When the transition to extra-uterine life is too abrupt these changes in the vascular system become disorganized. When this is the case, many possible problems result, but commonly the infant may be irritable, or it may become weak and susceptible to infection. Not all problems can be resolved, but many can be eased. And for some, Osteopathy is the answer. Like adults, each infant is constitutionally unique.
Some infants seem to tolerate significant trauma from birth, without ill effect.
Others are disrupted by even the slightest insults. As a general rule, it is best to receive treatment as close, in time, to the traumatic insult as possible. However, even stresses that have been imprinted into our nervous systems can still be cleared, many years later. Of course, the less time the traumatic forces have to establish themselves in the tissues, the easier it is to clear them.