Understanding the concern
What to know before booking
Birth is a significant event, but not every asymmetry or unsettled period is a birth injury. Diagnosis relies on obstetric history, neonatal or paediatric examination and, where needed, neurology, orthopaedics and investigations.
Persistent head-turn preference, unusual posture, feeding latch difficulty or distress with movement may warrant planned assessment. These signs are non-specific and can occur during normal adaptation or with different conditions.
The osteopathic physician works gently, checks indications and stops if warning signs appear. The aim is to support functional mobility within an agreed paediatric plan, without promises to change neurological development or correct birth effects in one session.
