Guest guest Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 My dominick was banded at 5 months and it could have cared less about it. The young age works in our favor. Why don't you post out to other moms about using the Cranio Cap, and let them share thier experiences with you. As far as PT goes, I would urge you to continue the stretches at home. How are the rolling over milestones and sitting up milestones going? Also, Tort likes to come back with teething, fever and stress, so don't freak if you are going along good and then all of a sudden he's tilting badly. When the teething,etc ends so does the bad tilting again. CAROLG > > When we went to the physical therapist on Friday she said that his tort is > 100% better. His ears alligned good. She is going to see him back in a month > and then bring him back if needed. > > We talk to the cranial person. At the Gilette Children's Instittue where we > bring him they do the cranial cap. He said we could cast him and then just > have him wear it for a little. He looked at Sammy and said that he has mild > to monderate plagipcephaly. He also agreed that his ears and everything are > alined. Just that he still has the flat spot. We are going to bring him to > casting after Christmas and see how it goes. He doesn't think it will take > long for the skull to form so he said not to worry. They are looking to see > what the insurance will cover for it for us right now. Then we will go for > casting. I am nervous because he agreed Sammy will hate it but he said for > them it takes five minutes. They are working on getting the scan so they > don't do the casting but right now they aren't full around to that where it > works 100%. > > > <http://www.tickercentral.com/> > > > Sammy's first Website: <http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/s/sam/> > http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/s/sam/ > Password:6789 > > Come Join us: > <mailto:first_time_preg_to_parent-subscribe > > first_time_preg_to_parent-subscribe > > Re: My son, question > > > , > I know the thought of a helmet/Band is unnerving, but it is really no > different than casting a broken arm so it heals correctly. As the > tort gets better you may see some correction of facial and ear > asymmetry, but in my opinion, not enough there and to the head to > have full correction. > Just a note on the tort therapy: Sammy may be doing much better with > the tort, but should be in therapy of some kind, weather it be at > home with you or going every so often to a PT until he is walking > well. You start out with alot of therapy and as the range of motion > is normal you slow down and eventually just go to what is called > maintenance therapy until they are walking well. maintenance therapy > consists of the simple stretches a few times a week to keep > everything from tightening back up. > Keep up the good work with Sammy and good luck to you. > CAROLG > > > > > > > --- In Plagiocephaly , " " <mullin987@c...> wrote: > > > > I am bringing Sammy, my son who is five months old, in to see his > physical > > therapist. He has torticollis. He has done real good and now has > full range > > to go to the left when it was really tight before. My questions is, > Out of > > the kids that people have on this group. How many had torticollis > and > > because of had Plagiocephaly > > <Plagiocephaly/?yguid=234404398> ? > How many > > babies after the torticollis was better's plagiocephaly's healed by > itself? > > > > I really do not want to get a helmet for Sammy. He has a flat spot > on his > > right back side of his head. He looks much better then he did at 2 > and 3 > > months old but at the sametime it is still there. I do not want him > to grow > > up with a funny shaped head because kids can be mean and I don't > want any > > health effects from it. On the other hand he would hate the helmet. > He hates > > anything restricting and he would have to wear this all day long > every day. > > He wouldn't do good at a casting. He would just be so unhappy. > > > > Any answers or suggestion. Would help. > > > > > > <http://www.tickercentral.com/> > > > > > > Sammy's first Website: <http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/s/sam/> > > http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/s/sam/ > > Password:6789 > > > > Come Join us: > > <mailto:first_time_preg_to_parent-subscribe > > > first_time_preg_to_parent-subscribe > > > > > > > > > For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 My dominick was banded at 5 months and it could have cared less about it. The young age works in our favor. Why don't you post out to other moms about using the Cranio Cap, and let them share thier experiences with you. As far as PT goes, I would urge you to continue the stretches at home. How are the rolling over milestones and sitting up milestones going? Also, Tort likes to come back with teething, fever and stress, so don't freak if you are going along good and then all of a sudden he's tilting badly. When the teething,etc ends so does the bad tilting again. CAROLG > > When we went to the physical therapist on Friday she said that his tort is > 100% better. His ears alligned good. She is going to see him back in a month > and then bring him back if needed. > > We talk to the cranial person. At the Gilette Children's Instittue where we > bring him they do the cranial cap. He said we could cast him and then just > have him wear it for a little. He looked at Sammy and said that he has mild > to monderate plagipcephaly. He also agreed that his ears and everything are > alined. Just that he still has the flat spot. We are going to bring him to > casting after Christmas and see how it goes. He doesn't think it will take > long for the skull to form so he said not to worry. They are looking to see > what the insurance will cover for it for us right now. Then we will go for > casting. I am nervous because he agreed Sammy will hate it but he said for > them it takes five minutes. They are working on getting the scan so they > don't do the casting but right now they aren't full around to that where it > works 100%. > > > <http://www.tickercentral.com/> > > > Sammy's first Website: <http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/s/sam/> > http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/s/sam/ > Password:6789 > > Come Join us: > <mailto:first_time_preg_to_parent-subscribe > > first_time_preg_to_parent-subscribe > > Re: My son, question > > > , > I know the thought of a helmet/Band is unnerving, but it is really no > different than casting a broken arm so it heals correctly. As the > tort gets better you may see some correction of facial and ear > asymmetry, but in my opinion, not enough there and to the head to > have full correction. > Just a note on the tort therapy: Sammy may be doing much better with > the tort, but should be in therapy of some kind, weather it be at > home with you or going every so often to a PT until he is walking > well. You start out with alot of therapy and as the range of motion > is normal you slow down and eventually just go to what is called > maintenance therapy until they are walking well. maintenance therapy > consists of the simple stretches a few times a week to keep > everything from tightening back up. > Keep up the good work with Sammy and good luck to you. > CAROLG > > > > > > > --- In Plagiocephaly , " " <mullin987@c...> wrote: > > > > I am bringing Sammy, my son who is five months old, in to see his > physical > > therapist. He has torticollis. He has done real good and now has > full range > > to go to the left when it was really tight before. My questions is, > Out of > > the kids that people have on this group. How many had torticollis > and > > because of had Plagiocephaly > > <Plagiocephaly/?yguid=234404398> ? > How many > > babies after the torticollis was better's plagiocephaly's healed by > itself? > > > > I really do not want to get a helmet for Sammy. He has a flat spot > on his > > right back side of his head. He looks much better then he did at 2 > and 3 > > months old but at the sametime it is still there. I do not want him > to grow > > up with a funny shaped head because kids can be mean and I don't > want any > > health effects from it. On the other hand he would hate the helmet. > He hates > > anything restricting and he would have to wear this all day long > every day. > > He wouldn't do good at a casting. He would just be so unhappy. > > > > Any answers or suggestion. Would help. > > > > > > <http://www.tickercentral.com/> > > > > > > Sammy's first Website: <http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/s/sam/> > > http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/s/sam/ > > Password:6789 > > > > Come Join us: > > <mailto:first_time_preg_to_parent-subscribe > > > first_time_preg_to_parent-subscribe > > > > > > > > > For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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