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16m neck issues

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burtie2u · 01/03/2010 11:09

I think I posted about this a few months ago, but the issue has come back.
DS 16m has had 5 bouts where he holds his neck to one side since he started crawling. He saw the specialist a few months ago, but by the time he got an appointment he was fine, he was checked over and I was told not to worry. He might just be pulling a muscle or over doing it?
He is holding it to one side once again; I have spoken to my GP who has said he would refer DS once again. I have even contacted the specialists? receptionist to try and push things. I have also recorded DS walking with his crooked neck. He doesn?t seem in any pain and he will let you move his head etc, but it's stressing me out. Has anyone had anything similar?

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burtie2u · 02/03/2010 08:25

:-(

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Casserole · 02/03/2010 09:08

I have taken my DS to a McTImoney chiropractor several times in his life, from when he was 8 weeks old. It's a particular brand of chiropractic that is very gentle and so suitable for children, pregnant women, the elderly, etc.

I took my DS with different issues, but the lady we see became a chiropractor herself because her first daughter (20 years ago) had one foot that always turned in and one that didn't - her McTimoney chiropractor fixed it no problems where the doctors hadn't been able to help (in one treatment) and it inspired her so she decided to train. She's now inspired me so much I'm in year 2 of 5 training, too, so I declare a vested interest!!

Worth a try maybe? Look them up online, make sure you include the Mctimoney bit. If you can, ring round some and see if any have post-grad paeds training - they all get some paeds training as part of their degree but there's also post-grad specialisms in paeds.

Hope that helps.

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burtie2u · 03/03/2010 09:30

Thankyou for that, I will lookk into it. Hopefully DS will be going back to the specialist very soon.
Regards

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AuntyC · 04/03/2010 10:56

Is his eyesight ok? He might be holding his head on one side because it helps him to see better. Or his ear could be hurting - a mild infection could cause discomfort without giving him a raised temperature.

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burtie2u · 04/03/2010 11:59

His ears are fine, as the doc always checks them. I had never thought about his eyesight. My DH has always had bad eyesight, so DS might have took after him :-( Thank you for that I will look into getting him checked.
Burtie

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13lucky · 04/03/2010 14:25

Hi, my ds sometimes walks around with his head tilted and his ear resting on his shoulder...is that what you mean your ds does? My ds is 17 months. Not really sure why he does it. I had thought maybe his ear was huting or maybe he's tired, but no, not sure really why he does it. If this is similar to what your ds is doing, I'd be interested to hear how you get on.

Karoleann · 04/03/2010 23:37

You should def get eyes checked as certain muscle weakness in the eyes can lead to a head turn or tilt and they're fairly easily sorted out. x

OhForASilentNight · 08/03/2010 04:38

hi there

as a child i had torticollis - muscles on one side of my neck were too tight and would go into spasm meaning that i couldn't lift my head off my shoulder... a bit of physio (awful at the time) fixed it. A lot of doctors missed it tho and i know someone on whom it was only recognised as a teenager by which time she was unable to lift her head. it comes in varying degrees and hers was extreme. try googling torticollis and if there is any chance that this is what your child has take the info you find to your doc...

HTH

MCos · 08/03/2010 22:28

Agree with OhForASilentNight - get checked out for torticollis. That is the first thing I thought of when I read your post. My older daughter had torticollis when v. young (just a few months old). She did a few sessions of physio and was perfect afterwards.

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burtie2u · 12/03/2010 08:58

Well I'm in a bit of a state now. Went to see the specialist yesterday and he's booking him in for an MRI scan. He did mention torticollis and I have of course read up on it. I am pleased they are doing something to identify what's making DS hold his head to one side every now and then. But when I got home I read in hDS red book (notes) the specialist wrote "MRI scan of brain" Not why does he need to scan his brain, when it's his neck????? I'm going to ring up and ask.

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burtie2u · 15/03/2010 13:34

Okay, I'm still stressing about DS having to have a general anaesthetic so they can do the MRI scan (no 16.5 year old would be still for a scan) But I know it's the way forward to hopefully confirming the Torticollis.

But on the plus, I spoke to the specialist and he said he only put "scan of brain" to mean scan of head, he didn't imply anything is wrong with DS brain ....yay :-)

DS has been soooooooo cute over the weekend, I just hope the general and scan don?t stress him or anything, as he's so trusting at the moment :-(

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JustMoon · 15/03/2010 13:45

burtie my DS1 had an GA at 2 years old and was fine, they only gave it to him to stop him moving while they removed an infected thumbnail and they are only giving it to your DC to stop him moving. You have to be completely still in an MRI scan (have had two!) and you're in there for a good 20 minutes if not longer.

Just keep everything light and interesting, don't let him catch on to your nerves.

hope all goes well.

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