The older child - 4 days, in-person F2F NEURODIVERSITY AND PRIMTIVE REFLEXES course, BRISTOL 14-17 JULY, 2025

This is a 4 day course, with lots of hands-on, evidence and osteopathic principles.  Neurophysiology updates, insights into many clinical presentations relevant for the older child.  Lots at ears, eyes and throat, balance, motor development and coordination, visceral and GUT health dynamics, breathing speech and language development (includes oral motor and facial muscle / tongue techniques and dynamics). Covers primitive reflexes, testing and integration and osteopathic approaches to neurotypical and neurodiverse scenarios. Examination and assessment approaches, and approaches to management.  Includes discussions of interdisciplinary dynamics.  Also covers body image, social development, body confidence, puberty, hormones, HPA axis, immunity, puberty and much more.  Prepares you for supporting the general paediatric . older child and adolescent populations through osteopathy.  Open to osteopaths only (you will need to provide information after enrolment).

Themes in the programme:

ONGOING NEURAL NETWORK DEVELOPMENT, HEMISPHERIC ASSYMETRY, BRAIN INJURY AND DISABILITY further brain growth, metabolism and immunity over…