Guest guest Posted February 11, 2003 Report Share Posted February 11, 2003 - I swear you should be a pediatric PT! You did such an amazing job with ! Dane's mom DOC Grad ~tort resolved > In a message dated 2/10/2003 5:47:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, > sponagle2003@y... writes: > > > Just a note, parents may wish to consider keeping the neck stretched > > even though it may have appeared to been handled.....Torticollis > > involves shortening of the neck muscles. This can often leave some > > scar tissue. This scar tissue does not grow as fast as other > > muscles > > > Very good point- and just like a muscle that has been stunted from growing > fully, its important to continue to see that muscle gets stretched as it can, > like any other muscle, get tight without exercise, leading back to that tilt > and facial asymmetry. My son just turned 2 and we also incorporate righting > exercises and get him to stretch while we play with him. It may not be as > much of an issue depending upon severity, but I would monitor the tort and > keep working with it over time for safe measure, there have been cases where > the tort has regressed. > > ' Mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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