:Re: Pain/Discomfort and Band or Helmet

[Guest guest]

,

I wanted to remind you that you can get stetches while playing too

without it feeling so much like therapy. Laying him on his back on

your knees and let his head and neck hang upside down, then have

someone play making him turn one way and then the other, it makes it

easier for them to use the muscles and they think being upside down

is fun. Also a great tool is one of the big exercise balls and most

of the babies just love them. We used all sorts of " play " therapy for

Dominick to make the therapy easier on him.

CAROLG

>

> No helmet here.. yet (we see an ortho Thursday) but when doing PT

my kid (5

> months) just SCREAMS. I don't think it is from pain, I just think

he

> doesn't like to be " messed with. " When we do tort exercises one is

to turn

> his head to the left. If I turn his head to the left he screams

and cries.

> If I stop he will very easily turn it himself - sometimes even more

to the

> left than I do.. so I know it isn't because he is in pain. I think

kids

> just get used to a certain position, etc and when things change /

are

> different THEY DON'T LIKE IT!

>

> Yeah.. not looking forward to the helmet.. praying he will adjust

quickly

>

> Just my two cents,

> G

> Mom to (5 months - plagio & tort)

>

[Guest guest]

,

I wanted to remind you that you can get stetches while playing too

without it feeling so much like therapy. Laying him on his back on

your knees and let his head and neck hang upside down, then have

someone play making him turn one way and then the other, it makes it

easier for them to use the muscles and they think being upside down

is fun. Also a great tool is one of the big exercise balls and most

of the babies just love them. We used all sorts of " play " therapy for

Dominick to make the therapy easier on him.

CAROLG

>

> No helmet here.. yet (we see an ortho Thursday) but when doing PT

my kid (5

> months) just SCREAMS. I don't think it is from pain, I just think

he

> doesn't like to be " messed with. " When we do tort exercises one is

to turn

> his head to the left. If I turn his head to the left he screams

and cries.

> If I stop he will very easily turn it himself - sometimes even more

to the

> left than I do.. so I know it isn't because he is in pain. I think

kids

> just get used to a certain position, etc and when things change /

are

> different THEY DON'T LIKE IT!

>

> Yeah.. not looking forward to the helmet.. praying he will adjust

quickly

>

> Just my two cents,

> G

> Mom to (5 months - plagio & tort)

>