Guest guest Posted March 6, 2002 Report Share Posted March 6, 2002 Hello everyone, I did not see my previous post( " New member " ), maybe I made a mistake as it is the first time. Here is our story: My son is 5 month old and has been diagnosed with torticollis/plagiocephaly at 4 month. After 1 month of physical therapy, his physician tell us that wearing a helmet would help to reshape his head faster. So we went this morming for the casting. the helmet should be ready in 2 weeks. Nicolas has a typical plagiocephaly, with the back right side of the head having a flat spot and when seen from the top the skull looks rectangular. A slight assymetry of the face with the right eye a little bit bigger than the left one. Someone just told me that an osteopath could help and even would replace the need for the hemet. What do you think? is it worth it to try? I am very happy with the physical therapist comming home twice a week so what will be the additional benefits of an osteopath ? Thank you for sharing your experiences and advices Anne (Nicolas' Mom) NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2002 Report Share Posted March 6, 2002 Anne, Hello and welcome to the group! has had some " constuction " going on and it has slowed our message board down considerably. Sorry we missed your " new member " post! Anyways, I personally have not tried osteopathy, but several other members in the group. I'm trying to remember if any of those members used osteopathy instead of the helmet and I can't remember if they have. I would think at your baby's young age if you aggressively repositioned him, continued with the PT and added the ostepathy you might get some really good correction. Hopefully some of our members who have tried osteopathy will respond and tell you about their experience. You might also go to the message section of our homepage and enter " osteopathy " in the search box and search our archives for previous messages posted about osteopathy. No doubt at such a young age the helmet would help your baby's progress, however, we do have members here who have not used a band or helmet and have been quite happy with the results. My daughter's plagio was pretty severe and we couldn't get our ped to listen until our daughter was almost 8 months so we went after the helmet right away and were very happy with the results. We don't have any regrets whatsoever! Good luck and let us know what you ultimately decide to do! Marci (mom to ) Oklahoma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2002 Report Share Posted March 6, 2002 Anne: Also check our bookmark section/message archives for info on craniosacral therapy. Basically the same thing, different name! ;o) Kendra Re: Does osteopathy helps ? Anne,Hello and welcome to the group! has had some "constuction" going on and it has slowed our message board down considerably. Sorry we missed your "new member" post! Anyways, I personally have not tried osteopathy, but several other members in the group. I'm trying to remember if any of those members used osteopathy instead of the helmet and I can't remember if they have. I would think at your baby's young age if you aggressively repositioned him, continued with the PT and added the ostepathy you might get some really good correction. Hopefully some of our members who have tried osteopathy will respond and tell you about their experience. You might also go to the message section of our homepage and enter "osteopathy" in the search box and search our archives for previous messages posted about osteopathy. No doubt at such a young age the helmet would help your baby's progress, however, we do have members here who have not used a band or helmet and have been quite happy with the results. My daughter's plagio was pretty severe and we couldn't get our ped to listen until our daughter was almost 8 months so we went after the helmet right away and were very happy with the results. We don't have any regrets whatsoever!Good luck and let us know what you ultimately decide to do!Marci (mom to )OklahomaFor more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2002 Report Share Posted March 6, 2002 Thanks for your very quick answers, So far what I read convinced me that the helmet is a good solution beside PT and that babies seem to accept it. My insurance company will cover 100% of the expenses anyway, so money is not an issue. I will see an osteopath next week to check if anything further can be done but I will definitively put Nicolas on the helmet. Good luck to all Anne (Nicolas'Mom) New York > Anne: > Also check our bookmark section/message archives for info on craniosacral therapy. Basically the same thing, different name! ;o) > Kendra > Re: Does osteopathy helps ? > > > Anne, > > Hello and welcome to the group! has had some " constuction " going on and > it has slowed our message board down considerably. Sorry we missed your " new > member " post! > > Anyways, I personally have not tried osteopathy, but several other members in > the group. I'm trying to remember if any of those members used osteopathy > instead of the helmet and I can't remember if they have. I would think at > your baby's young age if you aggressively repositioned him, continued with > the PT and added the ostepathy you might get some really good correction. > Hopefully some of our members who have tried osteopathy will respond and tell > you about their experience. You might also go to the message section of our > homepage and enter " osteopathy " in the search box and search our archives for > previous messages posted about osteopathy. > > No doubt at such a young age the helmet would help your baby's progress, > however, we do have members here who have not used a band or helmet and have > been quite happy with the results. My daughter's plagio was pretty severe and > we couldn't get our ped to listen until our daughter was almost 8 months so > we went after the helmet right away and were very happy with the results. We > don't have any regrets whatsoever! > > Good luck and let us know what you ultimately decide to do! > > Marci (mom to ) > Oklahoma > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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