During our home visits Sharon picked up that Zara had a very droopy shoulder. She suggested we take her to be checked by the Osteopath. Chris and I have been seeing Dr Emma Roberts and as luck would have it we both had appointments the week after Zara was born. We made the necessary arrangement and Emma was due to see Zara on day 5 but called to let us know she was not well and would rather not see Zara. The other unfortunate thing was that she was leaving that weekend for a 3 week holiday..... Sharon then suggested we take Zara to see Dr Pleass. Conveniently he is just 5 mins away from home. So, all of 8 days old, off she went.....
Dr Pleass did the initial assessment and picked up that her shoulder was indeed droopy, her neck on the same side stiff and her diaphragm "split". They would also need to realign her spine. With each step, he took the time to show both Chris and me how he makes his diagnosis. We had also been concerned by the length and strength of her hiccups. I know we sound paranoid but he assured us that these were as a result of how her body had been twisted during her birth and that within 3 weeks he expected them gone. Dr Pleass advised us that we would need to bring her in twice a week for the next 3 weeks and then they would re-assess her progress. After his assessment, Derek came in to do the treatment. It was amazing to watch this "big, burly, biker type dude" work so gently on our tiny baby. During the subsequent treatments we have seen a marked improvement in her in general and the hiccups have definitely lessened. After only the third treatment, Derek told us that he feels she has responded so well that we only only need to take her at the end of the month again.
WHAT A CLEVER GIRL!
Dr Pleass did the initial assessment and picked up that her shoulder was indeed droopy, her neck on the same side stiff and her diaphragm "split". They would also need to realign her spine. With each step, he took the time to show both Chris and me how he makes his diagnosis. We had also been concerned by the length and strength of her hiccups. I know we sound paranoid but he assured us that these were as a result of how her body had been twisted during her birth and that within 3 weeks he expected them gone. Dr Pleass advised us that we would need to bring her in twice a week for the next 3 weeks and then they would re-assess her progress. After his assessment, Derek came in to do the treatment. It was amazing to watch this "big, burly, biker type dude" work so gently on our tiny baby. During the subsequent treatments we have seen a marked improvement in her in general and the hiccups have definitely lessened. After only the third treatment, Derek told us that he feels she has responded so well that we only only need to take her at the end of the month again.
WHAT A CLEVER GIRL!
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Glad that the hiccups are improving. The 'big biker-type dude' looks enormous next to Zara
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