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Dr. Payel Banik is specialized in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (NM

At Osteopathic Healing Hands, we take the time to get to know you. In our supportive environment, we perform a comprehensive history and physical exam that helps us understand the physical, medical and emotional trauma in your body. We believe understanding what creates the cause of your illness or pain will help us create an individualized treatment plan. This allows us to teach you how you can help yourself in the healing process.

03/13/2026

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗸? 💛

A lot of parents second-guess
what they’re seeing.

You’re not alone.

S𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲:
-Always turning one way
-A noticeable head tilt
-Discomfort with certain positions

This is often something
parents want more clarity on.

At our physician-led osteopathic practice,
we offer gentle care
that may support comfort
and movement for some babies. 👶

Sometimes the biggest relief
is understanding
what you’re seeing.

𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂? 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 “y𝗲𝘀.”

03/11/2026

𝗛𝗶𝗽 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗴i𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗽. 👀

A lot of people are surprised to learn
that pelvic motion can play a role too.

✨ 𝗜𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀,
w𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀:

• the sciatic nerve
• pelvic alignment
• the p***c symphysis
• the SI joints

Because the pelvis works as a unit,
restriction or imbalance in one area
can affect how the whole region moves.

At our physician-led osteopathic practice,
we focus on understanding the pattern
behind the discomfort
and supporting more balanced movement. 🤍

𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿
i𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻.

03/06/2026

🤱𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀:
the delivery process can involve significant compressive forces on an infant’s head + neck.

In the first months, infants are still adapting—
and some families notice feeding challenges, head-turning preferences, or comfort issues.

𝗔𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻-𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗸, 𝗗𝗢 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝘆:
• assessing head/neck/jaw mobility
• identifying contributing movement patterns
• using gentle osteopathic techniques to support comfort and function

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
a𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵? 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄.
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03/04/2026

👶💛 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆’𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱?

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗹𝘆 (𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁) — 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 & 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗿. 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗸 👶✨

This is for the parents who feel
worried every time they look
at the back of their baby’s head. 😮💨💛

In this case, the “𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲” photo shows
a flat spot (plagiocephaly).

The “𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿”undefined photo was taken
after seeing Payel Banik, DO
at our physician-led osteopathic practice. 🤲

W𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗿. 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻: ✅
• Gentle evaluation of head/neck movement
• Osteopathic care that may help support mobility + comfort
• Parent coaching for positioning + play routines 🧸

📌 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝘆.
💬 CTA: Comment “HELP” 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

03/04/2026

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲—𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀. 👶🌀

Flattening can start before birth.
Sometimes baby’s position in the womb plays a role.

Newborn heads are still really changeable early on.
So a strong “side preference” can show up quickly.

🧠 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿:
• Always turning one way 👀
• Trouble turning the other way ↔️
• A flat area that slowly becomes more noticeable

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁. ❤️
It’s just something worth noticing early.

𝗔𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻-𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 , 𝗗𝗿. 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗸 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀.

👇 Save this if you know a new parent who needs it.
(𝗢𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 “H𝗘𝗟𝗣” 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀)

03/02/2026

𝗪𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀… 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁? 🤰🖐️
𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲.

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻:
undefinedPregnancy can increase fluid + blood volume to support baby 💛

That extra volume can create more pressure at the wrist ⬇️
…and the median nerve may get irritated (𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼, 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 😣).
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Some people notice it changes after delivery as fluid shifts.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲—a𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁. 🌿

✨ 𝗔𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻-𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴:
• wrist + forearm mobility 🖐️
• fluid/lymphatic movement 💧
• overall comfort during pregnancy 🤍

👇 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿: 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁.

02/27/2026

𝗛𝗶𝗽 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗴? ⚡️
A 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 “j𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲.

But sometimes the pelvis is part of the story. 🦴

W𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻-𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁:
• SI joint motion (back of pelvis)
• P***c symphysis balance (front of pelvis)
• How the pelvic ring moves as a unit

No promises—just a clearer starting point. ✅
Because the sooner you understand the pattern, the less confusing it feels.

👇 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 “H𝗜𝗣” 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡.

02/27/2026

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 💧
…𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁/𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 👋

𝗔 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻:
• Increased blood volume supports baby 👶
• Swelling may increase pressure in the wrist
• That pressure may compress the median nerve → carpal tunnel-like symptoms

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁:
⚠️ New or significant swelling should be evaluated to rule out serious causes (ex: preeclampsia).

If those concerns are ruled out, some people explore:
• Osteopathic Care
• Gentle lymphatic support
• Body positioning + circulation strategies
• Wrist comfort habits during sleep

👇 Comment “WRIST” for Appointments information

02/25/2026

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹… 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿 🤰🫶

A hormone called relaxin helps your body prepare for delivery.
But for some people, that looseness may also bring discomfort.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲:
• pelvic aching
• low back tension
• sharp pain with stairs
• pain rolling in bed

You’re not “too sensitive.” 💛

👉 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 “R𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗫𝗜𝗡” 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗿 + 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿.

02/24/2026

𝗜𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲—a𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀.

In a physician-led osteopathic practice, we may assess how midline balance and abdominal/pelvic tension patterns are presenting.

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁:
• improved comfort with movement 🚶♀️
• reduced pelvic pressure/tension 🌿
• baby positioning awareness 👶

💬 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆—m𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽?

02/24/2026

𝗜𝗳 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟯 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 🍼👶

Some babies begin experimenting with tongue movement 👅
That can sometimes look like:
• clicking
• leaking milk
• pulling off more often
• frustration during feeds

Not a diagnosis — just something to notice. 🤍
👇 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿.

02/20/2026

𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗺𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹… 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁. 😮💨👶

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗶𝘀:
What might be contributing to the flattening?

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 👇
• preferred head turn / tight neck patterns
• positioning during pregnancy
• compression during birth (varies widely)
• sleep + feeding positions

In our physician-led osteopathic practice, we evaluate patterns that may be contributing and support gentle movement + comfort for some babies. 💛

✅ 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲.

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