Any mammas out there with experience with infant torticollis? My little girl was diagnosed with this and has started going to physical therapy... And is already showing improvement.. but her muscle strength was really low in her eval. The physical therapist is very optimistic.. but I can't stop worrying and feel terrible that we didn't catch it sooner. She was a vacuum baby, and apparently torticollis is very common with that kind of birth.. but no one ever mentioned that her "tramatic birth" as the hospital called it, could come with all these health risks. Our pediatrician didn't even think of it as a concern, which the more I think about it the more frustrated I get.. especially since at our 2 month we brought up our concern that she seemed to favor her right side so much.. and at her 4 month she didn't bring it up, we had to again at the end of her appt.
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@brynsmommie thank you! From my research I've done online.. it sounds like at most she'd go to therpay until close to 12 months. We will probably do the helmet as soon as possible so she won't have to wear it too long. Do they know what caused it @makbreighann and @brynsmommie ?
She did.. and it's already straightening out, which surprised the therapist. Apparently her overusing the one side was pulling the muscles or something creating a curve when she sat and laid down. Her neck and trunk muscles are weak, so we are working on strengthening those while stretching her side of her neck that is tight. It's a little overwhelming all the excercises and stretches.. but we have been trying hard to make sure we do them all everyday
He just now got cleared of his torticollis at his last therapy appt which was about a week ago. So he was almost 7 months so that was 5 months in therapy (he took a little longer than usual to see progress). We honestly didn’t religiously do the home stretches (mainly because he hated them and his wasn’t that severe) but they are very important to do so i highly highly highly recommend doing those especially starting a little late.. and really? A curve in her spine?? I would be concerned about that as well. Did they say therapy would help with that?
My best friends daughter had it....she got a helmet when she was 6 months and wore it till 9 months and now she’s a happy healthy 2 year old! Sounds like my friends daughter may have had it worse. If the physical therapist shows you exercises to do just do them as much as you can and try to always make sure her head is not on the flat spot try to turn it to the other side when she’s sleeping!
@makbreighann how long until his torticollis was resolved? The therapist was worried she was starting so late.. but after seeing her thankfully felt better.. I guess the sooner they start therapy the easier it is to correct. She may need a helmet too.. only has slight flattening on the side, but she's developed a curve in her spine which is our biggest concern from it
My son had this when he was born! He started developing a flat spot at 2 weeks old but didn’t start physical therapy until 2 months old.... he is 7 months old now and is still in therapy but his torticollis has resolved. He is still in therapy because he had to get a helmet to correct his flat spot and they like them to stay in therapy while in the helmet! Don’t feel bad, we honestly wouldn’t have caught it at all if his doctor didn’t notice it. I never even knew it was a thing until we experienced it my son... so trust me it will be okay and the therapy helps a lot just make sure to do the stretches at home too!! 😊
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@ashley551, i would definitely do the helmet asap too because like you said the earlier you start the better! They told me it is just caused by the positioning in the womb.