Guest guest Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Hello Rick 7months is not too old to start helmet therapy. The younger they are the better, and faster correction they get, but 7months is still a great age range to start at. Plus it would give you some time to try out repo. I have not read through all the replies you received yet, but CT also does free evaluations. Keep all your doors open. Sandy WIllow's Mom > > Hi, > > I 'm new to this group. My 5 month old fraternal twin son has had > a flat head since he was pretty young. One of the pediatricians in > the practice we use said it probably wasn't bad enough to warrant a > helmet, and ordered an X-ray to confirm positional plagiocephaly. > Another doc in the practice said she thought he probably would need > a helmet. They referred us to a specialist (a craniofacial plastic > surgeon) who specializes in treating infants and children. I work > in the medical profession and asked a few people and the doctor we > were referred to has an excellent reputation. Anyway, I was sure he > would need a helmet, but the plastic surgeon said he will not need a > helmet and that he typically orders helmets in moderate or severe > cases (I assume he thinks my son's case is less than moderate). He > said he has mild torticollis and gave me daily stretching exercises > to do. We have a follow-up in two months to see how his head looks > and if the torticollis is improving. I'm a little bit nervous about > not getting a helmet, but the doc assured me that he won't need one > if " you do what I'm telling you to do. " My son is starting to sleep > on the non-flat side a lot now and also rolls onto his belly a lot > duing the night. He has a ton of " tummy time " now and loves it > (this all started duing the last two weeks -- he hated tummy time > before, but now that he can roll over, he loves it). So, I'm not > very worried about him spending too much time on the flat side > anymore. He isn't spending much time sleeping or awake on the flat > side now. My question is: How much improvement in head shape can > be expected without a helmet in relatively mild cases? Has anyone > had luck with heads " rounding out " on their own as your child spent > less time on the flat side? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Rick (proud father of and Abrianna born 7/19/04) > > > > > > For more plagio info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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