Re: Shriner's Hospitals for Children

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No I don't know why. Wouldn't that be great if they did. I can

only speculate. Maybe it's because it isn't like a regular

orthotic. It takes a lot of practice to get proficient. It's not

something they could easily do all of in house - i.e. they would

probably have to contract with hanger or orthomerica. Maybe it

hasn't been seen as a need?? Hmm maybe we should start hounding

their national headquarters

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I just thought I'd pass this information along in case it can help

anyone with a child in need of a cranial orthosis or other

torticollis/plagio-related treatment. > > The Shriner's Hospitals

for Children (http://www.shrinershq.org/hospitals/geninfo.html) is a

network of hospitals throughout North America where children under

the age of 18 receive free medical care. Their website says

that> " All of the orthopaedic hospitals are equipped and staffed to

treat children with congenital orthopaedic deformities, problems

resulting from orthopaedic injuries, and diseases of the

musculoskeletal system. " I'm assuming this would include

torticollis/plagiocephaly? > > Alison Marcoff> mom to Leila, 8

months> Boynton Beach, FL> amarcof@ >

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