Re: Facial Assymetry

May 16, 2006

>

> I can explain the limp left arm. Phoebe had delayed development of

her

> right side because she looks to the left, and we have to stretch her

> to the right (opposite of you guys). They told me that it would fix

> itself as we stretched her neck and she started being able to see the

> right side. It was true! After a few weeks, she discovered her right

> hand. I guess " out of site, out of mind " applies here. Help your baby

> notice the left side when you're playing. Eventually it will all

> click, and then the left side will start getting as much use as the

> right. Hugs!

>

She's right! My son had the same thing happening on his left

side. After just a few weeks of doing the correct stretches, he

started using his left side. I'm just saying that we saw him getting

worse for 6 weeks and I hit my breaking point and got referred to a top

pediatric PT in our area at our hospital and immediately we were told

we were not stretching the correct side and that is why he wasn't

improving. Once we started the correct exercises within a few weeks he

was fine. We also saw the facial asymmetry get worse through the

course of that. Good luck with the DOC Band, you should rest easier

now!

Donna, mom to , 10 months old, waiting for 2nd DOC Band

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