Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Our daughter will be 7 mos old this weekend, and after attempting various repositioning techniques for months, we're planning to get her into a docband. Repositioning succeeded in reducing her facial assymmetry and minimizing the forehead bulge. It also reduced the flatness on her right side, but it also increased flatness on the back. She has been diagnosed as plagio/brachy...moderate to high-moderate. Her assymmetry measured off by 13mm and her cephalic index was +5 vs. standard deviation. I'm not sure if this terminology is exactly correct, but hopefully you know what I mean. I'm wondering if anyone has babies with similar measurements, and what the results of your treatment were? Thanks! Cris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 hi cris, my son was 8 mos old at the time of his treatment, had 10mm of assymetry and went down to 5mm with a Starband after 9 weeks. Now, I have issues with the place we went to, I feel other problems were caused, (extra cranial height, head blockiness) but his plagio was reduced by 50%, according to his nuerosurgeon. i feel it could have been more, and he is in a docband now to improve his head further. keep in mimd it is possible to achieve good results while creating new problems at the same time. > > Our daughter will be 7 mos old this weekend, and after attempting > various repositioning techniques for months, we're planning to get her > into a docband. Repositioning succeeded in reducing her facial > assymmetry and minimizing the forehead bulge. It also reduced the > flatness on her right side, but it also increased flatness on the > back. She has been diagnosed as plagio/brachy...moderate to > high-moderate. > > Her assymmetry measured off by 13mm and her cephalic index was +5 vs. > standard deviation. I'm not sure if this terminology is exactly > correct, but hopefully you know what I mean. I'm wondering if anyone > has babies with similar measurements, and what the results of your > treatment were? > > Thanks! > Cris > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Our son is 6 months old this Wed. and he will be fitted tomorrow for his DOC band. I cannot tell you yet how he will do. But he also has 4.5 deviations from standard on his cephalic index. He is 96.2% and the norm is 73.7%. His CVA is 12mm. Keep us in mind and I will let you know how it goes as we go along the next few weeks. CT thought it could be anywhere from 8-12 weeks. Bobbi 6 months, tort./plagio/brachy DOC band May 8 > Our daughter will be 7 mos old this weekend, and after attempting > various repositioning techniques for months, we're planning to get her > into a docband. Repositioning succeeded in reducing her facial > assymmetry and minimizing the forehead bulge. It also reduced the > flatness on her right side, but it also increased flatness on the > back. She has been diagnosed as plagio/brachy...moderate to > high-moderate. > > Her assymmetry measured off by 13mm and her cephalic index was +5 vs. > standard deviation. I'm not sure if this terminology is exactly > correct, but hopefully you know what I mean. I'm wondering if anyone > has babies with similar measurements, and what the results of your > treatment were? > > Thanks! > Cris > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Hello. My Daughter didn't have Brachy, but she was high end moderate plagio and was 14mm asymm. She corrected down to 4mm in just 11 weeks in her Hanger Band. Good luck! Jen (21 mo), tort resolved, Hanger Band Grad (4 years) > > Our daughter will be 7 mos old this weekend, and after attempting > various repositioning techniques for months, we're planning to get her > into a docband. Repositioning succeeded in reducing her facial > assymmetry and minimizing the forehead bulge. It also reduced the > flatness on her right side, but it also increased flatness on the > back. She has been diagnosed as plagio/brachy...moderate to > high-moderate. > > Her assymmetry measured off by 13mm and her cephalic index was +5 vs. > standard deviation. I'm not sure if this terminology is exactly > correct, but hopefully you know what I mean. I'm wondering if anyone > has babies with similar measurements, and what the results of your > treatment were? > > Thanks! > Cris > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 At 7 months old your daughter should receive good correction from her doc band. My son was diagnosed as moderate to sever and didn't get his doc band until he was 14 months old. He received great correction. Haylee mom to andre doc band grad > > Our daughter will be 7 mos old this weekend, and after attempting > various repositioning techniques for months, we're planning to get her > into a docband. Repositioning succeeded in reducing her facial > assymmetry and minimizing the forehead bulge. It also reduced the > flatness on her right side, but it also increased flatness on the > back. She has been diagnosed as plagio/brachy...moderate to > high-moderate. > > Her assymmetry measured off by 13mm and her cephalic index was +5 vs. > standard deviation. I'm not sure if this terminology is exactly > correct, but hopefully you know what I mean. I'm wondering if anyone > has babies with similar measurements, and what the results of your > treatment were? > > Thanks! > Cris > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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