Sleep Disorders - Baby physiotherapy - FisioClinics Palma

Sleep fulfills a large number of functions necessary for the growth and development of your baby, such as: developing new tissue, providing energy, and strengthening its immune system. These aspects are of great importance to your child. That is why at FisioClinics Palma Mallorca we work to normalize your baby's sleep.

What are sleep disturbances in the baby?

Your baby's sleep can be influenced by various factors, altering it temporarily or permanently. In the case of permanent sleep disturbances (either difficulty falling asleep or because you have an irregular sleep pattern at night). This can affect your baby's attention span, cause increased irritability, and even cause mood swings.

In theory, from before birth, children have brain neurons that allow them to control sleep and wakefulness. Allowing you to sleep for a few hours and stay awake for others. However, this rule is not always fulfilled, and this process can be altered by various factors, such as:

• Excess of activity.
• Stress.
• Overstimulation.
• Some medications
• Sleep-walking
• Children's parasomnia (sleepwalking, night terrors, nightmares).

How do we work on sleep disorders at FisioClinics Palma de Mallorca?

We must take into account that this is a complex process, so the results are obtained progressively. However, at FisioClinics Palma Mallorca, we have the best professionals trained in the pediatric specialty, who will design an action plan that will allow you to achieve a sleep re-education for your baby. Based on making the child learn to make the transition between wakefulness and sleep without the participation of their parents, carrying out some manual therapy strategies, sleep management techniques, with routines and positive reinforcement, the gradual extinction of the wrong sleep habit.