Pediatric PT for Torticollis
Hello parent friends! Our 12 week old has a right side head lying bias - Dr indicated due to tight RH neck muscle (torticollis) and recommended PT. Have a referral at CH/ Oakland but can't get appt for 6 weeks - looking for alternatives Can anyone suggest a ped physical therapy provider that you had a good experience with? Much thanks Freddy
Jun 28, 2018
Parent Replies
Have you considered cranio sacral treatment? Nancy Burke is wonderful and works with babies. It is a very gentle treatment, but effective. I had it in pregnancy for back pain and brought my baby in with tightness in jaw that was interfering with latching and we saw improvement quickly.
It can be used in combination with PT, chiropractic, etc.. and is not invasive.
I noticed she moved to El Sobrante but she is worth the drive. http://www.nancyburkecst.com/index.html
I would also recommend cranio-sacral treatment. Our daughter had a slight torticolis and we worked with Trisha Parrish located in North Berkeley for a few sessions with 100% success. Trisha is highly skilled and has a lovely, gentle way with babies and moms (dads too!). Over those tender months she helped our baby overcome multiple ear infections without needing antibiotics as well as the torticolis, and we had similar positive experiences when we brought our second child in for same issues. Trisha can be reached via Elixir Salon on Hopkins: 510-527-1700.
Dr Meg Jett is an Osteopath who's also a pediatrician (DOs have full license to practice medicine like MDs). She did her rez at Kaiser and worked under one of the most experienced pediatric osteopaths, Margaret Sorrell. I would to go to her. Osteopaths who specialize in cranial osteopathy have far more formal training than most cranial-sacral therapists. We took our son to her to deal with a similar issue, and to help his ears drain to avoid infection and antibiotics. I would recommend her.