This is what Chloe could do before she willed herself to walk at 2 years old. She sat and scooted around in a sitting position or just sat and played and had random behavior outbursts that was normal for her age or there were other incidents that had us scratching our heads.
The neurologist questioned vascular headaches and asked us to check the temperature of her forehead and her hands and feet We found her head to be unusual hot where her feet and hand lukewarm to cool. One of the treatments was to ice her head. She started using an ice pack for 10 to 15 minutes before she got out of bed in the morning. So far we can report back to the neurologist the icing the head is a better preventative treatment then if she had one of these headaches using it as an intervention.
Chloe also switched using the Tens unit to the afternoon which also seem to help with pain issues most effective at this time. The 4 probes are also 2 between her scapula and 2 on her back at the base of the neck. Now she is able to use an over the counter pain medication or a topical Analgesic to deal with less intense headaches.
We are working on the issue that if Chloe gets a headache as she goes in a place she thinks it will happen again at the same place so we are challenging this idea that her headache is not blamed on the place
As a former social worker, I have decided to chart in a log of Chloe's activities, symptoms and treatments tried daily for our next visit with the neurologist. So she can get the big picture of what we are dealing and see if she can suggest anything else. So far icing the head before Chloe gets up has proven to be the biggest help to stabilize something!
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