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Updated Feb 09, 2010

Q: Seeking Other Mom of Child with Clubfoot    —Santa Clara, CA

"My son was born in 2004 with bilateral clubfoot. He has casting for his first 11 months of life, two surgeries, and ..."

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Over 40 years ago my brother was born with bilateral clubfoot and he was casted and had surgery. He did wear braces when he was younger and developing. Although he has...

My son was just born in December 2007 with bilateral club foot. He was casted at 3 days old and was in his casts for about 7 or 8 weeks. He had only one procedure to c...

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Q: ECI (Early Childhood Intervention)    —Euless, TX

"Hi Moms. I am in need of some reassurance and advice. We took our son into his one year checkup a couple weeks ago...."

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My first son didn't walk until 13 months and my second until 15 months. I'm suprised your ped said he was worried about it. I've always heard that if they aren't wal...

If you want to contact ECI, I personally see no problem with it. I personally do not understand why the dr is so concerned. My daughter is 13 months today. She craw...

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Q: Fibromyalgia    —Salt Lake City, UT

"Any one have fibromyalgia?"

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Hi P., I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia 4 years ago after being in a serious car accident. One of my doctors described it to me as chronic fatigue syndrome with pai...

Hi P., Yes, I have fibromyalgia, I am 44 years-old, 5 children, daughters 28, 21, and 12, sons 27 & 18. I also have 5 grandchildren, boys 11, 5, 2, 4 months, grandd...

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Q: Sometype of Muscle Weakness    —Chicago, IL

"At my 1 year old's MD appt, the MD said she wants to send him for PT. He's never pulled himself up to stand in the ..."

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I certainly don't know your son or your ped but my daughter just started crawling before her first birthday and it was really more of a scoot thing and she wasn't stan...

I agree with everyone else. My daughter also has problems with upper body strength. We didn't realize it was a problem until she was 4 1/2, and were having her evalu...

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Q: Tummy Time!!! She Hates It    —North Richland Hills, TX

"My daughter is dealing with torticollis, and on of the P.T. orders is tummy time. Sarah absoloutly hates it, when we..."

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Hi A., I totally understand what you're dealing with. It's really difficult when your instincts tell you something different from what the PT does. But, you need ...

My son who is now almost 3 but was born at 33 weeks also needed a pt and she said he was the he hated tummy time more than any other infant she had dealt with in her 8...

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Q: My 6 Month Old Baby Has Torticollis    —Huntington, WV

"My daughter was diagnosed with torticollis a few months back. If nobody knows what this is, it's a condition where he..."

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I had not heard of this before, but I did find this website that seems to be pretty informative! http://www.torticolliskids.org/ I hope that helps!

Hi A., My baby was diagnosed with torticollis. She also went through physical therapy. She is now a beautiful, 11 year old girl and healthy as could be. Physical ...

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Q: Nephew Was a Premie, Is Now Almost Two and Does Not Eat Solid Foods. Help!    —Macomb, MI

"My nephew was born 3 months premature and was in NICU for 3 mos before he could go home. He's been delayed in a numb..."

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A friend of mine knows someone who had a similar food problem. I would get therapy for my child, no matter the cost. Speech therapy is probably necessary also. Mayb...

Have you even tried any baby food, or maybe puree'ing food. I have 3 boys twins that will be 8 this year, one of my twins has CP. I have to chop up some foods for hi...

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Q: Looking for Chiropractor in Schaumburg Hanover Park Area    —Hanover Park, IL

"Hi Moms, my body is really a big mess,now I pinched my siatica nerve and it hurts so much, besides my regular back p..."

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I went to a guy on Schaumburg Rd just east of Barrington in an office called The Center for Physical Health. Can't recall his name but he was really good, really thor...

Touch of Life Chiropractic. Dr. Helen Lee is great. She owns the place and I have known her for 8 yrs. I don't go anymore, but she is wonderful, she does everything...

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Q: Seeking Ideas for Strengthing Son's Legs    —Alvarado, TX

"Hi Ladies, I need some advice I don't know what to do next. I have an 8 yr old boy who loves sports (all) and he ..."

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I would want answers as to why his legs are getting stiff. See if you can get him into Scottish Rite's hospital to see an orthopedic doctor.

If physical therapy wasn't successful, I would try chiropractic. I go to Dr. Kevin Smith at Trinity Family Chiropractic, ###-###-####, www.trinityfamilychiropractic.com

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Q: I Am Looking for a Used Self Propelled Threadmill,    —Sachse, TX

"I am looking for a used self propelled treadmill, So I can exercise with my 02 and increas my lung compacity and help..."

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Try checking on craigslist.com under their FREE stuff. I see the self propelled treadmills on there all the time that people are giving away.

I would try "Play It Again Sports" http://playitagainsports.com/locations.aspx?s=TX they have used sports equipment of all kinds, and I know they have exercise equi...

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