Guest guest Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 I agree that it's probably wise for all plagio babies to get a PT eval. We didn't think we needed one. (Sorry if I've shared this story before--I can't recall if I have). never had a noticeable tilt, but as a younger baby (2-4 months) he had always preferred turning one way. We told the Dr. this at the time and he ignored it...later his partner admitted this was their mistake--it should have been a clear indication of torticollis. But by the time I learned about plagio and tort on my own, didn't show any visible signs of tort at all. Our ped, learning he had missed the plagio completely (a pediatric neurologist gave us our script for the band), sent us to a pediatric PT, " just to be sure. " At the time, I was annoyed, thinking he was just trying to cover himself, given that he so clearly messed up before. He, the neurologist, and CT didn't spot any tort. But when we went to the PT, she felt and observed some residual effects of the tort--spots of tightness and some imbalances and tendencies to favor one side, so we decided to do the PT. was army crawling up to that point, and we figured he was just content to do that, but she said that babies w/ tort have more discomfort with crawling on hands on knees than they do with creeping. At our first real appt. with the PT, she did a lot of stretching and massage and then put him down and he started crawling on his hands and knees right away! After taping his trapezoid with kinesio tape, we came home and he NEVER army crawled again! A couple months of PT and he was done! I'm glad we went, even though 's issues were very slight. It seems definitely worth it to rule out any of these issues in kids with plagio. I hope the PT keeps yielding improvements for . > > Hi, > > We finally took for a PT evaluation. Since he still preferred to > turn right, I thought he might have a mild neck problem, even though > nobody else seemed overly concerned about his neck. Well, it turns out > he does not have tort or even much of a neck issue. He was diagnosed > with overall mild body muscle/posture imbalances, probably present at > birth. It is mostly in his back and chest. These imbalances are > causing him to turn right and probably contributed to the plagio. > After only a few therapy sessions, he is already turning left more. > > On the bright side, although I feel horrible about 's plagio, I > don't feel quite as guilty since it isn't our fault he was born with > this tendency. Although we, and the pediatrician, should have realized > it sooner. > > I'm thinking it is a good idea for any baby with plagio to have an > extensive PT evaluation. > > -Kathy, mom to turning 22 months, treated for plagio since 12 months > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 These pediatricians really annoy me! Our former pediatrician didn't even check 's neck after the ortho sent her the plagio report. We self-referred ourselves to the ortho. Although she did fax over a prescription. She never noticed anything related to the plagio with either of my boys and she never recommended a PT evaluation. My husband showed her my older son's flat spot when he was an infant and she said it would round out. Now I realize he probably had untreated tort. The pediatrician never followed up on anything. After she saw 's head at 12.5 months, she said it would round right out, and it still hasn't completely after 10 months in a helmet. I truly wish there was some way to hold these pediatricians accountable, before they do this again to other families. My husband complained to the pediatrician multiple times, but we don't think she gets it. I'm so relieved to have switched. blueskies0402 wrote: I agree that it's probably wise for all plagio babies to get a PT eval. We didn't think we needed one. (Sorry if I've shared this story before--I can't recall if I have). never had a noticeable tilt, but as a younger baby (2-4 months) he had always preferred turning one way. We told the Dr. this at the time and he ignored it...later his partner admitted this was their mistake--it should have been a clear indication of torticollis. But by the time I learned about plagio and tort on my own, didn't show any visible signs of tort at all. Our ped, learning he had missed the plagio completely (a pediatric neurologist gave us our script for the band), sent us to a pediatric PT, "just to be sure." At the time, I was annoyed, thinking he was just trying to cover himself, given that he so clearly messed up before. He, the neurologist, and CT didn't spot any tort. But when we went to the PT, she felt and observed some residual effects of the tort--spots of tightness and some imbalances and tendencies to favor one side, so we decided to do the PT. was army crawling up to that point, and we figured he was just content to do that, but she said that babies w/ tort have more discomfort with crawling on hands on knees than they do with creeping. At our first real appt. with the PT, she did a lot of stretching and massage and then put him down and he started crawling on his hands and knees right away! After taping his trapezoid with kinesio tape, we came home and he NEVER army crawled again! A couple months of PT and he was done! I'm glad we went, even though 's issues were very slight. It seems definitely worth it to rule out any of these issues in kids with plagio. I hope the PT keeps yielding improvements for . > > Hi, > > We finally took for a PT evaluation. Since he still preferred to > turn right, I thought he might have a mild neck problem, even though > nobody else seemed overly concerned about his neck. Well, it turns out > he does not have tort or even much of a neck issue. He was diagnosed > with overall mild body muscle/posture imbalances, probably present at > birth. It is mostly in his back and chest. These imbalances are > causing him to turn right and probably contributed to the plagio. > After only a few therapy sessions, he is already turning left more. > > On the bright side, although I feel horrible about 's plagio, I > don't feel quite as guilty since it isn't our fault he was born with > this tendency. Although we, and the pediatrician, should have realized > it sooner. > > I'm thinking it is a good idea for any baby with plagio to have an > extensive PT evaluation. > > -Kathy, mom to turning 22 months, treated for plagio since 12 months > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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