Pippa Middleton Says Cranial OMT Helped Her 1 Year-Old Son

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Pippa Middleton Says Cranial Osteopathy Helped Calm Her 1-Year-Old Son—But What Is It?
Health October 29, 2019
The Duchess of Cambridge’s younger sister, Pippa Middleton, has embraced an alternative therapy known as cranial osteopathy for her 1-year-old son.
“It’s a popular alternative therapy for newborns, particularly those who have had a traumatic birth, are unsettled, or have trouble sleeping,” she continued. “It claims to heal, relax and promote sleep, digestion and body alignment through gentle head and body manipulation." Pippa added that she started taking her son Arthur when he was just 7 months old.
Pippa claims the results of the treatment were immediate. “I was fascinated to see how calming it was for him, but also how valuable the feedback was,” she wrote. “The osteopath noticed one side of his neck was tighter than the other, which explained why he favored one side sleeping. She also saw that his arms were stronger than his legs, so she gave me an exercise to help him.”
Unfortunately, as Pippa mentioned in her article, there is very little conclusive scientific evidence that cranial osteopathy is effective. “The treatment regime lacks a biologically plausible mechanism, shows no diagnostic reliability, and offers little hope that any direct clinical effect will ever be shown,” Steve E. Hartman, PhD, a professor in the Department of Anatomy at the University of New England, wrote in one paper published in the medical journal Chiropractic and Osteopathy.

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Our MD peds professor, any chance he gets: "so, uh....the cranial bones don't move, you know?"
 
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Pippa Middleton Says Cranial Osteopathy Helped Calm Her 1-Year-Old Son—But What Is It?
Health October 29, 2019
The Duchess of Cambridge’s younger sister, Pippa Middleton, has embraced an alternative therapy known as cranial osteopathy for her 1-year-old son.
“It’s a popular alternative therapy for newborns, particularly those who have had a traumatic birth, are unsettled, or have trouble sleeping,” she continued. “It claims to heal, relax and promote sleep, digestion and body alignment through gentle head and body manipulation." Pippa added that she started taking her son Arthur when he was just 7 months old.
Pippa claims the results of the treatment were immediate. “I was fascinated to see how calming it was for him, but also how valuable the feedback was,” she wrote. “The osteopath noticed one side of his neck was tighter than the other, which explained why he favored one side sleeping. She also saw that his arms were stronger than his legs, so she gave me an exercise to help him.”
Unfortunately, as Pippa mentioned in her article, there is very little conclusive scientific evidence that cranial osteopathy is effective. “The treatment regime lacks a biologically plausible mechanism, shows no diagnostic reliability, and offers little hope that any direct clinical effect will ever be shown,” Steve E. Hartman, PhD, a professor in the Department of Anatomy at the University of New England, wrote in one paper published in the medical journal Chiropractic and Osteopathy.
This was before or after she denounced vaccines?
 
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I’m not here to defend cranial, but if it there were a population it could work for, it would be infants (with their not-quite-fused-yet craniums).
 
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My newborn had plagiocephaly to the point of helmet recommendations from her peds, which of course required thousands of dollars and weekly travel to the specialist 4 hours away - during OMS2, no less. All the MDs said if I didn't helmet her by 4 months old she'd have permanent brain damage.

Faculty OMM professor did cranial on her twice weekly for 6 weeks and waddyaknow... those bones popped right back out. So I mean yeah it's pretty easy to bash something wholeheartedly without ever even trying it first but my advice would be to maybe embrace that degree you worked so hard to earn and greet OMM concepts with an open mind.
 
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My newborn had plagiocephaly to the point of helmet recommendations from her peds, which of course required thousands of dollars and weekly travel to the specialist 4 hours away - during OMS2, no less. All the MDs said if I didn't helmet her by 4 months old she'd have permanent brain damage.

Faculty OMM professor did cranial on her twice weekly for 6 weeks and waddyaknow... those bones popped right back out. So I mean yeah it's pretty easy to bash something wholeheartedly without ever even trying it first but my advice would be to maybe embrace that degree you worked so hard to earn and greet OMM concepts with an open mind.

It’s hard to believe the concepts that deny basic Anatomy.. just my thought at least.

I think most would agree that cranial could be beneficial to said pt, but beyond that. No.
 
Unfortunate these royal-adjacent socialites have any amount of influence on the decisions people make about their children's health.
 
My newborn had plagiocephaly to the point of helmet recommendations from her peds, which of course required thousands of dollars and weekly travel to the specialist 4 hours away - during OMS2, no less. All the MDs said if I didn't helmet her by 4 months old she'd have permanent brain damage.

