Sentences with phrase «head flattening»

In my upcoming book about Flat Head Syndrome, I can't wait to share with you how these habits add up to contribute to the growing epidemic of head flattening in babies.

A startling number of the babies referred for therapy services for head flattening, neck tightness and motor development issues have spent LOTS of their time sleeping and playing in this piece of baby gear.

Given the sky - high rates of head flattening in infants (as high as 48 %!!!)

You want what's best for your baby, but too many parents I've worked with were given no information about how to prevent head flattening in their babies until it was too late.

You'll definitely want to initiate a conversation with your child's pediatrician if you are concerned about head flattening.

In my professional opinion, because most parents aren't trained to notice, evaluate the severity of or physically treat asymmetries or these other potential causes of flat head syndrome, a baby with head flattening at his 2 month check - up should be referred to a pediatric OT or PT for a comprehensive evaluation.

As you?re not fond of classic headings you may be disappointed to find this curtain heading flattens when drawn across the window.

Since parents are told to put their babies on their back to sleep, sometimes parents worry that lying on a flat crib mattress for so many hours will cause head flattening.

Understand and begin implementing simple strategies to prevent and reverse head flattening during sleep, play and daily care like diaper changes and feeding.

Signs of Torticollis include a preference for turning the head one way more than the other, head flattening on one side of the back of the head, a head tilt (ear toward shoulder) or turn (chin toward shoulder).

Maybe you are a first time parent or maybe you have other children but never noticed head flattening before.

As I've discussed repeatedly here at CanDo Kiddo, infant car seat carriers and other baby gear that support baby in a semi-reclined position contribute to head flattening by limiting active movement of the head and neck and supporting baby in a fixed position.

However, the Lifenest Mattress, invented and created by Dr. Jose Bensoussan, is revolutionary in preventing babies from head flattening.

Current research and the clinical experience of many health care professionals (including me) point to the fact that there are effective strategies for fighting Plagiocephaly and other forms of head flattening without using a helmet.

Learn more about why flat heads matter and what you can do to prevent or correct head flattening.

Learn to catch the four types of head flattening as soon as they start and feel confident knowing how to fix them.

Many babies are born with a head - turning preference toward one side that puts them at a much higher risk of developing head flattening called Plagiocephaly.

Looking for more ideas of ways to play with your little one to prevent or manage head flattening?

Regardless of whether or not a professional determines a baby's head flattening warrants a helmet, the underlying causes of decreased movement need to be addressed when flattening of the head is observed.

Many pediatricians take a «wait and see» approach and hope that head flattening improves by the 4 month check - up.

Lack of adequate opportunities to strengthen and balance the muscles of the neck (very commonly caused by too much time in Baby Gear) increases the risk of Torticollis, neck muscle tightness that leads to a tilted head and is a very common contributing factor in the development of Flat Head Syndrome (Positional Plagiocephaly)- and very frequently is diagnosed only after head flattening has occurred.

Just make sure you place baby on each side equally unless otherwise instructed by baby's doctor or therapist to address head flattening.

MODERATE DYSPLASIA: The femoral head flattens, the femoral neck thickens, and the joint becomes loose and unstable.

In the portraits of Diego, the artist's long - suffering brother undergoes continuous metamorphosis, his head shrinking in relation to his mountainous torso in one iteration while in two others the waxing and waning head flattens into an axe - blade thinness.

Over-use of baby gear such as infant car seat carriers, baby swings, rock»n plays, napping wedges and more is a huge contributing factor to positional plagiocephaly (the fancy term for head flattening).

It's also super important to help prevent head flattening!

The U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has more about head flattening.

I asked Janet if she would kindly write an article for my blog explaining more about how Craniosacral therapy works, and using it for treating head flattening and torticollis, and the information below comes directly from her.

In summary, if you notice head flattening - don't panic, beat yourself up or resign yourself to spending thousands of dollars on a baby helmet.

And in the event that your baby is one of the nearly 50 % with head flattening, this feature will also enable you to be strategic with toy placement to encourage baby to turn away from that flat part of the head - because flat spots CAN be fixed without a helmet!

FRIDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News)-- Sleeping position doesn't affect the extent of head flattening in infants, U.S. researchers say.

That was the goal of the new study, by researchers at Hasbro Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital Boston, who found that sleep position does not affect the severity of head flattening.

Another issue with baby buckets — and other similar devices (cribs, swings etc.) where some parents leave their babies for hours on end — is «bucket head» where the back of the head flattens out and the kid then has to wear a helmet to correct it.

This makes conditions for passage through birth canal and can cause the head flattening.

I recommend an average of 2 hours or less per day of time supported in a semi-reclined position in any Baby Holding Devices (these include car seats, infant swings, bouncy seats, Rock»n Plays, napping wedges, infant lounge pillows and other baby positioners) to reduce your baby's risk of Plagiocephaly (head flattening), Torticollis (neck tighness), motor delays, sensory processing challenges and more.

As I discuss at great length in my book, The Flat Head Syndrome Fix, we want to encourage our babies to turn in both directions equally throughout the day in order to prevent head flattening.

They are most effective for reversing head flattening when used in the first 4 months of life, but can be helpful for stopping or slowing head flattening for babies 4 - 8 months.

The semi-reclined position allows gravity to pull baby into a preferred position (the path of least resistance, you might say), which often exacerbates minor, subtle muscle asymmetries that result from babies» squished womb position - contributing to the dramatic rise in rates of Torticollis (neck tightness) and Plagiocephaly (head flattening) we see in infants today.

Any head flattening should kick off a conversation with a health professional - typically your pediatrician - about your newborn's movement, positioning, and development.

I'm a big advocate for using play and proactive positioning to help prevent and treat Positional Plagiocephaly (head flattening) and Torticollis (one - sided neck tightness).

What questions do you have about head flattening and head shape?

Catching and addressing minor asymmetries like this early can prevent head flattening and more significant muscle tightness.

Not only does this contribute to head flattening and neck issues, it increases the risk of SIDS and the American Academy of Pediatrics warns against it.

The position that infant car seat carriers support your baby in isn't great for development, isn't safe for sleep AND can contribute to conditions such as Positional Plagiocephaly (head flattening) and Torticollis (one - sided neck tightness).

Her second daughter required Physical Therapy to treat the Torticollis and now has severe Brachycephaly and mild Plagiocephaly (head flattening).

«I blame it [the Rock»n Play ™] for my little one's Brachycephaly (head flattening).

In most cases, however, without changes to an infant's environment, activities and - in the case of asymmetries - body, head flattening won't improve.

Mostly it happens when the baby is being pushed out, and the baby's head flattens the rectum expelling and stool in that area.

There was no evidence that special devices to prevent or treat DP had an effect on head flattening, which calls into question the use of the devices, the researchers said.