Osteopathic Paediatrics - Module 6:

The Gut Brain Connection

Please join us for this in-depth three-day workshop led by Dr George Stylian, Osteopath. This course is specifically designed for practitioners who are already using or want to start using Osteopathy to treat infants and children.

This module explores the vital relationship between gut health, neural development, and overall wellbeing in infants and children, examining how gastrointestinal function influences behaviour, learning, immunity, and nervous system development. Participants will gain practical osteopathic approaches to assessing and treating common paediatric conditions, including; reflux, unsettled babies, developmental and behavioural disorders, while integrating current evidence on the gut microbiome, polyvagal theory, nutrition, and infant feeding.

Date:

• 12th, 13th & 14th March, 2027 Module 6

• 15th March, 2027 Optional Bonus Half day Lecture

Venue:

• Byron Bay Function Centre, 399 Ewingsdale Rd, Byron Bay, NSW 2481

Prerequisites for this course:

• Osteopathic Paediatrics - Modules 1, 2 & 3 (4, 5 & 6 can be taken in any order)

Investment:

• $1,650 for qualified practitioners

• $1300 for student practitioners

• $825 refresher if previously studied Module 5

  • Includes refreshments, comprehensive course materials and GST

  • Payment plans available

Highlights Include:

The importance of gut health in the normal neural development of the infant and child.
• Embryology of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT)
• The clinical importance of how the GIT and respiratory system communicate moment to moment – look at the associated lymphoid tissues
• Common presenting conditions such as ADHD, ADD, learning difficulties and behavioural problems in children, and autism will be covered and how the osteopath can help in such areas of development
• The importance of the gut microbiome in relation to neural function and development
• Common conditions seen in infants such as reflux, heart burn, irritability, sleep disorders, unsettled babies
• Breastfeeding versus bottle feeding
• Common allergies associated with the western diet and the industrialization of common staple foods; how some of these allergens impact on nervous and connective tissue health
• How the dura responds to such GIT insults; how the fascia, dura, and reticuloendothelial tissues are physiologically related
• Treatment of the viscera in infants and children using the methods of Barral and other traditional osteopathic methods
• Adjunctive treatments of all of the above conditions will be included, such as breast feeding and dietary strategies
• The polyvagal theory and how it impacts on the health of the gut, immune and cardiovascular systems, learning, behaviour, social interaction and overall health

Register Your Interest:

Please register via the link below. After an eligibility assessment, you will subsequently be sent an invoice, whereupon a $500 deposit will be required to secure your place.

We look forward to welcoming you to this transformative course and helping you enhance your expertise in paediatric osteopathy.