Osteopathic Healing Hands

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Osteopathic Healing Hands 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.

10/09/2026

Baby keep getting goopy eyes? 👶💧

If you’re constantly wiping discharge
from your baby’s eyes, you may be wondering why.

One area Dr. Banik discusses
is the tear duct and eye socket.

The eye socket is made up
of several different bones,
and the tear duct passes through this region.

In osteopathic care, supporting mobility
around the eye-socket area may support
normal tear flow for some babies.

Dr. Banik also explains how positioning
in the womb may contribute to compression,
particularly when babies have less space.

Goopy eyes can have different causes,
so this is one anatomical connection—not a diagnosis.

📤 Share this with a new parent who keeps noticing goopy eyes.

10/07/2026

Does your baby seem to look
the SAME way every time? 👶

Maybe during sleep.
Maybe during feeding.
Maybe whenever they’re lying on their back.

A consistent preference can sometimes
show up as:

• Turning toward one side
• Tilting the head
• Curving the body into a “C” shape
• Spending more time on one part of the head

Because a baby’s skull is still developing,
repeated positioning may contribute to flattening
or other head-shape changes over time.

No need to jump to conclusions. đź’›
But patterns like these are worth noticing.

📤 Share this with a new parent who may not know what to look for.

09/25/2026

The sprain is at the ankle…

so why is Dr. Banik working behind the knee? 🤔🦵

After a sprain, inflammation is part
of the body’s natural initial response.

But the area that was injured isn’t
the only area Dr. Banik may consider.

In this Reel, she explains:

• Why lymph nodes behind the knee matter
• How lymphatic pathways move through the body
• Why supporting lymphatic movement may be part of care

It’s a great example of looking at
the connections beyond the injured area. đź‘Ł

đź’¬ Comment if this connection surprised you.

09/23/2026

Why are you working on his head
if the weakness is in his foot?” 🧠🦶

It’s a fair question—and the connection
is fascinating.

Dr. Banik explains how she considers
nerve impulses and the connection between
the brain and areas of the body during care.

In this patient’s case, she’s observed:

• More weight being placed on the foot
• More ability to flex the foot
• Changes in movement over time

Every patient and situation is different,
so these observations aren’t a promise of results.

💬 Comment if you’d like to see more videos explaining the brain–body connection.

09/21/2026

👶 Does your baby always
look toward the same side?

You may also notice:

• Arching through the back
• Tension around the lower body
• Slow or tiring bottle feeds
• Difficulty maintaining a comfortable latch
• Spit-up after feeding

You’re not the only parent
who has wondered whether these patterns
might be connected.

In this parent’s experience,
their baby appeared more relaxed
and moved her neck more comfortably after care.

Some families explore physician-led osteopathic care
to better understand movement, feeding
and body-tension patterns.

📤 Share this with a parent
who has noticed a one-sided preference.

09/18/2026

🤰 Is that just from bearing more weight?

A lot of pregnant women
have wondered the same thing.

As the uterus grows,
the pelvic floor carries more weight—
but it is also preparing
for delivery.

Because the pelvic floor supports
the urethra, va**na, and re**um,
pregnancy-related changes may influence:

• Bladder function
• Bowel movements
• Constipation
• Comfort during intimacy

You are not alone
if nobody explained this before.

Physician-led osteopathic care is one option
some women explore during pregnancy
and after delivery for additional support. ✨

📤 Share this with an expecting mom
who may need to hear it.

09/16/2026

It must have been the donut.

A lot of expecting moms blame
the last thing they ate

but pregnancy heartburn may involve
more than food alone.

As the uterus grows, it can:

• Shift abdominal contents upward
• Increase pressure near the diaphragm
• Affect the area where the stomach
and esophagus meet

You’re not alone if this pregnancy
feels completely different from the last one. 🤰

📤 Share this with an expecting mom
who keeps wondering, Why now?

09/14/2026

👶 A lot of parents notice their baby seems to prefer one direction.

You’re not alone.

In this clip, Dr. Banik explains how a baby’s position in the womb may relate to how they turn, rest, or hold their body after birth.

Osteopathic care looks at these patterns through a whole-body lens.

That may include:

• how baby is lying
• which direction baby turns
• the belly button area
• deeper tissue connections

At Osteopathic Healing Hands, we are a physician-led osteopathic practice focused on gentle, supportive care.

Share this with a parent who may be noticing this too.

09/11/2026

👶 A lot of parents tell us they feel overwhelmed by head shape concerns.

You’re not alone.

When Dr. Banik talks about the head, she’s not talking about one isolated spot.

She’s looking at the head as a continuum and how it relates to the whole body.

That may include:

• the sutures
• the base of the head
• the middle of the head
• the membranes surrounding the brain

At Osteopathic Healing Hands, we are a physician-led osteopathic practice offering gentle, supportive care.

Share this with a parent who may need reassurance.

09/04/2026

Have you ever wondered what’s “normal” after a baby’s visit? 👶

You’re not alone in asking that.

Many parents notice their baby acts a little different afterward.

Some report things like sleeping more, feeding differently, or having a bowel movement.

These responses may reflect how a baby’s body settles after gentle, hands-on osteopathic care.

At our physician-led osteopathic practice, we focus on gentle techniques and helping parents feel informed about what they may observe.

• Sleep changes
• Feeding changes
• Digestive changes

Comment “after care” if you’ve noticed this before.

Address

2056 Sul Ross Street
Houston, TX
77098

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+17135278499

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