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Cranial osteopathy

Cranial osteopathy

Cranial osteopath Janet Meller treats a very young baby. Osteopaths believe that they can gently manipulate the body by hand to correct imbalances between the different parts. Cranial osteopaths concentrate on the skull.

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Osteopathy for Babies and Young Children

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Kerryn Pollock, 'Alternative health therapies - Chiropractic, osteopathy and massage', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/27944/cranial-osteopathy (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 6 Apr 2018