Guest guest Posted January 17, 2003 Report Share Posted January 17, 2003 I wanted to clear up a possible misunderstanding on how the DOC Band works. The DOC Band does not promote heads growing up. All infants treated with the DOC Band are seen at weekly or biweekly visits for growth adjustments to direct the growth in positive directions. Growth adjustments are performed by specially trained clinicians to assure the correct amount of growth room is provided. When the correct growth room is available, the head will grow in the flattened areas and not in height. Head height occurs when the head is prevented from growing in the posterior region which is why some children who have spent extended time on hard inclined surfaces (car seats, infant carriers, swings) will have head height. Once the bony deformation occurs, a helmet or band, cannot " push it down " . Short of surgery, you can't change bone, you can however allow other areas to gain volume, bringing the head back towards symmetry. The DOC Band has been used since 1988 on over 16,000 children and no problems in head height have been reported by physicians who are monitoring these children. Since each company's product is designed differently and treatment protocols vary, please be aware that I can only speak for the DOC Band. I hope this information helps. Sincerely Carol kson Cranial Technologies > > Are all helmets passive? Are Doc Bands, Star bands and Nic bands > the > > only ones that are active? > > If so, then I think mine is passive, and that is probably not good > > with so old!!! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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