Guest guest Posted November 21, 2006 Report Share Posted November 21, 2006 MY DAUGHTER STARTS THERAPY IN 2WKS FOR SIX MONTHS AT FIRST I WAS SCARED HER HEAD IS IN VERY BAD SHAPE SHE IS NOW 5 MONTHS OLD I AM SHOCKED AT HOW DEFORMED HER HEAD IS FROM SLEEPING ON ONE SIDE ONLY SHE IS ALSO GOING TO RECEIVE THERAPY FOR TORTOCOLLIS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 Hi, You are not alone in the guilty feelings. My daughter's head was bad too, and she also has torticollis. What I've since realized is that the torticollis really contributes to the deformed head. Not only from the favored position, but also from all the pulling from the affected side. There are differing opinions on whether bone pulls muscle or muscle pulls bone, but if you look at the research file in this group there is an article featuring untreated torticollis. The head and facial deformities get much worse as the person grows because of all the pulling from the tort side. It is great she is in therapy. Make sure you stretch her A LOT. Good luck to you. Make fixing the torticollis your number one priority. Getting rid of all the tightness will help allow the head (possibly facial?) asymmetry to get better. Tricia Reimer > > MY DAUGHTER STARTS THERAPY IN 2WKS FOR SIX MONTHS AT FIRST I WAS SCARED > HER HEAD IS IN VERY BAD SHAPE SHE IS NOW 5 MONTHS OLD I AM SHOCKED AT > HOW DEFORMED HER HEAD IS FROM SLEEPING ON ONE SIDE ONLY SHE IS ALSO > GOING TO RECEIVE THERAPY FOR TORTOCOLLIS > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2006 Report Share Posted November 22, 2006 In my previous message I mentioned research on untreated individuals that is actually in the Torticolliskids Forum Torticolliskids/ Sorry to mix that up. This would be a good group to join too. Tricia Reimer > > MY DAUGHTER STARTS THERAPY IN 2WKS FOR SIX MONTHS AT FIRST I WAS SCARED > HER HEAD IS IN VERY BAD SHAPE SHE IS NOW 5 MONTHS OLD I AM SHOCKED AT > HOW DEFORMED HER HEAD IS FROM SLEEPING ON ONE SIDE ONLY SHE IS ALSO > GOING TO RECEIVE THERAPY FOR TORTOCOLLIS > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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