Guest guest Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 They guarantee the band will be within two weeks, but sometimes it does come in earlier and CT will call. I saw you were worried about your daugther's age, but she's definitely not too old to see some good correction. We even saw noticable correction with my daughter's third helmet, which was worn from 15-19mos. I have progress pics from that band if you want to see them on her website below. , mom to Hannah, DOCgrad Cape Cod, Ma http://hannahsnoggin.typepad.com > > > > > > > Hi group, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My daughter has mild positional plagio and torticollis. > She > > > is > > > > > just > > > > > > > over 9 months old. I have taken her to see a physical > > > therapist > > > > > for > > > > > > > the tort since she was 5 months old. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I took her to Cranial Tech a few weeks ago, and they > > measured > > > > her > > > > > > > cranial vault at 10 mm assymetry, and her facial > assymetry > > is > > > 3 > > > > > mm. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Her new physical therapist (we just moved to the Phoenix > > area > > > > two > > > > > > > months ago) also took measurements about 2 weeks ago and > > came > > > > up > > > > > > with > > > > > > > a different number for the cranial vault assymetry... 5 > mm. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I called CT to ask why there is a discrepancy, and they > > said > > > > that > > > > > > > perhaps the tools used were different, and that perhaps > the > > > PT > > > > > > > measured a different area than they did (??). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am a little conserned also because the person at > Cranial > > > Tech > > > > > > that > > > > > > > did the measurement was the very young guy (looked to be > > 20) > > > > who > > > > > > also > > > > > > > took her photos... not a physical or occupational > therapist. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Anyway, I have heard from many people online as well as > > from > > > a > > > > > > > neurogist at Phoenix Childrens Hospital that Cranial Tech > > is > > > > very > > > > > > > good at what they do, and the PT there seemed very > > > > > professional... > > > > > > > So..... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am trying to decide whether or not to have my daughter > > > fitted > > > > > for > > > > > > a > > > > > > > doc band. My husband and I have been going back and forth > > > about > > > > > it > > > > > > > for a long while. We don't want to wait too much longer. > We > > > > > > actually > > > > > > > have an appointment for next week to do the casting. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As I mentioned, her plagio is mild.... people generally > do > > > not > > > > > > notice > > > > > > > it (even Grandmas ). Her forehead does boss out on the > > > > right, > > > > > > > though, and the right cheek seems fuller than the left. I > > > don't > > > > > > think > > > > > > > she would be teased at school or anything, I just worry > > that > > > > when > > > > > > she > > > > > > > notices (you know how you notice things about yourself > that > > > > > others > > > > > > > don't notice) one day it will make her feel badly. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there anyone out there who has an older baby with mild > > > > plagio > > > > > > that > > > > > > > is thinking of doing a doc band, or is there anyone who > has > > > > gone > > > > > > > through with it under these circumstances (and were you > > happy > > > > > with > > > > > > > the result)? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It feels good to type this out even if noone notices or > > > > responds. > > > > > > If > > > > > > > you have read this whole thing, bless your heart! > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 They guarantee the band will be within two weeks, but sometimes it does come in earlier and CT will call. I saw you were worried about your daugther's age, but she's definitely not too old to see some good correction. We even saw noticable correction with my daughter's third helmet, which was worn from 15-19mos. I have progress pics from that band if you want to see them on her website below. , mom to Hannah, DOCgrad Cape Cod, Ma http://hannahsnoggin.typepad.com > > > > > > > Hi group, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My daughter has mild positional plagio and torticollis. > She > > > is > > > > > just > > > > > > > over 9 months old. I have taken her to see a physical > > > therapist > > > > > for > > > > > > > the tort since she was 5 months old. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I took her to Cranial Tech a few weeks ago, and they > > measured > > > > her > > > > > > > cranial vault at 10 mm assymetry, and her facial > assymetry > > is > > > 3 > > > > > mm. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Her new physical therapist (we just moved to the Phoenix > > area > > > > two > > > > > > > months ago) also took measurements about 2 weeks ago and > > came > > > > up > > > > > > with > > > > > > > a different number for the cranial vault assymetry... 5 > mm. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I called CT to ask why there is a discrepancy, and they > > said > > > > that > > > > > > > perhaps the tools used were different, and that perhaps > the > > > PT > > > > > > > measured a different area than they did (??). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am a little conserned also because the person at > Cranial > > > Tech > > > > > > that > > > > > > > did the measurement was the very young guy (looked to be > > 20) > > > > who > > > > > > also > > > > > > > took her photos... not a physical or occupational > therapist. