Poor lil' Maxer

So I just got back from physical therapy. You would think it would be for me or for Jeff since we both have herniated discs but instead the physical therapy is for precious baby Max. Yep, at 3 months old Max has to go to weekly therapy. Max was diagnosed with Torticollis a few weeks back. I had never heard of it before but as I have talked with other Moms apparently it is fairly common. Torticollis basically means twisted neck. Max has weak muscles on his right side and as a result he always tilts his head to the right and looks left. They don't know why it occurs but think it could have happened in the womb or during delivery. Occasionally this can be caused by bone abnormalities but we had x-rays done and luckily everything is normal with his bones. Now we just have to work on strengthening his little neck muscles.

The therapists have been helpful and have given us good ideas on how to help him. In fact, now we have to change the way we interact with Max. All of his toys should be placed on his right side to help him strenghten his muscles. Whenever we change his diaper or lay him down for a nappy we have to make sure that we are on his right side. I also learned a few new ways to hold him today to strengthen his neck. Hopefully as long as we work with him now and attend weekly therapy he won't have any long term complications. So if any of you want to come hang with Max, please do so- but you just have to be on his right side!