Osteopathy can help cerebral palsy in a number of ways:

• Improving functional capabilities, therefore allowing more independence
• Reducing pain
• Help with contractures and overall muscle tone (hypertonia and hypotonia)
• Breathing difficulties and recurrent infection
• Reflux
• Swallowing difficulties
• Seizures

Sam:

Sam was 10 months old when he first came to the clinic.  He was very floppy and was unable to sit even with support.  He had difficulties swallowing and suffered with reflux.  He was a happy baby, always smiling but appeared to have no interest in anything. 

After 4 months of treatment there had been a massive improvement.  There had been a reduction in the vomiting and he was able to sit alone, roll over, and was even on the move.  He was much more alert and had begun to interact a lot more especially with his brother.