Medical Advisory Board (part 1)-for all

Easter Seals of DuPage has asked me join the February Medical Advisory Board.  The topic of discussion is going to be torticolis.  I'm to give a presentation of "ocular torticollis" and then be open to discussion about some cases that will be presented.  It is certainly an honor to participate in this program.  I'm also pretty excited about a free lunch.  For those of you that don't know what Easter Seals is, a brief description from their website:

Easter Seals has been helping individuals with disabilities and special needs, and their families, live better lives for nearly 90 years. From child development centers to physical rehabilitation and job training for people with disabilities, Easter Seals offers a variety of services to help people with disabilities address life's challenges and achieve personal goals.

I imagine my audience will be a mixture of occupational therapists as well as physical therapists, perhaps even a speech therapist or two.  It is always nice to interact with other healthcare professionals, especially those that have the same passion I do for helping those with special needs.

For those of you that don't know what torticollis is, think head tilt.  It is defined as a condition in which the head becomes persistently turned to one side and is often associated with painful muscle spasms.  Treatment varies on whether an individual has acquired or congenital torticolis. Meaning the head tilt is due to something or it is idiopathic.  Idiopathic is just a fancy way of saying I don’t know where it came from.

My job will be to discuss diagnosis and treatment of ocular torticolis. In simple terms ocular torticolis is when the  eyes are the reason that the patient's head is tilted?  I am excited to be a part of this panel and can't wait to here feedback from the group.

In my next blog entry, I will get into a little more detail about the discussion.  If you are a health care provider or have a child with a head tilt read on.