Physical Therapy

A month or so ago Kyla's pediatrician noticed that she has a tilted head, so she referred her to physical therapy for treatment. The technical term for her tilted head is torticollis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torticollis

Kyla has been going to physical therapy twice a week to straighten her head. The therapists do stretching exercises to loosen up the neck muscles on her left side, and exercises to increase her range of motion of turning her head to the left. She seems to be getting straighter, but there is still a definate tilt. The majority of the therapy is given by myself and my Husband at home, however Kyla is not a fan of her stretching exercises, so she fights everytime, making it unenjoyable for her, and us.

The therapist told me a few weeks ago that she is pretty sure her head tilt is a result of her limited ability to use her left arm. She constantly uses her right arm and hand, since she can grab things and use it more, therefore she is always looking to the right; creating the tilted head.

With Kyla's increased mobility, her torticollis should correct itself.