Question by Tracy S: Is it normal for a 21 month old to be off balance?
BELOW WAS MY ORIGINAL POST!
I’m posting this as a way to let people who answered my last question know what’s going on with my daughter!
I took her in to the hospital to have her checked out. They checked her ears and nothing was wrong.. so they decided to do a ct scan basically to shut me up and get me out of the office. Well low and behold she has an old lesion in her brain. Which means she may have a mild form of Cerebral Palsy. Not the kind you normally think about when you hear the word “Cerebral Palsy” but one that affects the coordination and balance of a person when they try to do something too fast (ie: walk fast or run) it can also cause a problem with depth perception which could cause her to walk into things and walk off of things!
They want me to schedule an MRI to confirm diagnoses.
Now this isn’t what I necessary wanted to hear but at least I now know why my daughter is having all these issues and we can start working on getting her into physical therapy.
Thank you all that helped me out!
“My daughter mastered walking a LONG time ago around her 1st birthday. She was a little wobbly like most new walkers but as time went on it seemed that even though she was getting better she still seemed off balance. Now she’s almost 2 and she’s constantly falling over. I mean she’ll be walking and nothing will be in her way and she’ll face plant into the ground or fall sideways. Lately she’s been seen walking into things.. not like she can’t see them but like she tries to make a corner and she loses balance and plows right into it! I’m super worried! Should I worry? What should I do?! My husband thinks there is nothing to worry about but the more and more she falls and hits her head the more and more I begin to stress about it! I don’t know what I’d do if there was something seriously wrong with her!
I’d like to add that I’m almost 100% positive that it is not an eye problem seeing as she’ll just be walking and then wam she’s on the ground.. and did I mention that she’s not tripping over anything when she falls not even her feet.. she just falls over.
I doubt she would have water in the inner ear seeing as this has been an issue for a little over a year. She has had ear infections in the past but not constantly and not bad at all. And she gets enough sleep. She goes to bed at about 9 and refuses to wake up until around 10am and then she has a 2 to 4 hr nap in the afternoon.. So she’s good on sleep.”
She was premature Tenacious. 
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Answer by tenaciousd
Sorry to hear your bad news. Next step I would want to find out the cause of this lesion. Its often a birth injury, like if the delivery doc used forceps or a suction device to help remove the baby. Otherwise a fall or hit to the head early in life. Shaking and whip lash type movement are also causes. If your baby was premature, that will always be assumed to be the cause but if not, I would look into it further. Good for you for getting this figured out. Now you can deal with it. Hopefully it will be mild and well-managed.
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I’m glad you went with your gut and got her checked again. I answered your original question, and suggested a sensory or motor planning issue.
Even before you have a positive diagnosis, you are going to want to contact your local early intervention program. They will be more than happy to help get a therapy team together for your daughter. I have a friend with an almost 2 year old with severe CP ( vent dependent) who has early intervention helping her daughter. Her daughter has PT, possibly OT, and maybe even speech therapy. In our county, it is free! My son needed speech therapy, and even if my insurance had agreed to pay for as many sessions as he needed a year, the co-pay would have been more than her fee, so I would have had to pay $ 320 a month–EI paid 100%.
ETA: just for giggles and grins…this is what I posted 2 days ago
“call your local early intervention program and ask them to evaluate her gross motor skills. It sounds to me like she might have some sort of neurologically based sensory issues. Off the top of my head, it sounds like an issue with the proprioceptive sense”
Good for you — sticking to your guns until they took you seriously. It’s better to know the worst than to fear and not know. Lucky little girl to have you. And thanks for the update
These kids make me lo
lol at these kids
My daughter is 3 and she has Cerebral Palsy. I have a few videos on my channel, under the playlist called Abby, where she is trying to walk.
There is another good video of someone with Cerebral Palsy by Bob Segalman on Youtube and the title is “Telephone access for AAC users”.
@blackayumi physiotherapy and physical therapy is the same
Hi My name is Jaime. I am 35 years old and I have mild cerebral palsy. It is neat to see poeple working with children and aldult with cp.
is physical therapy the same as physiotherapy? im kinda confused about tis >.<
I am a teacher who works with kids with a WIDE range of abilities. Take a look at the youtube videos of the desktop desk. The desktop desk helps provide access and opportunities to kids in academic and social settings. Inclusion, that’s my goal.
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lulz at awesome guitar to old lady with a cane. XD
Hello! My name is Francielly Andreo’m from Brazil I was watching this video and loved his work would like to know, very good congratulations.
i am about to start school for PT and i am really nervous (7 yrs of dedicated hard work), But seeing vids. like this reassure me
…..THANKS
I have this and im in a wheelchair. I got lucky i wasnt suppose to talk or do things that i can, i cant move my legs well, i have muscle spasms, i cant sit up straight very well. but even through all this, im just as normal as everyone else =)
I went through some of this therapy when I was younger because of my CP. I have it very mild though. it only effects my left side a little bit.
@TheArockalypse15 No it is diffrent for every child, I have cp and I can move like i didnt have.
LOL!
this makes alot of sense to me as i have cp. alot of ppl dont understand it cuz i have a mild form. but yea its like, your brain is telling your brain something and your body doesnt follow. it can be frustrating when your balance is always off. or when u lean to one side & dont even know it. alot of times i have to remind myself to lower my foot when im sitting or to sit straight. its difficult when your hips are set different
@ginagina118 I know this kid who has it. his name is Sam Kitepasu.He cant move his legs. But he can talk, moove his wheelchair around really well (its just a normal wheelchair too) He told me he has cerebral palsy. then I’m like Wow….
This is amazing! Very awesome solutions you have come up with!
My neighbor had cerebral palsy, went to China and is doing great. The treatments there are much safer than the U.S. because of the zero-antigen UCB. A U.S. company did an evaluation and made the arrangements.
Their number is (407) 610-4248
Loved this video
i have CP my Right leg is 2 inches shorter than my left and i have a mild limp. luckly i dont have severe and my brain is at normal state but the overall ability to walk and balance for me is very bad and i can fall over at the slightest bump
who has cp on here because i dont it ollks like it sux…