Section 1 1 Introduction, Liz Hayden 1.1 History and philosophy 1.2 What do osteopaths treat in children and why is it so effective? 1.3 Features of paediatric osteopathy 1.4 Treatment 2 The paediatric osteopathic practice, Eva Mockel 2.1 Organising the practice 2.2 Parent information 2.3 Children as patients 2.4 Co-operation with doctors and other practitioners 3 Accompanying the mother before, during and after pregnancy, Noori Mitha 3.1 Basic aspects of pregnancy 3.2 Preparing for pregnancy 3.3 Treatment during pregnancy 3.4 Treatment during labour 3.5 Treatment after delivery 3.6 Osteopathic support when breastfeeding 4 The world of the unborn child. Eva Mockel 4.1 Behaviour and living space of the unborn child 4.2 Influences in prenatal experience 4.3 Possible questions in case history taking 5 Birth and treating the baby, Liz Hayden, Eva Mockel 5.1 Normal labour 5.2 Difficult delivery 5.3 The birth process and its effect on the infant cranium 5.4 Prematurity and associated complications 6 Developmental physiology, William Goussel, Dina Guerassimiouk, Jens-Peter Markoff 6.1 Conditions for physiological development 6.2 Prenatal development 6.3 Postnatal development 7 Osteopathic diagnosis, Liz Hayden, Dion Kulak, Maxwell Fraval, Stefan Wentzke 7.1 Case history 7.2 The paediatric osteopathic examination 7.3 The 'head to toe' sequence of the physical examination 7.4 Examination of the infant and the toddler 7.5 Examination of the preschooler and schoolchild 7.6 Examination of the visual and auditory system 7.7 Osteopathic considerations of sensory development 7.8 Warning signs and differential diagnoses: the frontiers of osteopathic treatment 8 The language of the Primary Respiratory Mechanism, Sibyl Grundberg, Susan Turner, Noori Mitha 8.1 Diagnosis and treatment with the Primary Respiratory Mechanism 8.2 Intraosseous strains 8.3 An osteopathic approach to the new born and infant 8.4 Treating the viscera with the Primary Respiratory Mechanism 9 Psychological aspects , Christine Conroy, Susannah Booth, Renate Sander-Schmidt 9.1 Diagnosing and treating emotional factors 9.2 A child's world 9.3 Unexpected interactions 10 Nutrition, Astrid Fischer, Teresa Kelly 10.1 Physiological aspects 10.2 Effect of nutrition on the immune system 10.3 Nutrition for babies 10.4 Nutrition for toddlers and schoolchildren 10.5 Testing for food intolerance Section 2 11 Accomodation difficulties of the newborn, Clive Hayden 11.1 The birth process 11.2 The unsettled newborn 11.3 Sleeping difficulties 11.4 Irritable infants and colic 11.5 Vomiting and regurgitation 12 Pathology and treatment of the gastrointestinal tract, Tajinder K Deoora, Clive Hayden 12.1 Embryological development of the gastrointestinal tract 12.2 Postnatal development of the GIT 12.3 Anatomy of the intestinal viscera and abdominal cavity 12.4 Diarrhoea 12.5 Chronic constipation 12.6 Gastro-oesophageal reflux 12.7 Nervous (functional) stomach ache 12.8 Pyloric hypertrophy 13 Otolaryngology, Henry Klessen 13.1 Growth and development of the neurocranium and viscerocranium 13.2 Adenoids 13.3 Otitis media 13.4 Glue ear (chronic seromucinous otitis) 13.5 Sinusitis 13.6 Osteopathic treatment of the lymph system in ENT diseases 14 Pneumology, Teresa Kelly 14.1 Embryology and anatomy 14.2 The first breath 14.3 The lungs and emotions 14.4 Croup or laryngotracheobronchitis 14.5 Pneumonia 14.6 Bronchiolitis 14.7 Bronchitis 14.8 Bronchial asthma 15 Orthopaedics, Giles Cleghorn, Eva Mockel 15.1 Common orthopaedic conditions 15.2 Plagiocephaly 15.3 Craniosynostosis 15.4 Torticollis 15.5 Scoliosis 15.6 Disorders of maturation of the hip, hip dysplasia and dislocation and sublaxation of the hip 15.7 Coxa vara 15.8 Coxa valga 15.9 Femoral antetorsion 15.10 Perthes' disease 15.11 Slipped capital femoral epiphysis 15.12 Genu varum 15.13 Genu valgum 15.14 Osgood-Schlatter's disease 15.15 Chondromalacia patellae 15.16 Congenital club foot 15.17 In-toeing (metatarsus adductus) 15.18 Flat foot (pes planus) 15.19 Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) 15.20 Frequency of treatment and aftercare 16 Neuropaediatrics, childhood and adolescent psychiatry, William Goussel, Dina Guerassimiouk, Kok Weng Lim, Jens-Peter Markhoff, Timothy Marris, Robyn Seamer 16.1 Anatomy and physiology of the brain 16.2 Hypotonia 16.3 Developmental delay 16.4 Cerebral palsy 16.5 Sensory integration disorders 16.6 Specific learning difficulties 16.7 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 16.8 Epilepsy 16.9 Head pain in children 17 Genetic conditions, Peter Cockhill 17.1 Down's syndrome 17.2 Achondroplasia 17.3 Conclusion 18 Orthodontics, Ariane Hesse 18.1 Nomenclature and morphology 18.2 Development of dentition and the jaw 18.3 Temporomandibular joint disorders 18.4 Principle of treatment in orthodontics 18.5 Teamwork between the osteopath and the orthodontist 19 Speech therapy, Sigrid Graumann-Brunt, Noori Mitha 19.1 What do we mean by language? 19.2 The production of spoken language 19.3 Language development 19.4 Developmental stages in language 19.5 Normal development of spoken language 19.6 Impaired development of spoken language 19.7 Osteopathic treatment of language disorders 20 Vaccination, Manuela Da Rin 20.1 The immune system 20.2 Vaccinations: pro and contra 20.3 Relevant osteopathic treatment 20.4 Conclusion Appendices Glossary, Noori Mitha, Eva Mockel, Susan Turner Literature, Liz Hayden Websites, Liz Hayden Self-help groups, Liz Hayden Associations in Europe, Liz Hayden, Eva Mockel Training in the UK, Liz Hayden
E. Moeckel studied at the European School of Osteopathy, GB, graduating 1991. She taught pediatric Osteopathy two years at the College Sutherland, Hamburg and ten years at the Schule fur Klassische Osteopathische Medizin in Hamburg and Ulm. She is one of the founders of the Osteopathische Kindersprechstunde e.V. in Hamburg. She is also a member of the faculty of the Sutherland Cranial College and teaches in Germany and England. E. Moeckel has translated Dr. Sutherlands Books "Teachings in the Science of Osteopathy" and "Contributions of Thought" into German. Noori Mitha is Heilpraktikerin (limited medical licence in Germany) and osteopath. She graduated from the Schule der Klassischen Osteopathischen Medizin (SKOM) in 1996 in Hamburg. She aquired her diploma of osteopathy in 2002. She began teaching for the SKOM in 1996. Since 1999 she has been teaching postgraduate osteopathic paediatrics with Eva Moeckel. She is a member of the faculty of the Sutherland Cranial College and teaches in this field regularly. She is one of the founders of the Osteopathische Kindersprechstunde e.V. in Hamburg. N. Mitha is an author of the Leitfaden Osteopathie (2002) and worked on the translation of Dr. Sutherlands texts into German (Sutherland Kompendium 2004).