Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 Hi & welcome to our group: To my knowledge, there are no such studies done. The key to any success with a band or helmet, is finding an orthotist/clinician who is experienced and/or trained in treating plagio patients w/their device. Hope this helps. Debbie Abby's mom MI > Does anyone know of any studies on the clinical efficacy of the > different devices? Are there any studies that show that the outcome > when using one device is superior to the outcome achieved when using > a different device? I'm just trying to figure out why someone > should chose one band over another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 Hello, That is a good, yet complex, question, since there certainly are design differences between different helmets and bands. In addition to the design differences, there are also variables such as the orthotist (and the treatment decisions they make), how a particular helmet/brand maker defines and reports " efficacy, " as well as the many different headshapes one is trying to correct. We have a PLAGIOCEPHALY STUDIES AND RESEARCH folder in the LINKS section of the group that may be of interest to you. You can keep up to date on studies on plagio and treatment by visiting the NCBI studies search site, which is in that PLAGIOCEPHALY STUDIES AND RESEARCH folder. If memory serves me correctly, there are studies comparing repostioning to cranial orthosis, studies that mention outcomes with no type of treatment, and studies that show different devices do work. I don't recall any studies comparing two different brands of cranial orthoses. The only info I can think of that may be helful is that various studies show earlier treatment generally shows better results and that repositioning takes 3 times as long to achieve results similar to cranial orthoses. In addition, " passive " style helmets rely on growth alone (the babies head grows into the rounded shape of the helmet), while " active " style helmets apply gentle pressure to actively recontour the head. Some reasons that I have read in posts as to why people have chosen one cranial orthoses over another are confidence in the orthotist/company, comfort level with anecdotal experience of others who have used a product, insurance coverage of a particular brand, price, location, or that they were referred to a particular brand/helmet and went with that recommendation (or didn't know there were other choices.) The reasons are many! Take care, Christie (Mom to Repo'd Remy) > Does anyone know of any studies on the clinical efficacy of the > different devices? Are there any studies that show that the outcome > when using one device is superior to the outcome achieved when using > a different device? I'm just trying to figure out why someone > should chose one band over another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 Hi there, I'm haven't heard of any general studies for various Cranial Molding Devices. The only thing that I can suggest is to get your choices together, interview each one and ask if they have done their own study as far as success/failure rates, etc. That being said, you, the parent of the baby being treated should do your own comparison's on each of them and decide which one will work best for your childs needs. Good Luck! Dustie > Does anyone know of any studies on the clinical efficacy of the > different devices? Are there any studies that show that the outcome > when using one device is superior to the outcome achieved when using > a different device? I'm just trying to figure out why someone > should chose one band over another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 Most of the time, the choice depends on insurance coverage and location of the clinic. I think people choose the DOC Band or the Starband because they're more well known. But that doesn't mean that locally made bands don't work just as well. Are trying to decide on a band? If so please let us know your choices, maybe someone can give you more info. > Does anyone know of any studies on the clinical efficacy of the > different devices? Are there any studies that show that the outcome > when using one device is superior to the outcome achieved when using > a different device? I'm just trying to figure out why someone > should chose one band over another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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