Guest guest Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Our son has positional plagiocephaly and torticollis. Like many others, neither were diagnosed by our doctor, even with my pointing out various signs... We're heard about an option that is suppose to work without having to get a helmet. Unfortunately, it is a therapy that wasn't mentioned by ANYONE except one mom who offered no details and one chiropractor who specializes in peds... My son's head is getting a little better through our repositioning and therapy for his neck, but not enough. He is now almost 9 months and I feel like time is running out fast! Has anyone heard about cranial sacral therapy??? Pros or cons?? It is a type of gentle massaging and stretching to help the baby with the health issues and should help to some degree with the cosmetic flat head issue... She claims there are no risks to doing this therapy... Today I was told that we would need to go 2-3 times a week for about 6 weeks. If I knew more about it, I would feel better about waiting another 6 weeks... Does ANYONE have ANY insight about this therapy?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Hi, my son did the cranial sacral therapy 5 times. We decided on the helmet because we didn't see enough improvement. However my friend stuck with it and her son's head looks pretty good. He also saw a chiropractor and a physical therapist to work out Toricollis. Cranial sacrum therapists only apply pressure about the weight of a nickle. It's pretty interesting. It can get a little new age-ish. Our therapist said that the body reacts to emotions and that negative experiences (ie, traumatic birth) can cause the body to hold on to these feelings and they can manifest in a physical condition.I do think it is a viable option if you can't take the helmet. another option??Our son has positional plagiocephaly and torticollis. Like many others, neither were diagnosed by our doctor, even with my pointing out various signs... We're heard about an option that is suppose to work without having to get a helmet. Unfortunately, it is a therapy that wasn't mentioned by ANYONE except one mom who offered no details and one chiropractor who specializes in peds... My son's head is getting a little better through our repositioning and therapy for his neck, but not enough. He is now almost 9 months and I feel like time is running out fast! Has anyone heard about cranial sacral therapy??? Pros or cons?? It is a type of gentle massaging and stretching to help the baby with the health issues and should help to some degree with the cosmetic flat head issue... She claims there are no risks to doing this therapy... Today I was told that we would need to go 2-3 times a week for about 6 weeks. If I knew more about it, I would feel better about waiting another 6 weeks... Does ANYONE have ANY insight about this therapy?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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