{"id":2659,"date":"2021-09-29T09:37:25","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T09:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/physio4you.gr\/?p=2659"},"modified":"2023-05-31T07:58:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T07:58:33","slug":"plagiocephaly-and-torticollis-complications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/physio4you.gr\/en\/plagiocephaly-and-torticollis-complications\/","title":{"rendered":"Plagiocephaly and torticollis complications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191b;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>What is plagiocephaly?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Plagiocephaly is a diagonal asymmetry in head\u2019s shape. So it is also often to see some facial asymmetry in most of the cases.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191b;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Plagiocephaly is also known as deformational or positional plagiocephaly, or flat head syndrome.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191b;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Plagiocephaly develops when the infant\u2019s skull, in very early age, becomes flattened in one area. This happens due to repeated pressure on one part of the skull or due to a difficult birth. In some cases, the pressure is caused by the position inside the amniotic sac.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191b;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">There are 7 sacral bones which are soft, thin and flexible in very early age of life. This means that the heads of newborns can change shape easily. In cases where the pressure is asymmetrical in one spot can often create an asymmetrical distortion, a flattering of one side of the skull, which is often treatable. Also, it must be known that baby is in no pain at all. Studies have shown<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #262626;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> that nearly half of all infants aged 7 to 12 weeks had plagiocephaly. Of those, 78 percent had a mild form.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The shape of the infant\u2019s head has a flat spot on the back of one side of the head probably also caused by remaining in a supine position for long time during the day or and the night.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The name of plagiocephaly is from ancient Greek <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\u03c0\u03bb\u03ac\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> (<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>plagios<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">) &#8216;oblique, slanting&#8217;, from plag<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>&#8211;<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> &#8216;flat, spread&#8217;, and from modern Latin <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>cephal-<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> &#8216;head, skull, brain&#8217;, (from Greek <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">\u03ba\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03bb\u03ae<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">) together meaning &#8216;flat head\u2019.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>Types of plagiocephaly<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Cranio-Synostosis <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">is often involved with plagiocephaly and it is a rare genetic defect that causes the plates on a baby\u2019s skull to fuse prematurely. Weather is synostosis involved or not, there are two types of flat head syndrome:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Synostotic, with one or more fused cranial sutures<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Non-synostotic which is a deformational of the skull<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Brachycephaly <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">describes a very wide head shape with a flattering across the whole back of the head.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In cases where a premature union of skull bones occurs, giving a \u201cdiamond\u201d shaped head, is more properly called <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>craniosynostosis.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Torticolis <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">is related with congenital muscular tightness and stiffness in the neck area, restricting head\u2019s baby movement.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Plagiocephaly <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">can be mild, moderate or severe.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Mild plagiocephaly<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"> is head\u2019s baby measured and has Cephalic Ratio of 91 to 93 mm and the cranial vault asymmetry of 5 to 9 mm.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In 77% of cases milder plagiocephaly can be corrected sufficiently without the need of a helmet which is known as repositioning.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>Causes of plagiocephaly<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Plagiocephaly is diagnosed at birth and may be the result of:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">A restrictive intrauterine environment, as already mentioned,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Recommendations of anti-sudden infant death syndrome, for parents to keep their babies on their backs has increased the incidence of plagiocephaly dramatically.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Data also suggest that the rates of plagiocephaly are higher:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">for twins and multiple births,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">premature babies,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">babies who were positioned in the breech position or on their back,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">babies born after a prolonged labor,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">babies who have been squashed due passage down the birth canal* <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">infant&#8217;s skull is like a set of shifting puzzle pieces that allow the head to grow, and these malleable plates are great at protecting the developing brain, but it can flatten when the baby is placed down on his back. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">in some babies, more severe plagiocephaly can be caused by tight neck muscles (congenital muscular torticollis), which means babies have a strong preference for turning their heads to one side.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">An assessment evaluation of physical and functional development is recommended in any case of plagiocephaly or any other deformity.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>Signs and symptoms of plagiocephaly<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Babies with plagiocephaly usually show some common signs and symptoms. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">The most common signs are:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">an uneven shape of their head<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">a flat head area<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">a flattened posterior or side section of the head<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">the ears might look uneven to each other<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">forehead might be more prominent compared to the rest of the head<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In cases like synostosis the baby\u2019s skulls bones don\u2019t close properly<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">It is common for an infant with positional plagiocephaly to have misaligned ears. In this situation the ear of the affected side may be pulled forward and down and be larger or stick out more than the unaffected ear.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In case that your baby struggles with some of the following:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">the shape of the baby\u2019s skull hasn\u2019t gone back to a normal shape by the age of two to three months old,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">the child has strong preference to one side of his head<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">has difficulties to turn his head on both sides<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">have difficulties to spend time on his tummy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">developmental delays in gross motor skills like rolling, crawling etc.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">maybe it\u2019s time to see a doctor or a specialized pediatric physiotherapist to get some recommendations about his developmental procedure.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>What to expect when your child has plagiocephaly?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Prevention methods include carrying the infant and giving it time to be on his tummy, which prevents plagiocephaly from progressing from mild to moderate or severe.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Early intervention, normally based on the type, is important to prevent and reduce the severity or the degree of the plagiocephaly.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Preliminary research indicates that developmental difficulties or delays can occur in some babies with plagiocephaly or any other skull deformity.