Re: Update on PT

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Our cranial doctor does her evaluation along with a PT at the first appointment. I declined the evaluation since my insruance wouldn't pay and it would have cost me $600 (they were out of network).

When I declined, the PT approached me and told my how important it was to get every plagio baby a PT evaluation. the doctor gave me a referral to someone that my insurance would cover, who also did CST. That's how we got involved with our PT.

Update on PT

Hi,We finally took for a PT evaluation. Since he still preferred to turn right, I thought he might have a mild neck problem, even though nobody else seemed overly concerned about his neck. Well, it turns out he does not have tort or even much of a neck issue. He was diagnosed with overall mild body muscle/posture imbalances, probably present at birth. It is mostly in his back and chest. These imbalances are causing him to turn right and probably contributed to the plagio. After only a few therapy sessions, he is already turning left more. On the bright side, although I feel horrible about 's plagio, I don't feel quite as guilty since it isn't our fault he was born with this tendency. Although we, and the pediatrician, should have realized it sooner.I'm thinking it is a good idea for any baby with plagio to have an extensive PT evaluation.-Kathy, mom to turning 22 months, treated for plagio since 12 months

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Hi,

We were lucky.  Our evaluation cost the same as the regular appointment

and I think the insurance will help pay.

I wish I knew all this for my older son.  Some of these treatments

probably could have helped him.  Since Nov. he has had a few osteopath

and chiro visits. Surprisingly, his behavior marks went up from his

first trimester report card, and his written marks indicated there was

significant improvement.  It likely is unrelated, but the timing

corresponds with the treatments. 

Best,

Kathy, mom to 22 months and 5.5 years

 

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Our cranial doctor does her evaluation along with a PT at the first

appointment. I declined the evaluation since my insruance wouldn't pay

and it would have cost me $600 (they were out of network).

 

When I declined, the PT approached me and told my how important it

was to get every plagio baby a PT evaluation. the doctor gave me a

referral to someone that my insurance would cover, who also did CST.

That's how we got involved with our PT.

 

Update on PT

 

Hi,

We finally took for a PT evaluation. Since he still preferred to

turn right, I thought he might have a mild neck problem, even though

nobody else seemed overly concerned about his neck. Well, it turns out

he does not have tort or even much of a neck issue. He was diagnosed

with overall mild body muscle/posture imbalances, probably present at

birth. It is mostly in his back and chest. These imbalances are

causing him to turn right and probably contributed to the plagio.

After only a few therapy sessions, he is already turning left more.

On the bright side, although I feel horrible about 's plagio, I

don't feel quite as guilty since it isn't our fault he was born with

this tendency. Although we, and the pediatrician, should have realized

it sooner.

I'm thinking it is a good idea for any baby with plagio to have an

extensive PT evaluation.

-Kathy, mom to turning 22 months, treated for plagio since 12

months

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It's possible that it is not a coincidence. According to what I've read, both osteopathy and chiro can help with both learning and behavior. I honestly don't know whether it is true, but you may never know for sure. Supposedly, if things aren't aligned right, this can cause problems in areas of the brain responsible for both learning and behavior. Fixing this can help.

Like I said, I have no idea if it is true, but if one of my kids starting having trouble in school, I think I would look into these options. We are already doing chiro so we would just look into the CST or osteopathy. In fact, my son shows a lot of signs of possible ADHD and we are watching him to see if he will outgrow it or whether it will be the actual disorder. Interestingly enough, his chiro scan showed only one area of trouble and this is the area that is responsible for both ear infections and concentration. While I recognize how wonderful medication can be in some cases, I would be willing to try the osteopath first if we end up needing to go that route. I am hoping that his chiro adjustments will help in this respect.

So, your older son's treatments may be helping more than you knew they were. In any case, they can't hurt. Update on PT

Hi,We finally took for a PT evaluation. Since he still preferred to turn right, I thought he might have a mild neck problem, even though nobody else seemed overly concerned about his neck. Well, it turns out he does not have tort or even much of a neck issue. He was diagnosed with overall mild body muscle/posture imbalances, probably present at birth. It is mostly in his back and chest. These imbalances are causing him to turn right and probably contributed to the plagio. After only a few therapy sessions, he is already turning left more. On the bright side, although I feel horrible about 's plagio, I don't feel quite as guilty since it isn't our fault he was born with this tendency. Although we, and the pediatrician, should have realized it sooner.I'm thinking it is a good idea for any baby with plagio to have an extensive PT evaluation.-Kathy, mom to turning 22 months, treated for plagio since 12 months