We can explain "how to treat eight months baby who cannot hold her neck" with the scenario.
The baby's mother comes to the physiotherapist with a presenting complaint, that is, her baby can't hold her neck. The physiotherapist examine the child in some steps: Firstly he check muscle tone of baby then range of motion and then reflexes.
Then physiotherapist told that your baby's neck muscles are weak. We can improve it with some exercises then your baby can hold her neck, but your baby need your full attention. You should continue these exercises at home for better improvement of your baby. You should come to me after 15 days for check up of your baby.
The physiotherapist educate her mother that in the 6-8th months, normal babies can hold their neck. If a baby can't hold their neck, they can't do further movements like crawling, sitting, standing and walking.
Physiotherapist recommends some exercises for the baby to hold her neck. These exercises are massage, neck strengthening, stretching, baby lying in prone position then give voice or visual stimulus to force baby to lift her neck according to given stimulus.
Details of some exercises are;
1. Activities to help the child lift and control her head (and use her eyes and ears)
It is one of the first skills a normal baby develops is the ability to lift the head and control its movement. Head control is needed before a child can learn to roll, sit, or crawl. Normally, a newborn child can lift or hold her head up for a moment, and she develops fairly good head control in the first months of life. Children with developmental delay are often slow to develop head control. We need to help them to develop reasonable head control before trying to help them to roll, sit, crawl, or walk.
To encourage the child to raise her head when lying face down, attract her attention with brightly colored.
If she does not lift her head, to help her. Press firmly on the muscles on each side of the backbone and slowly bring your hand from her neck toward her hips.
If the baby has trouble raising her head because of a weak back or shoulders, try placing a blanket under her chest and shoulders. Get down in front of her and talk to her. Or put a toy within reach to stimulate interest and movement.
If the child has trouble lifting her head when lying face down, lay her against your body so that she is almost upright. This way, she needs less strength to lift her head.
To help her develop head control when lying face up, take her upper arms and pull her up gently until her head hangs back a little, then lay her down again.
If the baby makes almost no effort to lift or hold her head when you feed her, instead of putting the nipple or food into her mouth, barely touch her lips with it, and make her come forward to get it.
GOOD CARRYING POSITIONS
Carrying the child prone on your arm that helps to develop good head control, when he is facing down.
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