I have treated paediatric clients for sports injuries, growth spurt related injuries, everyday muscle strains, anxiety and cerebral palsy, but there are so many more benefits:-
- better quality sleep
- promote relaxation and self-regulation in babies
- enhance neurological development in children with developmental delay and neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy
- relieve the abdominal discomfort from constipation or gas
- improved gastrointestinal function
- relieve teething, colic and congestion in babies
- musculoskeletal pain caused by sports injuries or growth spurts eg. Severs disease, Osgood Schlatters
- ease anxiety
- increase body awareness
- stimulate motor development
- stimulate emotional and cognitive development
- increased alertness as well as speed and accuracy
- decrease levels of cortisol (the stress hormone) and blood glucose levels
- stress reduction in children boosts the immune system and the ability to fight diseases
- improved focus in children with ADHD
- post traumatic stress in cases of early childhood abuse
- management of chronic conditions eg. asthma, cystic fibrosis
- reduced anxiety and cortisol levels in children with mild to moderate juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
- reducing any aversion to touch in children with autism or ADHD,
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