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Coming from hanger it should either be a STARband or a Hanger band.

I believe both are active bands. How old is Jennicah?? The delays

you describe are common in torticollis kids. Willow also had tort

and the best thing you can do is pt and home streches.

You said that she cried for over 45 mins. How long did the casting

take? Also when the band comes in, make sure you stick around for

awhile. In an ideal case you shouldn't have more than 2wks tops

between casting and fitting. If you stick around for awhile than

you can monitor any redspots there might be at the beginning of

treatment. How far are you from the hanger facility? I think what

you are doing for your grand-daughter is great. Being soo

involved. She is lucky to have you as her Nanny. )

Sandy Willow's Mom

Torticollis resolved

Cranio Germany Grad 02/04

> They are not doing any more tests right now. Jennicah start

physical therapy

> next week. After reading about tort, I feel she may have that as

well. She

> is behind for her age, hates tummy time, and can barely lift her

head. She

> seems to have a stiff neck and always prefers to look and lay one

direction. I

> have talked to the physical therapist about this and hope she may

have some

> answers with stretching as I have read here in some of the files.

I hope she

> gets her helmet in time to make a difference. I have read that

some babies are

> older when banded. I am not sure what kind she is getting. It is

coming from

> Hanger Orthotics. She was casted a week and a half ago and it

should come in

> this week. I will put some pics of her in her folder when she

gets it as

> well. reading about ill fitting helmets, I hope things go well

for us. She

> hated the casting process and screamed bloody murder for over 45

minutes. I hope

> the fitting goes better.