A lot of patients are surprised that we seem to have a clinic full of toys and often full of babies!... Surely the babies and toddlers are not in any way stressed by life and have not yet encountered injuries!... So what can we be doing with them?!!!!

I remember in 2010 a client saying to Pierre and I that animal just born were as perfect as possible without any damage and influence....

Well, to anyone that knows me, I promise I was as polite as possible....

No life isn’t that perfect! Let’s think about that for a minute. Some children do suffer a long delivery (36 hours), some pretty shocking positions (breached, cord around the neck, face presentation, rear presentation, shoulder presentation, twins...) and some are just too big.... Combine with the fact that they are turning to be engaged by week 28-29 over 40...

You can now see that they can be under stress. As they have little muscular tone (thanks god for that – mum would tell you it’s painful enough) they cannot adapt and resist they have to mould... (squish!). In an ideal world they should “pop free” with the first scream like those pop up cards, but sometime it is just not that easy.

So with very careful and soft touch we free the body and release its natural desire to unfold.

Claire, Pierre and myself take picture before and after so parents can see the differences, the remoulding of facial features and enjoy an happier baby in a few treatments.

Of course if certain muscles, organs, joints are not completely developed yet the baby will need time to grow out of his discomfort but at least we can provide some ease and some advice to make it as easy as possible on all members of the family. Yet sleep deprivation is a torture!

Sometime there are other problems and when required we recommend parents to combine our treatment with a visit to the GP, Paediatrician... or even a hospital visit.

If you have any enquiries email our team at info@themapletreeclinic.com and one of us will get back to you asap.

Christophe Becquereau