Re: Starting CST for my 19 month old (previously banded baby) - Questions...

July 7, 2010

Hi,

I may have been one of the people who suggested this. Honestly, I

think it can, but it is not guaranteed, and it would be very slow. It

probably depends on the causes of the asymmetries and therapist. I'm

trying various therapies on my 5.5 year old for almost exactly what you

describe in your toddler, and I don't see improvement yet. There are

indications that internally my son's head has improved, and I still

hope over the next several months I will see improvement. I'm sure

CST/chiro and a handful of osteopath visits in conjunction with the

helmet visually helped my younger son past 19 months. One mom shared

pictures of her son with me. They did various types of alternative

therapies over a few years starting before age 3, and I could see

definite improvement. You may also want to ask this question on the

older plagio group.

Best,

Kathy, mom to 25 months and 5.5 years

afschisler wrote:

Give it to me straight. Can this really lead to further

improvements in a toddler? We're dealing with a small degree of facial

asymmetry - forehead bossing and one eye appears lower than the other

(only from certain angles - but it is still very distressing to me.) Oh

- and he still has a flat spot in back too. He grew out of his StarBand

after wearing it for 15 weeks last summer - but they did not recommend

another band. I wish I had pursued it at that time (when he was 10

months old. But I accepted that he was "done.")

My husband thinks I am crazy.

CT turned me down when I spoke with them the other day - said he is too

old for another band at this point.

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