techniques to assist these patients.

This seminar defines the different types of plagiocephaly and predisposing factors so that you can apply your osteopathic techniques for these patients more effectively and have better treatment and management outcomes in the treatment of plagiocephaly.

 

In this seminar, you will:

  • Understand concepts of plagiocephaly and head favouring in the paediatric infant.

  • Explore causal and predisposing factors will be explored through an osteopathic lens,

  • Gain insight into the medical management of plagiocephaly. 

  • Learn how to educate parents and empower them with home management techniques. 

  • Have a comprehensive structural framework for working with plagiocephaly + head favouring within the osteopathic setting. 

  • Be able to give advice to parents including handling techniques using simple language.  

  • Learn practical osteopathic techniques to assist with the integration of these concepts.

CURRICULUM

What we'll cover

  1. Definition Plagiocephaly - different forms of plagiocephaly - handout 

  2. History taking - causal factors, sleep position, feeding position, birth

  3. Predisposing factors - birth, breastfeeding, sleep position

  4. Define Torticollis - development of SCM, upper ribs + scalenes (any associated pathology)

  5. Historical change in definition of Plagiocephaly - traditional (brain injury) current (positional).

  6. Causal factors of plagiocephaly + current trends with WHO guidelines.

  7. Strategies for parents to manage plagiocephaly.

  8. Medical management of plagiocephaly.

  9. Helmets - research + OrthoKids

  10. Direct + Indirect Releases - Osteopathic technique + strategy - frontal, parietal moulding release, frontal metopic release, occipital squama, temporal decompression, upper Cx releases, articulation, oscillation, traction, working with ATNR, squama, OA, C1-3

  11. Parental strategies around head positioning

  12. Definition and classic signs and symptoms of head favouring + asymmetrical neck

  13. Influences of sleep position and WHO guidelines 

  14. Home management for parents - safety wedges + side sleeping + movement based exercises and activities to teach parents.

  15. Osteopathic Treatment Techniques - upper Cx traction, rotation, suboccipital MFR, OA decompression, SCM, scalenes stretch (rotation, sidebending), using ATNR to activate head rotation.

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