Re: Plagio Article in Parents Magazine - Letter writing

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Becky,

Last month at the Dr's office I saw in " Working Mother " a letter to

the editor from one of our members that scolding them for making

plagio seem like it wasn't a big deal. Unfortunately the dr who

responded said that there are no effects from untreated plagio and

that the article wasn't addressing the more serious cranio. At least

our member hopefully got her point across to someone for reading the

magazine. When will these Drs take this seriously??

BTW, tell me again what part of Pittsburgh you are from.

Natasha

> > Hi everyone...(Sorry if this is long)

> >

> > In the May issue of " Parents " magazine, in the Health Q & A

section,

> I

> > found the following...

> >

> > Q...My 3-month-old son has a flat spot on the back of his head

from

> > sleeping on his back. Will this go away?

> > A...Yes. Most babies outgrow flat spots, called positional

> > plagiocephaly, within the first year. When your baby sleeps on

his

> > back - which is important for protection against SIDS - he

probably

> > favors a particular position, which puts pressure on one spot on

> his

> > head. To correct the problem, help your child get used to

sleeping

> > with his head in another direction. If he normally needs to turn

> to

> > the right to see you from his crib, let him do that one night;

then

> > put his head at the foot of the crib the next night so that he

> needs

> > to turn to the left to see you - and keep alternating. Also,

have

> > your baby play on his tummy for a few minutes at least four times

a

> > day to strengthen his neck muscles, which will keep his head from

> > flopping back against the mattress.

> > One caveat: If your baby's head suddenly begins to look

> > deformed, he may have a neck condition called congenital

> torticollis,

> > which is often treated with physical therapy and a corrective

> > helmet. Craniosynostosis could be another concern; it occurs

when

> > the skull fuses prematurely, and the condition must be corrected

> with

> > surgery. If you suspect that your child has either of these

> > problems, bring him to your pediatrician for diagnosis.

> > BY: son, MD

> >

> > Is it just me or is the response the that question a little flip,

> > irresponsible, and slightly less than accurate? How about the

fact

> > that the short answer, and the very first thing she wrote

> > was, " Yes. " And another thing I was wondering about...it says

that

> > tort is treated with PT and a helmet. I am repo'ing , so I

> > don't know a lot about bands/helmets, but they are not used to

> treat

> > tort are they? They correct plagio in relation to tort, right?

> > I have started a letter to the magazine with my response to

> the

> > article. I can't decide, though, if I should write the letter to

> the

> > Dr who wrote the article or to the editor. Which one do you

think

> is

> > more likely to get published? I would also be interested in what

> you

> > think I should include in the letter. I have a rough draft done,

I

> > was thinking of posting it when I get it done. I was also

thinking

> I

> > would bring it up in chat on Monday to see what you all think.

> > Anyway, input on the letter would be welcome. I will post my

draft

> > of it in a day or 2 when I get to to finish it.

> > Sorry this ran so long, I was just really wound up when I

read

> > the article.

> >

> > Becky ('s Mom) in Pgh, PA

>

>

>

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