Category Archives: Newsletter Spotlights
830 Cold Laser Therapy for Pain & Swelling
FREE INFORMATIONAL SESSION Physical Therapy Solutions is proud to be the premiere certified 830 laser provider in Santa Monica, CA. This revolutionary new treatment has proven to reduce localized pain, reduce localized swelling, and aid in faster recovery from most muscle, joint, tendon, and nerve pain associated with: Arthritis Back Pain Bursitis/Tendonitis Carpal Tunnel Syndrome …
An alternate sleep positioner to improve or prevent head flattening
We are always finding ways to help families seeking our help to improve their baby’s misshapen head. In the past 10 years, I have learned various techniques and tips that have proved to work for many. Whether it’s the use of rice bags to block sleeping on a flat spot, or the use of special …
New Parents: Self Help Tips to a Healthy Round head
Teach Tummy Time Help your baby ‘accept’ and eventually love tummy time. Supervised tummy time as early as 3 to 4 weeks, using a boppy pillow or small towel roll under the chest is encouraged and an appropriate step toward developing strong healthy balanced muscles, full neck range of motion and a …
Baby Solutions – Fall Newsletter 2010
S U C C E S S S P O T L I G H T, M I L E S TO N E C H E C K L I S T, T I P S , & M O R E ! Hayden was a twin 5 month old baby boy when he …
An Adult Case of Unresolved Congenital Muscular Torticollis
• A Case for Unresolved Congenital Muscular Torticollis in a 30 year old Adult. Summary: Deanna is a wife & mother of two, who has unresolved congenital muscular torticollis (CMT). Deanna reached out to us after discovering our website (torticollistherapy.com) and is on a mission to create awareness, share her story with new parents, and hopefully contribute to minimizing the number of adults with her condition. Her story is compelling as she discusses neck surgery at 13 years of age, what it was like growing up, and what she’s doing today for herself and others. She believes that most cases of CMT do not resolve on their own and that parents should take a more active role in identifying the severity of their child’s head & neck condition. She also believes that the best way to resolve CMT is to initiate physical therapy early, with a head & neck specialist. Deanna’s website is: mytortsupport.com.
Newsletter Spotlight: Dr. John Graham Jr. of Cedar Sinai
Interview Summary: Dr. Graham advocates early intervention with a pediatric physical therapist for infants and toddlers with head favoring or a misshapen head. Dr. Graham also encourages pediatricians to refer directly to a pediatric physical therapist for treatment of congenital muscular torticollis and positional plagiocephaly. He states that early effective physical therapy treatment can prevent onset of other associated problems. He also states that the literature suggests that in more than 90% of cases where there is a conscientious physical therapist and a compliant set of parents, the problem is resolved with just physical therapy.
