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Re: DOC Banding on Monday & Torticollis PT Questions

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Hi Tammy,

Thanks for the response.

By the way -- on the torticollis -- how do you know when

it's " corrected " ? In other words, what determines when you stop

doing the PT?

Thanks,

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> > > Hello All,

> > >

> > > I'm new to this group and am SO glad I found it. My five month

> > old

> > > daughter is going in to receive her DOC band on Monday, and I'm

> > > really nervous about it. I was hoping some of you Mom's that

> have

> > > been through this can give me the good, the bad, and the ugly.

> > I've

> > > heard about the smell, so I'm prepared for that, but what else

> > should

> > > I be prepared for? How will my daughter react? How will friends

> > and

> > > relatives react? How will strangers react?

> > >

> > > Also, I've read a few posts about PT for Torticollis. I've been

> > > taking my daughter for a couple of months, but have to admit

that

> > I'm

> > > not thrilled with our Phyiscal Therapist. I come away thinking

I

> > > didn't learn much. What types of exercises are you doing? Ours

> > has

> > > me doing mainly " passive " exercises -- in other words

positioning

> > > toys such that she'll have to turn her head/neck a certain way

to

> > see

> > > them. I'm supposed to be doing brief active exercises - where I

> > > actually stretch the neck, but I'm honestly not sure if I'm

doing

> > it

> > > right...

> > >

> > > Finally, has anyone else experienced your child getting " stuck "

> > > because of the torticollis? In other words, where they're kind

> of

> > > crooked in a " ( " or " ) " shape from head to toe? (Sorry for the

> > weak

> > > description.) My daughter has this happen about once a week --

> > and

> > > IT SWITCHES SIDES -- sometimes she's stuck to the left, and

> > sometimes

> > > to the right. It's wierd.

> > >

> > > Thanks in advance for any help you can give me!!

> > >

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