Guest guest Posted June 8, 2002 Report Share Posted June 8, 2002 He had it when he was born and I did exercises at home and now he can turn his head both ways. Sometimes he does lean his shoulder in a bit when he turns his head. I guess therapy wouldnt hurt. I just dont want to put him through unessesary torture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2002 Report Share Posted June 10, 2002 In a message dated 6/8/2002 1:56:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, davidandadrian@... writes: Sometimes he does lean his shoulder in a bit when he turns his head. I guess therapy wouldnt hurt. I just dont want to put him through unessesary torture. and , Don't feel this way!!!! You have to do this because its important, the longer that you wait, will only allow that muscle to tighten more, and he will continue to pull that shoulder to turn his head, and create very bad posture. You should know that torticollis is also responsible for creating plagio, causing facial asymmetry, and can lead to upper scoliosis if left untreated. He should be able to turn his head without his entire body, and you can also encourage this by holding the body while putting something entertaining towards the side he cannot look to, and he will work that muscle to look at it. If I can help you in anyway, please feel free to email me. You can also check out www.torticolliskids for more tips and great advice. Its not fun to watch your child go through therapy, but you will not be doing him any favors by letting this progress as he gets older. The therapy will get easier as he gets more stretches- and we found cranio-sacral therapy and massage also a great help. Good luck and please keep us posted! ' Mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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