Guest guest Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 Hi , I'm glad it worked! I have to thank the toricollis group for the tip in the first place. I usually stretch my son for about 20-30 minutes total (I work on some body stretches too), but I have to stop early some nights too when he's more restless and it still seems to have made a big difference. The DOCband ortho told us to do 3 sets of 10-15 seconds 5 times a day for each stretch, so I figure that's only about 3 mintues 'total' time per stretch and any more than that is a bonus. We didn't start the 'proper' stretches until my son was 14 months either, so I don't think you're too late. One specialist we saw said the facial bones continue to grow even after the skull bones slow down, so there's a good chance the face will even up. Good luck! Sheila, mom to , 16 months, STARband 3/6-8/6, DOCband 9/6-? > > Hi Sheila, I wanted to thank you for your advice about doing neck > stretches while my son is asleep. i have done it for the last week, > and I think I found just the right time when he is in deep sleep. I > dont know if I am stretching him long enough ( I have to stop when he > fusses too much), but I can already tell a difference in that it is > getting easier to move his neck when he sleeps. I wish I had known > earlier that the ear offset is due to mucle tightness. I hope at 14.5 > months I will see a change in ear and cheek asymmetry. Anyway, thanks > a lot for your help (and everyone else on this message board). > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Hi again sheila, i did some research on the sternomastoid neck muscle b/c i wanted to picture how it tied into moving the ear. i totally get that now, but what i dont get is how the stretches will help the cheeks. for the cheeks, are they different b/c the bone is in wrong place from flat spot or b/c it is connected to ear/neck muscle and when the ear moves the cheek will also move? in my son's case, the side of face with flat spot, the cheek seems to be kind of raised up (only noticeble when i put him in mirror). but i am stretching the other side where the cheek is lower. i guess i just dont get how to fix that cheek asymemtry. did your facial specialist say anything about that? thanks again for your help. i really appreciate it. sorry to ask so many detailed questions. but it seems like you have things figured out. thanks. > > > > Hi Sheila, I wanted to thank you for your advice about doing neck > > stretches while my son is asleep. i have done it for the last week, > > and I think I found just the right time when he is in deep sleep. I > > dont know if I am stretching him long enough ( I have to stop when > he > > fusses too much), but I can already tell a difference in that it is > > getting easier to move his neck when he sleeps. I wish I had known > > earlier that the ear offset is due to mucle tightness. I hope at > 14.5 > > months I will see a change in ear and cheek asymmetry. Anyway, > thanks > > a lot for your help (and everyone else on this message board). > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Hi , I didn't ask the specialist about the cheek in particular. My son's cheek on the tort side (as well as his eye, ear and lip) is also lower than the other side. He just said that the body 'wants' to be in symmetrical and once the original cause of the deformity (the tort) is removed that the body will do what it can to right itself. My son also looks a lot worse in the mirror than he does in real life. I don't know if it's becaue I'm so used to looking at him the other way around or if it has something to do with 3D vs. 2D. Sheila, mom to , 16 months > > > > > > Hi Sheila, I wanted to thank you for your advice about doing neck > > > stretches while my son is asleep. i have done it for the last > week, > > > and I think I found just the right time when he is in deep > sleep. I > > > dont know if I am stretching him long enough ( I have to stop > when > > he > > > fusses too much), but I can already tell a difference in that it > is > > > getting easier to move his neck when he sleeps. I wish I had > known > > > earlier that the ear offset is due to mucle tightness. I hope at > > 14.5 > > > months I will see a change in ear and cheek asymmetry. Anyway, > > thanks > > > a lot for your help (and everyone else on this message board). > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2007 Report Share Posted January 8, 2007 Shelia - My daughter also looks a lot worse when I look at her in the mirror than when I look at her in real life. That is why I decided to go with a second band. I just had flashes of my daughter as a teenager looking at herself in the mirror and pointing out her asymmetries and me trying to explain to her that it only looks like that in a mirror. Elaine, mom to Sophie 14.5 months St. Louis, MO > > > > > > > > Hi Sheila, I wanted to thank you for your advice about doing > neck > > > > stretches while my son is asleep. i have done it for the last > > week, > > > > and I think I found just the right time when he is in deep > > sleep. I > > > > dont know if I am stretching him long enough ( I have to stop > > when > > > he > > > > fusses too much), but I can already tell a difference in that > it > > is > > > > getting easier to move his neck when he sleeps. I wish I had > > known > > > > earlier that the ear offset is due to mucle tightness. I hope > at > > > 14.5 > > > > months I will see a change in ear and cheek asymmetry. > Anyway, > > > thanks > > > > a lot for your help (and everyone else on this message board). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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