Congress Theme: “Intervention of Osteopathy in the Craniofacial Sphere”
Summary: The lecture aims to address the Osteopathy Intervention in the craniofacial sphere and its relationship with the different systems (Clinical Case).
The newborn’s skull often presents different shapes arising from different etiologies, which may be at the origin of dysfunctions in pediatric age. According to osteopathy, the presence of symptoms/pathologies is associated with most cases and, consequently, with changes in the craniofacial region and its normal functioning. The performance of osteopathy in pediatrics is done through specific, adapted and gentle techniques, different from intervention in adults. In this way, it is important to understand the role of the osteopath as a complementarity in multidisciplinary teams, its limits, its intervention, its objectives and the evidence of its performance