Re: To Sheila - TORT STRECHES LINK

[Guest guest]

Hi - I noticed your post to Sheila, and I am not sure if this

link has been posted here before, but this actually links to the

handouts our physical therapist gave us, too!! They are pretty easy

to read instructions....you just need to determine which side has

the problem (easiest for me was to go back to which way he looked

all the time as opposed to the tilt) as the stretches are different

depending on which one he has. For example, my son looks to his

RIGHT all the time, so he has " LEFT Sternomastoid Torticollis " - if

that makes sense. The left muscle is tight causing the top of his

head to tilt toward the shoulder on the left side, which pulls the

face to look right. (The pictures on this link are also really

helpful.) Hope this helps - I cant get it to show as a live link, so

you will have to cut and paste into a browser.

http://www.orthoseek.com/articles/ifs-left.html

> > > > > >

> > > > > > To those of you who've Starbanded/Starscanned...

> > > > > >

> > > > > > I know the Diag1 and Diag2 describe to oblique

> > assymetry...but

> > > > > what

> > > > > > about the difference in CCs between quadrant 1,2,3, and

> 4?

> > > Ive

> > > > > > always known my son's worst assymetry was more at the

> bottom

> > > half

> > > > > of

> > > > > > his skull on the right side, which is reflected in his

> > initial

> > > > > scan

> > > > > > numbers...the diff between Q1 and Q2 is only about 7 ccs

> > > (Q1=244

> > > > > > versus Q2=237), but Q3 and Q4 are double that difference

> at

> > 14

> > > > ccs

> > > > > > (Q3=181, Q4=195) - he's clearly bigger on the left side

> which

> > > > > > corresponds to how he looks - flatter on the right, but

to

> me

> > > > > these

> > > > > > numbers reflect what I am seeing more than the oblique

> > numbers

> > > > > do.

> > > > > > Our ortho (Trish at CIRS) said sometimes you have to

look

> at

> > > the

> > > > > > scans in different ways to reflect what you see, so I

know

> > > when

> > > > we

> > > > > > go back for our deciding scan on Jan 2, she will work

with

> us

> > > and

> > > > > > not just say 'oh the oblique numbers seem ok' but I

hadn't

> > > seen a

> > > > > > lot posted about the quadrants, and they are not

> highlighted

> > > in

> > > > > > yellow on the printout, so I was wondering if there were

> any

> > > > > > thoughts.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Also - what about the MIN and MAX lines....shouldn't

they

> be

> > > > lined

> > > > > > up like a cross - my son's are tipped - which is a no

> brainer

> > > > that

> > > > > > the MAX line is off to the left in back which is the

side

> > with

> > > > > more

> > > > > > volume in back. Yet despite these things being tilted

his

> > > > overall

> > > > > > oblique assymetry difference is only 4mm, which is

mild!

> I

> > > feel

> > > > > > like the oblique number may not be the be all and end

> all?

> > > > Please

> > > > > > any comments welcome.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Also whats the deal with CVAI? My son's is 2.6 so I

don't

> > > know

> > > > if

> > > > > > that is good or bad. Lastly, his anterior symmetry is

> great -

> >

> > > 97

> > > > > > and posterior is 92.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > OF course all these numbers are at level 3 - the level

one

> > > higher

> > > > > > showed a higher CI, and I dont remember how all the

other

> > > numbers

> > > > > > compared as she only printed level 3 for us. The worst

of

> > his

> > > > > > assymetry seems to me to be at level 1-2 on the " slice "

> > > (lower)

> > > > > and

> > > > > > the worst of the brachy to be at level 4-5 (higher).

> Anyway

> > > > sorry

> > > > > > to those who don't starscan because all of these terms

> sound

> > > like

> > > > > > nonsense!

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Thanks,

> > > > > >

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

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