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Is it painful to watch your child gasp for breath? Do you feel helpless, yet want to try a safer, all-natural way of managing your child’s or your own asthma? At Osteopathic Healing Hands, we offer asthma treatment in Houston using Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment near me (OMT), an effective and natural alternative to traditional treatments.

OMT Treatment for Asthma in Babies Near Me

Asthma, particularly bronchial asthma, is a respiratory condition in which the airways of the lungs narrow and swell, often in response to allergens. This can cause symptoms such as asthma cough, shortness of breath, and wheezing. It affects people of all ages, but typically begins in childhood. Studies have shown that OMT for asthma can significantly reduce mortality and morbidity in children, improving their symptoms and providing relief from the discomfort of severe asthma.

How OMT Can Help with Asthma in Children

Air in the lungs moves through small airways called bronchial tubes. When these airways are clear, air moves freely in and out of the lungs.
However, an asthma attack causes the airways to constrict, leading to difficulty in breathing.
OMT works to improve airflow and reduce the constriction of the bronchial tubes, helping to manage severe asthma symptoms and improve overall lung function.

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Causes

There are individual triggers for each person, especially in cases of severe asthma. Some of the common triggers include the common cold (which causes viral asthma), weather changes, physical activity, and environmental factors like air pollutants such as smoke, dust mites, animal dander, and pollen. These triggers can cause the bronchial tubes to constrict, leading to asthma symptoms such as wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath.

Types

Allergic
Non-Allergic
Exercise-Induced
Occupational
Nocturnal
Severe
Childhood

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The common signs and symptoms

Frequent cough
A wheezing sound was heard while breathing (a common attack on children)
Shortness of breath and coughing
The feeling of tightness in the chest
Pain in the chest
Stomatic pain in children

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It can be difficult to diagnose. Your doctor will ask about the frequency of your symptoms and order some tests to rule out other conditions. A lung function test (spirometry) is done to measure the amount of air exhaled. Allergy skin testing may be helpful to identify allergens in people. In younger children, the diagnosis is done based on the information provided about symptoms because lung function tests will be inaccurate before 6 years of age.

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Asthma Supportive Therapy for Newborns in Houston

Effective treatment involves avoiding known triggers, using inhalers and medications as prescribed by your healthcare provider, and incorporating therapies like OMT as a complementary approach.

At Osteopathic Healing Hands, our experienced practitioners offer natural treatments to help manage symptoms. With OMT, we focus on improving airflow, reducing inflammation, and supporting overall lung function to enhance your well-being. Trust our team of experts to provide holistic care tailored to your needs, ensuring a comprehensive approach to managing your respiratory health.

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Montrose, River Oaks, Houston Heights, Midtown, Galleria-Uptown, Museum District, Upper Kirby, West University (West U), Bellaire, Memorial Village, EaDo (East Downtown), Heights, Tanglewood, Downtown Houston, Clear Lake, Kingwood, Spring Branch, Sharpstown, Alief, Cypresswood, Timber Grove, Oak Forest, Sunnyside, Gulfton, Braeswood Place, Woodlands, Lindale Park, Midtown, Greenway/Upper Kirby

Driving Direction

Houston, TX, is centrally located in southeast Texas, easily accessible from multiple highways. If you’re driving to Houston from the north, take Interstate 45 South, which will bring you directly into the heart of the city. From the east, Interstate 10 West will take you toward downtown Houston, passing through key neighborhoods along the way. For those coming from the west, Interstate 10 East is the main route, leading straight into the city. If you’re approaching from the south, you can take Interstate 45 North, which also connects to the city’s central areas. Houston’s robust freeway system, including the 610 Loop and Beltway 8, offers convenient access to different parts of the city, with easy connections to surrounding suburbs like Bellaire, Kingwood, and Clear Lake. Make sure to account for possible traffic when navigating through peak hours, as Houston is known for its busy roads.

Frequently asked questions

Infants & Children

If my child has both plagiocephaly and torticollis, do we need a helmet and PT?

You can choose to do both. You can also choose to do neither. The helmet can reshape the head (not treat torticollis), and PT can stretch the neck muscles. However, neither the helmet nor PT addresses the root causes of plagiocephaly and torticollis. Osteopathic treatment aims to get to the bottom of why plagiocephaly and torticollis happened in the first place, without making you feel guilty or judged, and you can spend less time juggling appointments.

Infants & Children

What other benefits has osteopathy shown for infants?

Osteopathic treatment can help with latching difficulties/pain, colic/fussiness/gassiness, reflux/arching back, torticollis and laying in a c-shape, blocked tear ducts/goopy eyes, constipation, and sleep. Oftentimes, these challenges are related and coming from the compressive forces of delivery. Osteopathic treatment aims to free up the root causes.

Infants & Children

At what age do the bones fuse and it’s “too late” for treatment?

The soft spots of the head come together around 12 months old, but the bones of the head never fuse, even as an adult. A fused bone has a straight line. The sutures of the skull are jagged because there is always tiny motion, which can be seen as motion artifact on an MRI. Treatment for reshaping the head should be done during the window of time that the soft spots are open because of the degree of motion available. After 12 months, very small, incremental changes can happen up to 15-18 months old.

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