Original title: (Touch in osteopathy, an opening to dialogue and relationship)


Soins Pédiatrie/Puériculture, 2022/11, 43(329):21-23. doi: 10.1016/j.spp.2022.09.010, type of study: ,art,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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Keywords:

infant [289]
touch [85]
baby [8]
general movement [3]
mouvement général [1]
neurodevelopmental disorder [2]
osteopathic manipulative treatment [3945]
OMT [3924]
pain [1405]
article [2635]

Abstract:

A baby in relational withdrawal can actively participate in a dialogue with a listening hand, such as the osteopath's. This dialogue can become an organizing factor for toddlers at risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, for whom general movements are often disrupted. A young child whose motor skills are disorganized will, in spite of himself, generate an increase in non-affectionate touching. The quality of the bodily dialogue that is put in place is likely to contribute to the harmonization of the baby's development and to the opening of a new space of relationship.