Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 Hi & welcome! Your son is at a great younger age to recognize both the tort & plagio. Early recognition of both will help correct both problems sooner rather than later and most likely get better correction. It is VERY VERY difficult to reposition a torticollis baby off of their flat side, it's difficult enuf to repo a non-tort baby, let alone one with tort. I would call your peds office and ask for a Phys Therapy referral, maybe they'd go ahead & give you a referral over the phone? If not, then if you'd feel more comfortable seeing your Dr before 3/2, then ask for an earlier appt. You can get more torticollis info at this link: http://www.torticolliskids.org More plagio info at http://www.plagiocephaly.org/support We have a couple other members in Oklahoma in our group. I've added OK to your subject line to grab those members attn to help you out locally if possible. There is a Bill Barringer orthotist in our DATABASE Helmet/Band providers under Oklahoma who several gropu members have used for their baby's STARband to correct the plagio.. I've only heard great reviews about him & hear he's terrific. So, if the time comes where you do need or want a helmet for your baby, hopefully you'll be close enuf to Bill Barringer's office for treatment! Best of luck -Keep us posted. Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad MI > > > Hi. My name is . I have a 3 month old son named Maddux that > > has Plagiocephaly/Torticollis. > > His Dr's response to this was to reposition him and keep him off > his > > flat side. And that it would go away.My fear is that it won't. > > Everything I have read on Tort. says he would need PT. My question > > is this....He has a well baby check on March 2. Should I take him > in > > sooner and demand he does something about this now or wait until > his > > appointment? > > I am at a loss. My middle son had Plagio but it rounded out on it's > > own with repostioning. He didn't have the Tort. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > Oklahoma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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