Re: OT - Closed Hands

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>Amy --

We live in Wayne -- which is up in North Jersey - but I lived down in

Maple Shade (by Cherry Hill) for 2 years a while ago.

I saw in one prior e-mail that our kids are born on the same day!!

We noticed Zack kept his head towards the right around 6-8 weeks and

our Ped diagnosed him with tort around 10 weeks. He's been in PT

since that time and is doing really well. He's almost sitting and

he keeps his head pretty straight all the time. Of course, his tort

caused plagio so he's now in a DOC band. he got it Feb 7th -- and is

doing well so far. (He still HATES tummy time though -- and makes NO

EFFORT to roll over at all)

He's also low tone -- which I think contributes to his closed hands

thing. He used to favor his right hand -- but now he uses both

evenly!

Does Abigal have plagio -- is she getting a band or helmet?

Was she early? With a big head?

Zack was 3 1/2 weeks early -- his head's in the 95%!!!

Fill me in!!!

Debby and Zack 8/2/00 NJ

>Debby-

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>Hi, Where in Nj are you from if you don't mind me asking? I am from

>Nj also and our children were born on the same day.We also have

>similar stories.

>We are from near Atlantic City NJ.My daughter Abigail was born on

>8/2/2000 also. We are going to start PT for Abigail some time in the

>next week or two. We have not gotten a really diagnoses of tort

>however my daughter still can not turn to the left like she should be

>able to. i have noticed the closed hands thing on Abigail. About the

>poor tone that is finally what convinced my Ped to send her for PT.

>He finally realized her left arm is weaker than right.I had only been

>telling him this for 3-4 months.Oh well...How long has your son been

>in PT?

>Well just wanted to tell you that we share so many things in common

>pretty weird?Keep me informed of your progress and any info about the

>hand thing.

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>Amy & Abigail

>NJ

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