Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Remember the low muscle tone?


Well I promised I would come back to it and here is where I do that....

Ella has always fallen down a lot.  She constantly has bruises all over her body.  I often joke that someday her pediatrician will all OCY on us because of them, but the fact of the matter is this girl is clumsy!  She falls down all the time.  Whats more is that these falls do not phase her in the least.  You see Ella does not feel pain.  At her Shriners appointment last week her BCM was with us and witnessed this first hand.  She saw Ella fall off of a chair and hit the ground head first. The normal child would have screamed from the get go.  Not Ella...she laughed like you were telling a joke.  Then she looked at me and saw my reaction because to be honest she hit her head HARD!  That is when she started fake crying.  

When she was 4 she had an EMG done.  This test was painful for everyone I have talked to including her dad.  When Ella had the pads placed on her and shocked she did not cry.  When they placed the needle in her and shocked her she was fine.  When the tech took the needle out Ella saw the tiny pin drop of blood and this is when she freaked out!  

This has a point I promise....Ella was evaluated for OT  services because of her apraxia and her falling down ALLTHEFREAKINGTIME!!!  It was determined this week that Ella will get OT once a week at the Achievement Center.  They will be treating her for sensory processing disorder.  For those unaware three symptoms of SPD are falling down a lot, low muscle tone, and not feeling pain.  All of which Ella has.  With any luck the OT can help her with her coordination and help her strengthen her muscles.  That is the goal at least!! 


1 comment:

  1. Cooper goes to the Achievement Center for his OT, too. His therapist is great and the clinic is full of awesomeness.. wish we had all of those tools at home!

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