Re: Early Diagnosis and Urgency!

[Guest guest]

Hi Jim & welcome to our group!

A lot of pediatricians do take a somewhat laid back approach to

plagio & torticollis. The " wait & see " approach is very common with

many peds.. You are doing the right thing by questioning that

advice. I see replied to you already with great information.

My daughter's pediatrician suspected Abby had tort at her 4 week chk

up & referred us to physical therapy, where they later determined

Abby did not have torticollis. I was lucky to have such a great

ped.. Is your son still just 2 mos old? You sound very concerned

about all of this, I would suggest scheduling another appt with your

ped. to discuss your concerns & request to be referred to both a

physical therapist as well as a ped. neurosurgeon to evaluate

's head shape.

Check out this site for additional information:

http://www.plagiocephaly.org/support

Welcome again - please be sure to keep us updated on and

whatever you decide to do.

Good luck.

Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad

MI

> My son was diagnised with plagiocephal and torticolis at

his

> 2 month check-up. Our Pediatrician recommended that we encourage

> Left side gazing and other repositioning techniques. She wanted to

> follow-up at his 4 month check up and see if it got any better. Is

> this a typical course of action? I am concerned that she does not

> have a sense of urgency. Shouldn't we be seeing a specialist or a

> physical therapist or doing more? We caught this early I think but

I

> do not want to be in the same position in two months? Am I being

> paranoid?

>

> Thanks for your feedback.

>

> Jim

[Guest guest]

Hi Jim and welcome to the group! I have to second what Marci said.

2 months is really early to catch the plagio and it is an excellent

age to start to agressively reposition. I would think any kind of

doctor or specialist, even a company that makes helmets/bands, would

recommend that you try repositioning for a few months. Again, like

Marci said, be sure to take plenty of pictures of ' head

shape from all angles, and if he has a lot of hair, make sure you wet

the hair down. This way, at his 4 month appointment, you will have

proof for your pediatrician that the repositioning either is or isn't

enough, and then you can take it from there. Good luck Jim, and

please keep us posted!

Niki

Kaylie & Danny (STAR grads)

Phila., PA

> My son was diagnised with plagiocephal and torticolis at

his

> 2 month check-up. Our Pediatrician recommended that we encourage

> Left side gazing and other repositioning techniques. She wanted to

> follow-up at his 4 month check up and see if it got any better. Is

> this a typical course of action? I am concerned that she does not

> have a sense of urgency. Shouldn't we be seeing a specialist or a

> physical therapist or doing more? We caught this early I think but

I

> do not want to be in the same position in two months? Am I being

> paranoid?

>

> Thanks for your feedback.

>

> Jim