The osteopathic treatment of children provides a very special opportunity to change the trajectory of a child’s life, all the way into adulthood.

Skilled osteopathic treatment at an early age (even shortly after birth) allows the infant/child to reach its full potential for health by normalizing dysfunctional structural patterns (patterns in the muscles, bones, fluids, membranes, ligaments) due to the birth process, early attempts at walking, or accidents or injuries in childhood. Once the dysfunctional structural patterns are treated, children can thrive. Many parents have reported how quickly their child responds to even just one or two osteopathic treatments.

Dr. Lytle-Vieira receives referrals on a regular basis from pediatricians, lactation consultants, speech/language therapists, and myofunctional therapists.

Osteopathic treatment is not chiropractic treatment or physical therapy, and our office will not be a good fit if you are wanting chiropractic or physical therapy type treatment.

Dr. Lytle-Vieira uses gentle hand contact to interact with the indwelling therapeutic force already present inside the child. For the parents watching the treatment, it looks like nothing is happening. However, there is a world of change happening inside the child, as the therapeutic forces of growth and development go to work.

Osteopathic treatment involves re-establishing normal patterns inside the child, to allow for optimal growth and development.

Below are some of the issues we treat in infants and children in our South Austin office:

• gait problems (walking with feet turned in or out)

• clogged tear duct in a baby (dacryostenosis)

• sports injuries

• concussions/traumatic brain injury

• torticollis (“wry neck”)- head turned in one direction

• constipation

• dental problems/airway/facial development

• delayed crawling/walking