Re: Plagio Article in Parents Magazine

[Guest guest]

I saw that too and I am steamed over this one.

Tina Tori's mom

> 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

[Guest guest]

Hey Becky,

~Sigh~ Yes, I think this a crummy response. But so is Dr Sears on

his website. I would write a letter to the editor and cc the Dr.

I'd be happy to offer suggestions to your letter and I think I'll

write a letter myself. You are correct about the tort, a helmet

doesn't help that, ugh!

Thanks for posting,

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

[Guest guest]

Hi Becky,

Thanks for the info.

I think anyone that has the time should send a letter to the editor

about how terrible that article was. Tort is definetly not corrected

with a helmet. And the reply that " Yes. Most babies outgrow flat

spots, called positional plagiocephaly, within the first year " is the

most irresponsible statement I've heard. Especially since repo

and/or helmet treatment should be started before the first year.

Ugh!!

> 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

[Guest guest]

When I saw that in the new issue, I thought the same thing. I'm going

to try and write a letter too. I too thought it was weird that they

said a helmet was used to treat tort, Huh?! Connor has tort, but he's

getting his helmet for plagio, not tort!

Connor (6 mo. - tort/plagio)

St. Louis, MO

> 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