As we grow there are many challenges to the body ranging from falls to infections. Many of the common childhood illnesses respond well to Osteopathic intervention. Repetitive infections and lingering coughs / colds can be due to problems of drainage from the head and chest which in turn can be linked to bones, muscles and connective tissue under strain placing pressure on blood, lymph and nerve channels. Resolve the underlying strains and the drainage may improve meaning better flushing of infectious material.