Re:Tortocolis and physical therapy

[Guest guest]

My step-sister is a Pediatrician and she just told me on

Sunday that we should expect to do PT until our youngest is 18 months. OMG

– seriously??? It will not be as aggressive as it is now (5x/day),

but we will have to keep an eye on it and be sure to continue some of the

stretches. Just FYI… his tort does not seem that bad compared to

some of the children I have seen.

The good news… our children have issues that we can

help them with. They are not diagnosed with a terminal disease or

something that will impact their physical or mental capacity. Remembering

these things helps me to keep life in perspective!

Best wishes,

Jenna

Mom to Gavin (2 years) & Tyler (5 mos. - Tort, Plagio

and Brachy: getting ready for DOC band)

[Guest guest]

Hi. I don't really agree with that. From everything that I have

always read and heard, PT is often recommended until the child is

walking or until the tort is resolved. My Daughter had PT for her

moderate tort from 4 months until she was 10 months old. Her tort

was considered to be resolved at that point, and she was also

starting to walk. We did the PT through early intervention and it

was once a week at our house.

Good luck.

Jen

>

> My step-sister is a Pediatrician and she just told me on Sunday

that we

> should expect to do PT until our youngest is 18 months. OMG -

> seriously??? It will not be as aggressive as it is now (5x/day),

but we

> will have to keep an eye on it and be sure to continue some of the

> stretches. Just FYI. his tort does not seem that bad compared to

some

> of the children I have seen.

>

> The good news. our children have issues that we can help them with.

> They are not diagnosed with a terminal disease or something that

will

> impact their physical or mental capacity. Remembering these things

> helps me to keep life in perspective!

>

>

>

> Best wishes,

>

> Jenna

>

> Mom to Gavin (2 years) & Tyler (5 mos. - Tort, Plagio and Brachy:

> getting ready for DOC band)

>

>

>

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