Re: torticolis and taping treatment

[Guest guest]

Wow, thats really interesting about the taping. I had never heard

of it, but then again I don't know much about tort at all because

Hannah didn't have it. Great news about the band being in early

though! Let us know how it goes.

, mom to Hannah, DOCgrad

Cape Cod, Ma

> I've been seeing lots of posts about treatment for torticolis so I

> thought I would share our success story. Ellen started receiving

PT

> at 2 mos and the PT used kenisio tape to help cue her muscles to

be

> in the positions we want 24 hours. It is a soft tape with a lot

of

> give that is heat activated (just your body heat) and there are

> specific protocols for putting it on to work on certain muscles.

We

> started with Ellen's trunk and then her neck muscles. The taping

in

> conjunction with all the exercise and positioning worked great.

She

> could leave the tape on for up to 4 days and then we would give

her

> skin a break for a couple of days. Her torticolis is resolved

(she

> is now almost 5 1/2 mos.) She'll continue to get PT because she

is

> still not rolling or doing much on her tummy, but it will come and

> those things are much more fun to work on than the tort.

> other good news they called me from Cranial Tech and her band will

be

> in Mon. So we get to do the fitting a week earlier! and

> Ellen in Westfield, MA

[Guest guest]

I'm glad that you had success with the taping. It irritated my son's

skin. Hope the fitting goes smoothly!

Natasha

> I've been seeing lots of posts about treatment for torticolis so I

> thought I would share our success story. Ellen started receiving

PT

> at 2 mos and the PT used kenisio tape to help cue her muscles to be

> in the positions we want 24 hours. It is a soft tape with a lot of

> give that is heat activated (just your body heat) and there are

> specific protocols for putting it on to work on certain muscles.

We

> started with Ellen's trunk and then her neck muscles. The taping

in

> conjunction with all the exercise and positioning worked great.

She

> could leave the tape on for up to 4 days and then we would give her

> skin a break for a couple of days. Her torticolis is resolved (she

> is now almost 5 1/2 mos.) She'll continue to get PT because she is

> still not rolling or doing much on her tummy, but it will come and

> those things are much more fun to work on than the tort.

> other good news they called me from Cranial Tech and her band will

be

> in Mon. So we get to do the fitting a week earlier! and

> Ellen in Westfield, MA

[Guest guest]

WOW! You learn something new everyday. I've heard of taping adult's

shoulders after they've had a stroke, but never on infants. I've just

never seen it done!! Does it pull the muscles into place?? I've also

seen it done to get people to improve their posture, but I'm not

seeing how it works on infants Martz

> I've been seeing lots of posts about treatment for torticolis so I

> thought I would share our success story. Ellen started receiving

PT

> at 2 mos and the PT used kenisio tape to help cue her muscles to be

> in the positions we want 24 hours. It is a soft tape with a lot of

> give that is heat activated (just your body heat) and there are

> specific protocols for putting it on to work on certain muscles.

We

> started with Ellen's trunk and then her neck muscles. The taping

in

> conjunction with all the exercise and positioning worked great.

She

> could leave the tape on for up to 4 days and then we would give her

> skin a break for a couple of days. Her torticolis is resolved (she

> is now almost 5 1/2 mos.) She'll continue to get PT because she is

> still not rolling or doing much on her tummy, but it will come and

> those things are much more fun to work on than the tort.

> other good news they called me from Cranial Tech and her band will

be

> in Mon. So we get to do the fitting a week earlier! and

> Ellen in Westfield, MA

[Guest guest]

,

I tried to respond to you last night, but my son turned off the PC

about half way through! LOL So here is my abbreviated post!

We were talking on Tuesday about taping my son's upper back, if he

does not strengthen those muscles on his own (in the next month.) I

am most concerned about his sensitive skin, with the tape. Did you

have any problems with that?

Thanks,

> I've been seeing lots of posts about treatment for torticolis so I

> thought I would share our success story. Ellen started receiving

PT

> at 2 mos and the PT used kenisio tape to help cue her muscles to

be

> in the positions we want 24 hours. It is a soft tape with a lot

of

> give that is heat activated (just your body heat) and there are

> specific protocols for putting it on to work on certain muscles.

We

> started with Ellen's trunk and then her neck muscles. The taping

in

> conjunction with all the exercise and positioning worked great.

She

> could leave the tape on for up to 4 days and then we would give

her

> skin a break for a couple of days. Her torticolis is resolved

(she

> is now almost 5 1/2 mos.) She'll continue to get PT because she

is

> still not rolling or doing much on her tummy, but it will come and

> those things are much more fun to work on than the tort.

> other good news they called me from Cranial Tech and her band will

be

> in Mon. So we get to do the fitting a week earlier! and

> Ellen in Westfield, MA

[Guest guest]

As the PT puts the tape on she is applying it in a specific way

thinking of the origin and insertion of the muscle and where she

wants to get stretch so as the baby moves they get gentle cues and it

gets them moving in the correct patterns if it is put on the right

way. It's different than the tape that is used more often with

adults although sometimes this tape is used with adults too, it's

stretchy and soft not rigid at all. and Ellen in

Westfield, MA

> > I've been seeing lots of posts about treatment for torticolis so

I

> > thought I would share our success story. Ellen started receiving

> PT

> > at 2 mos and the PT used kenisio tape to help cue her muscles to

be

> > in the positions we want 24 hours. It is a soft tape with a lot

of

> > give that is heat activated (just your body heat) and there are

> > specific protocols for putting it on to work on certain muscles.

> We

> > started with Ellen's trunk and then her neck muscles. The taping

> in

> > conjunction with all the exercise and positioning worked great.

> She

> > could leave the tape on for up to 4 days and then we would give

her

> > skin a break for a couple of days. Her torticolis is resolved

(she

> > is now almost 5 1/2 mos.) She'll continue to get PT because she

is

> > still not rolling or doing much on her tummy, but it will come

and

> > those things are much more fun to work on than the tort.

> > other good news they called me from Cranial Tech and her band

will

> be

> > in Mon. So we get to do the fitting a week earlier!

and

> > Ellen in Westfield, MA