Osteopathic Correction of Somatic Dysfunctions in Children Under One Year of Age Presenting Hypertensive Syndrome

Abstract

Introduction. Intracranial hypertension is diagnosed in 80 % of mature and almost in 100 % of premature children. The child’s brain especially in the first year of life is very sensible to the hypoxia of different genesis. That is why early diagnostics and treatment of this type of pathology in newborns is very important. The justification of the use of osteopathic treatment of this pathology is of current interest.Research objectives. To find the possibilities of osteopathic correction of somatic dysfunctions in combined therapy of intracranial hypertension in children under one year of age.Research methods. The results of the treatment of the intracranial hypertension were compared in two groups of children. Children from group № 1 (15 children) received medicamentous therapy and osteopathic treatment, which included restoration of the kinetics of the elements of the craniosacral system. Children from group № 2 received only medicamentous therapy. The treatment outcomes were evaluated according to the changes of the neurologic status, which considered presence of general cerebral and focal symptoms, growth of head circumference in comparison with the age norm, intensification of vascular pattern on the skin of the head, separation of cranial sutures.Results. It was found that the number of somatic dysfunctions and complexes of symptoms was reduced in a statistically significant manner in the group of patients who received osteopathic treatment in comparison with the patients from the control group.Conclusion. The research showed that osteopathic correction is effective and can be widely used in combined therapy of intracranial hypertension.