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Plagiocephaly is associated with motor and language developmental delays. While developmental delays are more common among babies with plagiocephaly, it\u2019s not always clear that this is the cause of the delay. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Plagiocephaly often doesn\u2019t need treatment but it seems like it can auto-heal as your baby grows. Normally this happens because infant\u2019s head shape will naturally improve as,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"> <span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">-the skull changes shape during growth,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"> <span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">-the baby spends more time at his tummy instead of on his back and,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"> <span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">-the gross motor function allows the baby to spend more time in positions other than supine.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">However, we don\u2019t know at first exactly how the child\u2019s developmental procedure will be and secondly if he will adapt to his age milestones. Therefore, the simple recommendations about plagiocephaly could help the infant\u2019s development and might prevent serious effects.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">It is always preferred that parents visit a specialized pediatric physiotherapist or a doctor instead of waiting and seeing how is the baby\u2019s growth. But in case that they haven\u2019t seen already a therapist there are some indications that might help the baby\u2019s developmental gross motor function.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>How can we treat plagiocephaly?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The course of treatment is usually based on the age of the child, the severity of the condition and the type of plagiocephaly (mild, moderate or severe).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In the following section, I will refer to the common recommendations that will help parents find some guidelines for the first period of their baby\u2019s life.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Treatment usually includes the reduction of the pressure of the affected area through the baby\u2019s repositioning on their abdomen for extended periods of time throughout the day<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">The repositioning of the child&#8217;s head throughout the day might help so that the rounded side of the head is placed against the mattress<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Re-positioning cribs and other areas that the baby spends time in, might be a nice way to force him to look at different directions to see his parents or other persons or other materials like toys in the room<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Re-positioning furniture and other toys for similar reasons<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Avoiding extended periods of time sleeping in car-seats, except of course, when the baby is actually in the vehicle<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Avoiding bouncy seats or any other supine sitting products which could intensify the problem or cause discomfort or crying to the child when is re-positioned<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Crawling may also be crucial in preventing plagiocephaly as it strengthens the babies&#8217; spine and neck muscles and also boosts gross and fine motor skills, balance, hand-eye-coordination and overall strength<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">In some cases, and only if this isn\u2019t inconvenient for the baby\u2019s sleeping time, is recommended to change head\u2019s position from right to left and vice versa<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">When the baby is awake let him spend tummy time under supervision<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">During the day the baby must have the opportunity to play on his side in order to develop the eye-hand coordination<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">In the cot or on the change table, alternate the end that the baby is placed on<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Talk to the baby, or place a toy, or shake a rattle, from his less favorite side and with this trick it will encourage him to turn more his head to that side<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">The recommendations about face up sleeping time to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome(SIDS), is something that mustn\u2019t upset the parents, instead they can spend a lot of tummy time with their babies during the day<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Simple and gentle stretching exercises it might improve the baby\u2019s neck mobility<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">There are some recommendations about how parents and caregivers must curry and handle their babies and that depends on the type and the severity of plagiocephaly, but is always very helpful to be aware of<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">The position\u2019s variety is the key for motor and cognitive development<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">During feeding time, the baby must be placed on his side either way<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">If the diagnosis is determined to be severe, practitioners will likely prescribe a cranial molding orthosis (helmet), which has the best results when prescribed between five to six months of age.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">It must be said that there isn\u2019t any recommendation in any case to take your baby to a chiropractor for back or neck adjustments.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Diagnosis is most commonly determined through clinical examination by the pediatrician or the specialized pediatric physiotherapist. In order to assess the severity of the condition and determine the best course of treatment, practitioners often use the Plagiocephaly Severity Scale which is a standardized scale evaluation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191a;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>When does plagiocephaly go away?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #262626;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Plagiocephaly usually is noticed between the ages of 6 weeks and 2 months old. This might be resolved completely by the age of two years old:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #262626;\"> <span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">-in cases that parents get some help from a pediatric physiotherapist or<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #262626;\"> <span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">-in other cases where particularly parents and caregivers regularly work on varying baby&#8217;s positions when he&#8217;s awake.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #262626;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Either way that depends on the condition of the plagiocephaly, the severity, the age of the baby and of course by the doctor\u2019s orders. Usually, the baby\u2019s growth is normal in most cases.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #262626;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Plagiocephaly syndrome can be disconcerting, especially for new parents, but it rarely causes any harm to the baby and usually remedies itself within a few months.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\" align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #262626;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Parents must live the babyhood even if there is some signs of plagiocephaly because this age will be gone before they know it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191b;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">When treatment starts at the optimum age of 3-6 months, it can usually be completed within 12 weeks. Correction is still possible in babies <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #18191b;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">up to age 18 months<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #18191b;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">, but will take longer.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191b;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">The decision to give the baby plagiocephaly treatment or to use helmet, is not the parent\u2019s but the pediatrician\u2019s or the pediatric physiotherapists\u2019 to make. Otherwise, it can only cause huge anxiety and stress of what might happen in the baby\u2019s development process.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191b;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Parents must have confidence to pediatricians and physiotherapists who are specialized to give the best results in every case that is needed.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: #18191b;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Remember with Physio you can only be better. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is plagiocephaly? Plagiocephaly is a diagonal asymmetry in head\u2019s shape. So it is also often to see some facial asymmetry in most of the cases. Plagiocephaly is also known as deformational or positional plagiocephaly, or flat head syndrome. Plagiocephaly develops when the infant\u2019s skull, in very early age, becomes flattened in one area. 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