Re: DOC Band Issues-To Christie or anyone, long wait for helmet

[Guest guest]

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One way to determine whether or not a helmet/band is active or

passive is to find out what the estimated adjustment schedule is...

for a baby Angelina's age, a more aggressively designed, active band

would have an adjustment schedule of about every 2 weeks. If the

helmet is passive, you'll have an adjustment schedule of about every

4-6 weeks. For various reasons, some orthos are reluctant to put an

active or passive label on their helmet or band, but the estimated

adjustment schedule can usually flush this information out for you.

Also, some (not all) passive helmets/bands have a shorter age range

for treatment. For example, here in the U.S., the Clarren helmet is

recommended for use in babies at least 6 months old, while other

brands can be used in babies only 3 months old. The Danmar helmet,

also passive, is recommended for use only up to 14 months, while

many other brands can be used up to 18 months. If you can find out

what is the usually age range that can be treated with Angelina's

helmet, that might also help you determine what type it is - all of

the active bands we know of here treat 3- 18 months, and up to 24

months in some cases.

I hope this information is of help,

Christie (Mom to Repo'd Remy)

> > > Hello, I'm new.

> > > My son was diagnosed with Positional Plagiocephaly on

March 25

> of

> > > this year. Since then, we have been going back and forth

with

> the

> > > insurance company. The biggest issue is that the original

> plaster

> > > made from our son's head on May 20th is outdated. He had a

band

> > that

> > > was causing blisters on his forehead and the left side of

his

> > head.

> > > We were going back and forth with the people at the clinic

as

> far

> > as

> > > whether or not he needed a new band. His pediatrician was

> telling

> > me

> > > that no matter how much they adjust it, it would still be

too

> > > small.He had only worn the thing maybe three times because

it

> was

> > so

> > > tight, the blisters would turn red and scaly. So, the

long and

> > > short of it is that our son inevitably had to be fitted

with a

> new

> > > band on Friday. So now it's another month or two in this

thing.

> > This

> > > experience has been very stressful for me mainly because I

> > > reluctantly agreed to do it in the first place. His

screaming

> > during

> > > castings( and afterwards)has made me feel that I am

> unnecessarily

> > > traumatizing him based on one doctor's opinion. I just

want

> this

> > > experience to be over and done with.

> >

> >

> >

> > For more plagio info