At 18:49 12/08/00 +0300, you wrote:
>Dear listmembers,
>
>My 14 months old niece suffered a surgical intervention (left coxa) in
order to cure a
>delayed diagnosed and mistreated congenital hip luxation.
>
>No specialists around here (including the ones of the greatest children
hospital in
>Bucharest) were able to recommend any recuperative procedures.
>They said that there are no such procedures for a 14 months old child.
>They suggested only local (hip joint) massages.
>
>Since my niece is not able at 14 months to walk even using all fours,
>I would be very grateful if anyone could point me to some web locations
wherefrom
>I could find and learn more on this subject.
>
>If necessary, I can give you more details.
>
>Thank you in advance for your kind answer!
>And many thanks to Sophie Clermont who pointed me to this list!
>
>Yours much obliged,
>
>Dragos Bora
>
dear dragos,
i agree with the people who let a baby move at in his own pace after
orthopedic intervention. if the baby is neurologicaly sound s/he will find
the way. free play or hydrotherapy is of great benefit. we never "treart"
these babies in physio.
let us know how she is doing.
netta harries
pediatric PT
israel
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