Wyatt saw his Osteopath a couple of days ago, and for those of you who don't know, an Osteopath is a holistic physiotherapist. She manipulates his ligaments, muscles and bones to help the healing process. Osteopaths believe in one's energy can make a difference during the healing process.
Wyatt hadn't seen his Osteopath in well over three weeks, because of a 1.5 week stint at CHEO. Fortunately, after the 30 minute visit, she concluded that Wyatt's opening hadn't stiffened to the point that she had expected, and told us some good news: Wyatt can see her once every two weeks (instead of once a week)!
The Osteopath hopes that Wyatt will be able to eventually fit three fingers into his mouth (this is considered the norm), and to loosen the muscles and tendons. She has massaged the masseter muscles, and felt that they weren't that stiff - Wyatt's issues lie in his joints. She suspects he may be missing some cartilage in the area.
Mom continues to do physiotherapy on Wyatt's jaw, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. After physio, Wyatt is extremely orally focused (puts fingers and toys in his mouth) and drools a lot. On occasion he will cry during the physio. We hope that dad will find time once again to do physio on Wyatt, that way Wyatt gets physio three times a day.
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