My three takeaways:
1. In-depth understanding and application of specific SOT techniques for cranial assessment and adjustments.
2. Practical protocols for assessing and adjusting paediatric patients at different stages of development.
3. Better understanding of medical conditions and their potential associations with cranial misalignments and dysfunctions.

After completing this programme, I feel even more inspired and equipped as a paediatric chiropractor. It has changed the way I see the human body. Whenever I meet someone, I naturally find myself thinking about their dural meningeal system, body tension, facial features, and how these may relate to underlying cranial strains. It’s amazing how much a new perspective can change the way we observe, assess, and understand the body. More importantly, it has strengthened my passion to reach more babies and make a meaningful difference from the very earliest stages of life. Every little one deserves the opportunity to be supported as they grow and develop.

I’ve been receiving quite a number of referrals from paediatric dentists to co-manage children with airway concerns and dental spacing issues. Since completing this programme, I’ve started applying the cranial techniques in my clinical practice, particularly focusing on the maxillary region and intermaxillary suture when assessing children with dental spacing concerns. It’s fascinating to observe the immediate changes in some cases. For children with sinus-related concerns, the Eustachian tube techniques have also been an interesting addition to my clinical approach. I’ve also incorporated sphenobasilar techniques when working with children who experience breathing difficulties and snoring. This programme has given me new perspectives, additional clinical approaches and, most importantly, greater motivation to work collaboratively with paediatric dentists and other healthcare professionals to support children’s health and development from an early age.

I would absolutely recommend this programme to anyone with a passion for paediatric care and a desire to deepen their knowledge and skills in helping children thrive.

It has been a wonderful 40-week programme! Thank you so much for all the time, effort and thought put into bringing everything together. My only feedback would be that Dr. Rosen speaks quite quickly and shares so many valuable theories and insights. I found myself having to pause the lessons quite often to digest and process the information before moving on to the next topic. There’s just so much great knowledge to absorb! Overall, it has been an incredibly enriching learning experience. Thank you again!

My three takeaways:
1. Gentle adjustments such as modified Ortho-Bionomy techniques are great alternatives to manual adjustment techniques especially in the pediatric field.
2. Learning the significance of each indicator helps to pave the way to identifying what is the true root cause of a child’s condition.
3. Being able to apply cranial work into my practice definitely improves patients' outcomes so far, and that applies to both children and adults that I’m seeing now.

Being able to learn what each indicator represents is like deciphering a code: what it is important for, and what changes will I expect if the adjustment is correct and whether the overall treatment is effective (most importantly to know if I’m doing the right thing).

Personally, learning cranial work is so much fun! It is definitely something I have enjoyed and benefited so far. I have been working with my friends who are dentists in the area, and they have been referring to me numerous patients who experience swallowing/gagging/palate issues to name a few. It is amazing to see positive outcomes provided if patients have been compliant with the frequency of visits and advice given. Parents and their dentists especially note the changes too. It is something to be proud of that we as chiropractors can provide so much more than just treating spinal and extremity issues.

Before this program, I had never expected to be confidently treating Pediatric patients from top to bottom, including intra-oral techniques.

I’m very blessed to have come across this SOT program after completing my other Pediatric courses, a big shoutout to Stephanie who has successfully organised this whole thing with the tutors. I’m looking forward to meeting everyone next year for the physical classes.