5. How to care for the Older Child

Seminar Content:

• General Posture of the developing child – Review of Development so far, Postural Disorganization, Postural Collapse, Poor Muscle Tone, Balance and Co-ordination
• Hypermobility in children – Definition, Testing and Tone Balancing
• Trauma assessment – Age-specific
• Headache in children – Common Headaches of childhood and Red flags
• Neurological (Retained Reflexes, Testing)
• Orthopaedics (Spinal scoliosis, Scheuermans, Spondylosis/listhesis, Upper and Lower Limb Orthopaedics)
• History taking and Exam
• Adjustive forces for age group
• Cranial (Craniosacral rhythm, Cranial adjusting)
• Spinal and Extremity adjusting
• Gait Assessment and Lower Limb Rotational profiles

Speaker-Biography:

Mike Marinus is a graduate from University of Johannesburg, South Africa with a Master’s degree in “Paediatric Musculoskeletal Health” from Bournemouth University, England.

As a lecturer, he has taught extensively on topics related to infant care, as well as being a recurring specialist guest on radio and television shows. In addition, Mike Marinus hosts podcasts for parents and professionals alike and is the founder of “The Pediatric Network”, an online teaching platform for all professionals working with children. He has published scientific works regarding “Plagiocephaly” (misshapen heads) and manual therapy for excessively crying infants.