Re: What type of doctor specializes in Plagio?

[Guest guest]

Haven't you already seen a doctor? Usually a neurosurgeon or

craniofacial are the most common doctors who prescribe bands but a

regular ped can as well.

natasha

--- In Plagiocephaly , " momma6704 " <momma6704@y...>

wrote:

> I looked at the cranial technologies website, and there isn't a

> location close to me. What kind of doctor should I look for? I

> live in Omaha NE. I am sorry that I am so uneducated. And for

> those of you who asked in my previous post yes my son does have

Tort

> also. We started PT last week. Thanks!

>

> Alison

[Guest guest]

Alison--

The specialists that deal with plagio are usually plastic surgeopns

(craniofacial surgeons) or neurosurgeons because they must rule out a

condition called craniosynostosis which looks like plagio, but

requires surgery.

The best approach is to go first to your pediatrician and ask who

does the ped. craniofacial stuff in your area. Pediatric surgeons can

be a bit tough to find without some direction. I live in Tulsa, but

had to go to Oklahoma City for my specialist and eventually ended up

in Dallas for treatment.

Oklahoma

Hardy 2.5 yrs

Charlotte and Blythe (DOC, scaphocephaly 4 weeks down, 2-3 to go!)

--- In Plagiocephaly , " momma6704 " <momma6704@y...>

wrote:

> I looked at the cranial technologies website, and there isn't a

> location close to me. What kind of doctor should I look for? I

> live in Omaha NE. I am sorry that I am so uneducated. And for

> those of you who asked in my previous post yes my son does have

Tort

> also. We started PT last week. Thanks!

>

> Alison

[Guest guest]

Alison,

We went to see a Neurologist and they reffered us to a clinic in our

area that treats Plagio with Doc Bands - it's not an actual CT

clinic - but there is a theripist there that specializes in Plagio

treatment and has been doing it for nearly 20 years.

Good luck!!!

Jodie

Mom to Jack

--- In Plagiocephaly , " momma6704 " <momma6704@y...>

wrote:

> I looked at the cranial technologies website, and there isn't a

> location close to me. What kind of doctor should I look for? I

> live in Omaha NE. I am sorry that I am so uneducated. And for

> those of you who asked in my previous post yes my son does have

Tort

> also. We started PT last week. Thanks!

>

> Alison

[Guest guest]

Children's Hospital

8200 Dodge Street

Omaha, NE 68114

Marinkovich (orthotist),

Bruneteau, MD and Bradly Schaeffer, MD (Co-Directors)

(402) 955-4168

http://www.chsomaha.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5button=158

This place is in our databse, we haven't had any members use them so

we don't know how much experience they have in treating plagio babies.

It's worth looking into though.

I hope you find this helpful.

--- In Plagiocephaly , " momma6704 " <momma6704@y...>

wrote:

> I looked at the cranial technologies website, and there isn't a

> location close to me. What kind of doctor should I look for? I

> live in Omaha NE. I am sorry that I am so uneducated. And for

> those of you who asked in my previous post yes my son does have

Tort

> also. We started PT last week. Thanks!

>

> Alison