Faculty OMM professor did cranial on her twice weekly for 6 weeks and waddyaknow... those bones popped right back out. So I mean yeah it's pretty easy to bash something wholeheartedly without ever even trying it first but my advice would be to maybe embrace that degree you worked so hard to earn and greet OMM concepts with an open mind.
Yeah... I'm gonna call BS on this one. Positional plagiocephaly is generally a self limited condition that resolves with a helmet, or physical therapy, or just... giving it time. It doesn't cause developmental delay, and certainly not by four months. Craniosynostosis, on the other hand, can cause actual neurological damage, but that requires surgical intervention, so "all the MDs" wouldn't have been talking about helmets.

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Yeah... I'm gonna call BS on this one. Positional plagiocephaly is generally a self limited condition that resolves with a helmet, or physical therapy, or just... giving it time. It doesn't cause developmental delay, and certainly not by four months. Craniosynostosis, on the other hand, can cause actual neurological damage, but that requires surgical intervention, so "all the MDs" wouldn't have been talking about helmets.

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Glad someone said it.
 
Yeah... I'm gonna call BS on this one. Positional plagiocephaly is generally a self limited condition that resolves with a helmet, or physical therapy, or just... giving it time. It doesn't cause developmental delay, and certainly not by four months. Craniosynostosis, on the other hand, can cause actual neurological damage, but that requires surgical intervention, so "all the MDs" wouldn't have been talking about helmets.

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Your use of the term "physical therapy" is cute. No one is prescribing stretches for newborns to complete to correct plagiocephaly. And no, positional plagiocephaly doesn't always correct itself, especially with current safe sleep guidelines typically making the problem worse. Hence the need to helmet by 4 months of age, although preferably way sooner, if that is the route deemed necessary by the pediatricians involved.

I went back to check the hospital records and it turns out it was 2 MD pediatricians and 1 MD and 1 DO neurologist who made their recommendations so I stand corrected on "all the MD's" assertion. Regardless, I hope you're not routinely involved in the healthcare decisions of newborns as your lack of knowledge on current standards is rather disturbing.
 
Your use of the term "physical therapy" is cute. No one is prescribing stretches for newborns to complete to correct plagiocephaly. And no, positional plagiocephaly doesn't always correct itself, especially with current safe sleep guidelines typically making the problem worse. Hence the need to helmet by 4 months of age, although preferably way sooner, if that is the route deemed necessary by the pediatricians involved.

I went back to check the hospital records and it turns out it was 2 MD pediatricians and 1 MD and 1 DO neurologist who made their recommendations so I stand corrected on "all the MD's" assertion. Regardless, I hope you're not routinely involved in the healthcare decisions of newborns as your lack of knowledge on current standards is rather disturbing.
OK. Cool.

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My son had the same condition, and I consulted with a DMD, a DDS, 2 MD neurosurgeons, and my pediatrician; and they all said what NurWollen confirmed. So i hope you continue to be involved because you know what you are doing.
 
I consulted the NSA, the CIA, the office of the Supreme Court, the American Red Cross, the Turkish Embassy in NYC, and a retirement community in Boca Raton, FL, and they all agreed with NurWollen as well.
 
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My son had the same condition, and I consulted with a DMD, a DDS, 2 MD neurosurgeons, and my pediatrician; and they all said what NurWollen confirmed. So i hope you continue to be involved because you know what you are doing.
He is in peds iirc so it would make sense
 
My newborn had plagiocephaly to the point of helmet recommendations from her peds, which of course required thousands of dollars and weekly travel to the specialist 4 hours away - during OMS2, no less. All the MDs said if I didn't helmet her by 4 months old she'd have permanent brain damage.

Faculty OMM professor did cranial on her twice weekly for 6 weeks and waddyaknow... those bones popped right back out. So I mean yeah it's pretty easy to bash something wholeheartedly without ever even trying it first but my advice would be to maybe embrace that degree you worked so hard to earn and greet OMM concepts with an open mind.

pix or it didn’t happen
 
I consulted the NSA, the CIA, the office of the Supreme Court, the American Red Cross, the Turkish Embassy in NYC, and a retirement community in Boca Raton, FL, and they all agreed with NurWollen as well.
You are right. I consulted with the U.N., NASA, my time traveling folks, my fairy God mother, the devil on my shoulder, and my guardian angel, and they're all saying the same thing. NurWollen is right on point.

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