plagio/tort and asymmetry

[Guest guest]

I agree with Kendra on this one- and it is so complicated because I first

learned of the tort and then of the plagio- so we were always like, ok, what

is the cause of this, and this. This is my non-medical, personal experience

and theory of what I have come to believe:

I believe that plagio can certainly cause ear and facial misalignment as the

pressure on the back of the skull is causing the bones to shift and grow out

of their normal range, which causes a shift of the features as well.

Tort can also cause the misalignment of the facial features as the SCM muscle

is very large and connective nerves and muscle tissue is tight, and can cause

the tort side of the face to be pulled down to the muscle, making the cheek

and eye look droopy on the tort side and the non-tort side to look " puffier "

(but the puffy look can also happen with plagio alone, from the skull being

pushed forward, creating a flat spot in back and a bossed front facial

feature-conversely, tort can also cause misalignment of the upper torso as it

shifts body parts to accomodate the muscle- a misalignment that is often

overlooked).

For many people, the causes of facial asymmetry may be plagio, or a

combination of both plagio and tort, such as in our case. This is why we

felt the DOC band was essential, because even if the tight SCM muscle

released, I personally feel it would not affect the shifting of the skull

bone back to where it was supposed to be, but maybe stop it from progressing

any further. ' ear was lower and further back, and I feel the DOC

band allowed the skull to properly realign and the release of the SCM muscle

" let go " of the ear and allowed it to move back upwards, with the guide of

the DOC band to do so. If we did not work on the tort first and the plagio

secondary, we might have been back to square one once graduated and still

having the same issues with tort and perhaps a regression of plagio (which

they both started inutero). I feel they both cause asymmetry, in different

yet similar manners, and it is a domino effect when tort is involved. Just

my personal experience and take!

' mom

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks for your valuable input as well! I forgot to mention that we also

used craniosacral therapy and I believe this helped in conjunction with

everything else. It sounds like you are seeing fantastic results with the

osteopath helping to shift everything back into alignment. Great news! I

really believe this helps, please continue to let us know how it goes as this

type of treatment is not as widely talked about. Thanks for sharing! How

is Rhia doing these days?

' Mom

[Guest guest]

Thanks :

Rhia has inutero plagio/tort too, and it is so hard to treat! Thanks

for your input and viewpoint.

Kind regards,

> I agree with Kendra on this one- and it is so complicated because I

first

> learned of the tort and then of the plagio- so we were always like,

ok, what

> is the cause of this, and this. This is my non-medical, personal

experience

> and theory of what I have come to believe:

> I believe that plagio can certainly cause ear and facial

misalignment as the

> pressure on the back of the skull is causing the bones to shift and

grow out

> of their normal range, which causes a shift of the features as

well.

>

> Tort can also cause the misalignment of the facial features as the

SCM muscle

> is very large and connective nerves and muscle tissue is tight, and

can cause

> the tort side of the face to be pulled down to the muscle, making

the cheek

> and eye look droopy on the tort side and the non-tort side to

look " puffier "

> (but the puffy look can also happen with plagio alone, from the

skull being

> pushed forward, creating a flat spot in back and a bossed front

facial

> feature-conversely, tort can also cause misalignment of the upper

torso as it

> shifts body parts to accomodate the muscle- a misalignment that is

often

> overlooked).

>

> For many people, the causes of facial asymmetry may be plagio, or a

> combination of both plagio and tort, such as in our case. This is

why we

> felt the DOC band was essential, because even if the tight SCM

muscle

> released, I personally feel it would not affect the shifting of the

skull

> bone back to where it was supposed to be, but maybe stop it from

progressing

> any further. ' ear was lower and further back, and I feel

the DOC

> band allowed the skull to properly realign and the release of the

SCM muscle

> " let go " of the ear and allowed it to move back upwards, with the

guide of

> the DOC band to do so. If we did not work on the tort first and

the plagio

> secondary, we might have been back to square one once graduated and

still

> having the same issues with tort and perhaps a regression of plagio

(which

> they both started inutero). I feel they both cause asymmetry, in

different

> yet similar manners, and it is a domino effect when tort is

involved. Just

> my personal experience and take!

>

> ' mom