Torticollis
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Finally Has Helmet Need Suggestions for Sleeping with It
Asked by M.L. from Tucson
on February 15, 2008
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Hi, my son just got his helmet on Wednesday to correct his head and we are working our way up to sleeping with it on. We started napping with it on today, but he won't...
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- Hi! I wish I could had a suggestion for you but I don't. My son also had to wear the helmet, but he started out wearing it a little younger. He adjusted to it right...
- My son wore a helmet for 10 months to correct his head shape, beginning when he was 7 - almost 8 - months old. We started with having it on all of the time and were t...
- My son also had a helmet and he had no problems with sleeping but I think the reason was he at that point always slept on his belly and I think that was more comfortab...
Flat Head
Asked by A.F. from Chicago
on April 8, 2007
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My 6 month old has a flat head on the left side and thus the right side of his skull shows the plates quite prominently. (Poor guy has no hair which makes things more...
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- Hi A.! My son also had a flat spot on his head at that age. He had a torticoulous(Sp?) which caused the neck muscles on his one side to be tight so he favored the ot...
- This shouldn't be too much of a problem if he really doesn't like to be on his back anymore (presumably this is because he likes to sit up or be on his stomach? Basic...
- It's hard to keep them on one side vs the other especially when they are mobile. Try your best and if you don't see any improvement (or your pediatrician) doesn't at ...
Plagiocephaly (Flat Head) and Helmets
Asked by K.H. from Naples
on August 20, 2008
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After our last Dr. appt. the Pediatrician suggested that my 4 month old see a specialist for his flat head (mostly on one side). He may need to wear a helmut to help ...
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- Hi K.. I have a 3 month old and am going through the same thing. We have an appointment tomorrow at St. Joes with a Dr. Ricalde. My son has always leaned his head t...
- My son (now 2 yr. old) had both plagiocephaly and torticollis (tight muscles in neck causing head to tilt). He was in PT fot the tort and we saw a specialist for the ...
- Glad to hear your pediatrician made the recommendation and didn't wait any longer. It's certainly best to get this situation addressed as soon as possible, while bone...
Mouth Is Always Open
Asked by E.F. from Phoenix
on September 20, 2006
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I provide care for a wonderful little five month old girl. She is smart and sweet and on target for every developmental milestone. The problem is... she hardly ever sh...
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- I'm no doctor, but am a cytogenetics technologist and know a lot about genetic abnormalities and it sounds like something is wrong. It could just be something to do w...
- I'm not a doc either but from watching a lot of kids and stuff the only things I can think of is a sinus problem, or a prolapsed tounge. Whatever is is maybe you could...
- Hi There- I know this is a difficult subject to broach with parents, but you might want to bring it up to mom again. The open mouth posture you are describing coul...
Craniosynostosis
Asked by B.M. from Dallas
on May 16, 2010
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My 9 month old daughter has a slight ridge on her frontal bone. She had an xray and we were told her front suture is closed and we have been referred to a neurosurgeo...
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- Hello, We went through this when my son was 7 months old.. (he is now 7). My pediatrician noticed a ridge on his forehead and was referred to Dr. Hobar at Children...
- Hi! First let me say I am so sorry you are having to deal with this. And second let me say, you can totally get through it and you daughter will be fine! At 10 week...
- hi - I don't have any experience in this but here is some additional information: http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/info/craniofacial/diagnose/craniosynostos...
Plagiocephaly Info Request
Asked by K.H. from Tulsa
on September 13, 2006
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I was wondering if there is anyone who has had a child with plagiocephy and gone through the helmet treatment. I have a 10 month old with mild/borderline moderate mis...
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- I do have experience w/ plagiocephaly and braciocephaly. My niece was born w/ torticollis and laid on one the same side of her head which gave her plagiocephaly. The...
- I don't have any firsthand knowledge, but my best friends first son had to wear the helmet and it fixed everything. I also had an old co-worker whos son had to wear o...
- Hi K.. I have a son who will be 2 in November. He had a mild case of the same thing your son has. I asked his Pediatrician about it and she told me that more than like...
Low Oral Muscle Tone?
Asked by T.O. from Fort Smith
on February 21, 2008
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Has anyone had any experience with this? My 2.5 year old has this and is in speech therapy with soonerstart. When he started he couldn't blow bubbles, pucker his lip...
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- i can totall empathize with you!! my son was born with low tone, torticollis and plagiocephaly!! he has been in p/t, o/t, s/t and sees a traditional osteopath. he is a...
- My child also had/has low muscle tone. She also has Down Syndrome. When she was a toddler we used Deborah Beckman oral motor therapy and are currently using a therapy ...
- I know that speech therapy can be a great help in some cases. My Jeff was slow learning to speech because of ears that were almost always full with wax and had a infle...
Seeking Advise on What to Do for the 12 Y/o Neck Pain
Asked by I.K. from Los Angeles
on April 24, 2008
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My 12 years old woke up on Sunday with the bad neck pain on one side. He couldn't move his head for the whole day and had to walk with his head leaning to one side. He...
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- This happend to me at this age and it was so painful. It took a couple of days before my mom took me to receive a full body massage and realignment, even thereafter a ...
- Take him to his Ped for an X-ray. Neck pain like that indicates a real problem. That is no "kink". At the very least he needs to go to the chiropractor and get rea...
- stiff knecks scream not good things to me, if you are sure that its muscle take him to a chiropractor. If you are not 100% sure take him right to the ER. Unless you ...
Torticolis
Asked by B.F. from Great Falls
on June 22, 2008
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My twin grandson (5 months old) has Torticolis on the right side. They have exercises and stretches to do for this and his once flattened head is now rounding out wel...
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- This might sound taboo to a lot of parents, but with all of my kids I have taken them to a chiropractor when they were first born. My first son arched his back, laid ...
- Our little guy had torticolis until we got his reflux under control. If he's hard to burp, it wouldn't surprise me that reflux was the cause of both. It might be wor...
- My son had torticolis and we just turned him to the left side at night per the doctor. Also, when he was swinging or sitting in his bouncy seat or whatever stationary...
Baby Has to Wear Helmet
Asked by M.L. from Tucson
on January 11, 2008
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Hi, I was just wondering if anyone else has had a child that had to wear a helmet. I have heard a lot of horror stories where the baby is constantly crying when wearin...
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- My son wore one- the earlier the better. My suggestion is to work up to the amount of total time he has to wear it. I always gave my son a break. the best is when h...
- My son had to wear a helmet starting at five months. It took a litle adjustment at first but going into it slowly was key. The worst part was the little sore spots t...
- Hello there, I have an 11 year old son who had to wear a helmet when he was about 1 year old. He did great and it did help the problem. He never had issues e...
