Re: 's Physical Therapy Evaluation

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I just filled out an online referral for A.J. with Early Intervention

Michigan. I will contact his physical therapist Monday after we go to

ped. (6 month shots and check-up). He gets his helmet adjusted on

Tuesday. Busy two days for the little guy. We do have an exersaucer,

we do not have the doorway jumper. Were these the items that gave you

overnight success? thanks for responding.

and A.J. U of M helmet

> In a message dated 2/22/2003 7:29:46 AM Central Standard Time,

> TGrabowski@w... writes:

>

> > Should I go straight to his physical

> > therapist who he saw for torticollis? What type of exercises do

they

> > recommend?

> >

>

> I would probably take him in to have him looked at. I am learning

that it is

> better to know and get him the help he needs rather than waiting to

see if it

> straightens out on its own. As far as the exercises go... she

didn't really

> show me too much for his upper body. The main things were placing

him over a

> ball or bolster so that he has to reach his arms to the ground.

She wants

> him to bear weight on them and this will help I guess. She also

wants me to

> try and help him to sit up for about 10 minutes a day. With the

legs my ped

> has had me bicycling them everyday. At first it seems as though it

isn't

> really doing anything, but after awhile he will start giving me

some

> resistance. Do you have an exersaucer or doorway jumper??? This

helps them

> to be in an upright position to put weight on their legs.

wouldn't

> put any weight on his legs at all and then it was like overnight he

started

> standing on them for 10-15 seconds at a time. For him that was a

dramatic

> improvement. Please let me know if you take him in to be evaluated

and what

> they say.

>

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