The Beginning of Torticollis & Plagiocephaly

When Kellen was born, his head was misshapen for some reason.  Being our first baby, we just thought it was from the delivery, which caused some head bruising and coneheadedness.  His head was shaped like a parallelogram, but we thought with time that it would even out.

At around 2 months, we noticed that he liked looking to the right and would not look to the left very often.  We mentioned it to our doctor and she told us to use some repositioning techniques with him.  After our 4 month WBV, his head was still shaped like a parallelogram, and despite our efforts, he was still refusing to look left most of the time.  I called our doctor and she told us to bring him in.  At this point he was 5 months old and our doc diagnosed him with torticollis (stiffness in the neck muscle) and plagiocephaly (flatness of the head).  She also noticed that his head was growing very quickly and was at the 99th percentile for circumference.  She referred us to Riley Hospital for Children for an ultrasound and to meet with a neurosurgeon.

The ultrasound showed no abnormalities.  We waited a month to get in to see the neurosurgeon and he ordered an MRI of Kellen's head and neck to rule out any "structural issues," as he called them.  He also referred us to Midwest Orthotic & Technology Center to be fitted for a STARband.

We are scheduled for his MRI in the first week of June and he will start physical therapy after that.