Physical Therapy again today!

Physical therapy went well today. Alot more of the usual, but I am getting much better range of motion with my neck. The PT showed mommy and daddy how to play with me in a way that would stretch me better. I jumped around in my jumparoo today too. I was able to turn my head to 85 degrees on my back and I kept my head at midline for about at minute. I was encouraged to reach overhead for toys with my left hand while sitting to focus on my muscle.

Plagiocephaly? Whats Plagiocephaly?

went to the pediatrician today for my six month check up. I weigh 20 pounds and am 27" tall. How exciting. Mommy and Daddy really never see me grow, but I get bigger and bigger every visit. While at the pediatrician it was mentioned again about my ear and head on the right side. She took another look and decided that we better make an appointment to see a neurosurgeon at Children's Hospital about Plagiocephaly. The office gave us a prescription to go to Children's Hospital to visit with Dr. Stephanie Greene on 10/8/2009. Mommy and Daddy called my insurance to make sure and get a referral. They did!

Physical Therapy session #3 today.

We are set up to do this weekly and I am getting more used to my stretches. We did a bunch of stretches, rolling, playing, etc. today.I was able to turn my head to the left 85 degrees and 10 degrees right tilt while on my back. See it is harder for me to turn left and tilt right because of my torticollis on the left side.

Session two of Torticollis PT

Today was session two of my physical therapy. My therapist saw me for about an hour just like my last visit. We did lots of stretching today. Not only my neck, but my hips too. I got to enjoy some tummy time as well which I really like. I was able to bring my head towards midline on my own today while lying on my back, and I turned my head to the left 75-80 degrees. The therapist told mommy and daddy to help me roll to both sides and to make me move by placing toys further away from me during tummy time.

First Physical Therapy session for Torticollis

I had my first session with my physical therapist this morning. We did all kind of fun things. She showed mommy and daddy how to stretch my neck. I have torticollis of the left sternomastoid muscle, so I need to stretch to the right. You can see a chart of my particular stretches by clicking here. You can view the stretches for torticollis of the right sternomastoid muscle here. These stretches are to be done daily at changing time. We really got to know each other today and I am looking forward to getting better. I was able to turn my head left to 60 degrees on my back and to 30 degrees while sitting. These numbers will be important to chart my progress.