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Anyway, I have heard from many people online as well as > > from > > > a > > > > > > > neurogist at Phoenix Childrens Hospital that Cranial Tech > > is > > > > very > > > > > > > good at what they do, and the PT there seemed very > > > > > professional... > > > > > > > So..... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am trying to decide whether or not to have my daughter > > > fitted > > > > > for > > > > > > a > > > > > > > doc band. My husband and I have been going back and forth > > > about > > > > > it > > > > > > > for a long while. We don't want to wait too much longer. > We > > > > > > actually > > > > > > > have an appointment for next week to do the casting. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As I mentioned, her plagio is mild.... people generally > do > > > not > > > > > > notice > > > > > > > it (even Grandmas ). Her forehead does boss out on the > > > > right, > > > > > > > though, and the right cheek seems fuller than the left. I > > > don't > > > > > > think > > > > > > > she would be teased at school or anything, I just worry > > that > > > > when > > > > > > she > > > > > > > notices (you know how you notice things about yourself > that > > > > > others > > > > > > > don't notice) one day it will make her feel badly. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there anyone out there who has an older baby with mild > > > > plagio > > > > > > that > > > > > > > is thinking of doing a doc band, or is there anyone who > has > > > > gone > > > > > > > through with it under these circumstances (and were you > > happy > > > > > with > > > > > > > the result)? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It feels good to type this out even if noone notices or > > > > responds. > > > > > > If > > > > > > > you have read this whole thing, bless your heart! > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Thank you . You have a beautiful little girl! Glad to see things went so well for her. > > > > > > > > Hi group, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My daughter has mild positional plagio and > torticollis. > > She > > > > is > > > > > > just > > > > > > > > over 9 months old. I have taken her to see a physical > > > > therapist > > > > > > for > > > > > > > > the tort since she was 5 months old. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I took her to Cranial Tech a few weeks ago, and they > > > measured > > > > > her > > > > > > > > cranial vault at 10 mm assymetry, and her facial > > assymetry > > > is > > > > 3 > > > > > > mm. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Her new physical therapist (we just moved to the > Phoenix > > > area > > > > > two > > > > > > > > months ago) also took measurements about 2 weeks ago > and > > > came > > > > > up > > > > > > > with > > > > > > > > a different number for the cranial vault assymetry... > 5 > > mm. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I called CT to ask why there is a discrepancy, and > they > > > said > > > > > that > > > > > > > > perhaps the tools used were different, and that > perhaps > > the > > > > PT > > > > > > > > measured a different area than they did (??). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am a little conserned also because the person at > > Cranial > > > > Tech > > > > > > > that > > > > > > > > did the measurement was the very young guy (looked to > be > > > 20) > > > > > who > > > > > > > also > > > > > > > > took her photos... not a physical or occupational > > therapist. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Anyway, I have heard from many people online as well > as > > > from > > > > a > > > > > > > > neurogist at Phoenix Childrens Hospital that Cranial > Tech > > > is > > > > > very > > > > > > > > good at what they do, and the PT there seemed very > > > > > > professional... > > > > > > > > So..... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am trying to decide whether or not to have my > daughter > > > > fitted > > > > > > for > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > > doc band. My husband and I have been going back and > forth > > > > about > > > > > > it > > > > > > > > for a long while. We don't want to wait too much > longer. > > We > > > > > > > actually > > > > > > > > have an appointment for next week to do the casting. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As I mentioned, her plagio is mild.... people > generally > > do > > > > not > > > > > > > notice > > > > > > > > it (even Grandmas ). Her forehead does boss out on > the > > > > > right, > > > > > > > > though, and the right cheek seems fuller than the > left. I > > > > don't > > > > > > > think > > > > > > > > she would be teased at school or anything, I just > worry > > > that > > > > > when > > > > > > > she > > > > > > > > notices (you know how you notice things about yourself > > that > > > > > > others > > > > > > > > don't notice) one day it will make her feel badly. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there anyone out there who has an older baby with > mild > > > > > plagio > > > > > > > that > > > > > > > > is thinking of doing a doc band, or is there anyone > who > > has > > > > > gone > > > > > > > > through with it under these circumstances (and were > you > > > happy > > > > > > with > > > > > > > > the result)? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It feels good to type this out even if noone notices > or > > > > > responds. > > > > > > > If > > > > > > > > you have read this whole thing, bless your heart! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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