Re: rella

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Celeste, (sorry this took so long to get to you, has tonsilitis and

I am late getting all my mail sent out!)

I think you are the only other person that told me about the face changing

like no oxygen was getting there- only I think his was a circulation

problem!! would turn bright red when I would turn him to the left,

and it scared me! No one could ever tell me why, but my mommy instinct and

limited knowledge of putting all this together, makes me think that the

muscle is constricting nerve endings and circulation- this muscle

(sternomastecloid??) is related to so many things in the body, balance,

posture, range of motion, etc. I found massage to be extremely helpful. As

he became more stretched out, he no longer turned red when having him look

left. It took us from 3 months old to approx. 9 months old to say

" resolved " - that is when we feel the muscle was as stretched out as can be,

and only have the occassional tilt which is a direct result of a weak

opposite muscle. You should definetly go for a professional pt if you have

insurance, if not, you can look into a program offered in most states called

Early Intervention, this is a free service and from what I'm told,

torticollis is a shoo-in for treatment. They will even come to your home.

You also need relief from trying stretching at home, not to mention, they

have more experience on what works and what doesn't. I have walked miles in

your new shoes, you are nervous because you are uninformed, and don't know

what's happening and what needs to happen. Your best friend is education.

Educate yourself about this condition and turn your butterflies into

knowledge and you'll do just fine. Sorry I can't remember if I gave you any

links or tips, please email me if you would like to discuss some techniques

that worked for us. Good luck and sorry so short, catching up on work here

and little time for much else at this minute!

' Mom