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osteopathy

a system of healing based on the manipulation of bones or other parts of the body
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

osteopathy

[‚äs·tē′äp·ə·thē]
(medicine)
A school of healing which teaches that the body is a vital mechanical organism whose structural and functional integrity are coordinate and interdependent, the abnormality of either constituting disease.
Any disease of bone.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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After re-examining Cranial Osteopathy he came to understand the reason for a non-fused cranium: to accommodate the ceaseless ebb and flow of the cerebral spinal fluid.
Cranial osteopathy focused on the sphenobasilar joint and the most likely places for intracranial entrapment neuropathy of oculomotor, trochlearis, and abducens nerves, which regulate intra- and extraocular muscles.
All babies cry but most settle, so without a controlled trial, it's difficult to judge the effect of cranial osteopathy.
Then she turned to a natural health centre and was told of cranial osteopathy.
Owners Peter and Laura Carstensen say the new centre on Mold Business Park, Mold will offer a wide range of treatments including osteopathy and cranial osteopathy, medical herbalism, shiatsu, chiropody, acupuncture, Reiki, massage therapy, aromatherapy, reflexology and hypnotherapy.
Cranial osteopathy can be very effective, but don't make your child feel there's something wrong with her.
Other mums tell me that cranial osteopathy treatments work well for colicky babies so I'm currently on a mission to track a practitioner down.
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