www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, February 20, 2014 | 40 Therapy for Children and Infants Children suffer from pain, discomfort, annoying sensations, reacttoenvironment, stress, anxiety, susceptibility to infections, inflammations, digestive or respiratory problems, Grace Ren, R.M.T overweight or underdevelopment, hyperactive or underactive in similar ways that adults do. Children can respond very positively and faster recovery to massage therapy and other forms of manual therapy, perhaps they don't have many years of habitual muscle attention, emotional baggage and the complication that adults may have. We encourage giving the benefits of massage therapy and treating their problems at an earlier stage. At the Place to Heal clinic, Grace Ren, a Registered Massage Therapist, has training in China and Canada. Grace also trained in massage therapy for children, infants, autistic children, and further training in Pediatric Myofascial Release. Grace brings her 23 years of experience to her work, and has helped many infants, children and adults achieve successful outcomes, examples: (1) A 3-month old infant presented with torticollis, the baby's face and neck looked asymmetry because he was only sleeping on his right side as he would cry if placed on his left side. With a few treatments, the baby was able to sleep on both sides without crying. This treatment can prevent the shape of the skull being distorted that may cause cranial problems. (2) A 2-year old toddler suffered a stuffy nose, running eyes, shortness of breath, wheezing, excessive drooling and grinding teeth. After the treatments, the toddler was able breathe without wheezing, his stuffy, running nose, and drooling subsided and the grinding teeth hardly noticeable. (3) An 11-year old boy frequently experienced Asthma, Bronchitis, Sinusitis like symptoms. He was on Antibiotics and Puffers for years. The symptoms were aggregated during physical activities. As a result, he missed many school days. After 2 months of treatments, he was nearly symptom free and off his medications. He attended school regularly and enjoyed activities. Our body's self-healing mechanism can be supported through massage therapy combined with other forms of therapies enhance the functions of myofascial system which could help many health related issues children are experiencing such as: · Colic · Anxiety · Abnormal fears · Panic · Asthma · Bronchitis · Emphysema · Chest congestion · Chronic cough · Whooping cough · Sore throat · Running nose/eyes · Itchy eyes · Frequently get cold · Stuffy nose · Shortness of breath · Chronic inflammation· Low/moderate fever · Acid reflux· Allergy · Constipation · Autistic · Diarrhea · Cystic fibrosis · Floppy/Weak muscle · Failure to thrive· Developmental delayed · Muscle atrophy/ dystrophy· Muscle aches/pain · Spasticity · Spasm/Cramp · Weakness· Growing pain · Torticollis · Speech/ language delayed · Stuttering · Grinding teeth · TMJ· Headaches· Snoring/Apne · Sports injuries · Dyslexia · Learning disability· Squinting · Crossed eyes · Itchy/dry eyes· Hearing problems · Bed wetting · Seizures · Shakes/Jerks· Cerebral palsy · Erb's palsy · Belly aches/pain · Blotting/Gas· Indigestion · Loss of appetite · Difficulty swallowing· Sweeting/Chill/Shivers · Hiccups Vomiting· Urinary frequency/urgency · Skin dryness/rashes · Swelling For more details and disclaimer information, please visit www.placetoheal.com or call at 905-338-8282 Grace Ren, RMT. Advertorial Craniosacral Therapy Myofascial Release Lymph Therapy Massage Therapy Trigger Point Therapy Road to recovery! 292 Lakeshore Rd. E. Suite 2, Oakville www.placetoheal.com 905.338.8282