Re: Torticollis and vision

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they tend to pull everything up on that tort side, hip, shoulder, to

compensate for their imbalance

Especially her shoulder

, that is exactly what does!!! She didn't sit up until

she was I think 9 months old.. it could of been 8 1/2.

Does she favor using the non-tort side? Totally!!

Thanks,

> In a message dated 8/16/2002 3:21:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> taime@o... writes:

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> > She also has a problem with balance.

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> This could be tort related. > sitting up? We used to rock

sitting between our legs from butt

> cheek to butt cheek to get him used to feeling " okay " on his

tort side-

> they tend to pull everything up on that tort side, hip, shoulder,

to

> compensate for their imbalance. We also would pull those

extremeties lightly

> downward in massage techniques, since he was essentially cramping

it up. Try

> also having her reach up high for things with her tort arm, you

want to make

> her use that side as often as possible if she's ignoring it in the

least.

> Let me know if I can help you out with anything for

stretches/exercises.

>

> ' Mom