Had evaluation today at Cranial Tech... what do you think?

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Hi everyone,

Well... had his evaluation done today at Cranial Tech and I

thought it went really well. They were SUPER nice there, and although

I thought that they would be trying to " push " their product, it was

the farthest thing from that. The clinician said he has " mild to

moderate " plagio with tort. She said that there is some facial

asymetry as well. She said that he is a good candidate for the DOC

Band. But she also said that in his case, if we didnt band, it would

prob continue to improve somewhat (as long as we kept up the PT for

his Torticollis and repositioning), but may not improve all the way.

She said it would prob not be extrememly noticable, especially with

hair covering it. Interesting that she was giving me a not so bad

outlook if we didnt band.....

She measured him, and I do not have the paper yet since she is

mailing it, but the circled numbers I remember, in the order they

were on the paper were 6, 8 and 2. Then she said the overall was 1.8,

but they round up, so its 2 and that is just at what insurance would

need to cover it if they will. Forgive me for not knowing what these

numbers correspond to, I know the first one (6) was " Traditional

something " and the last number that she left to figure out the

measurement for was the 1.8. Does anyone know what these numbers

mean?

I was very impressed with her and everyone there. I have to say I

left with the impression that she would not think I was making a huge

mistake if we decided not to band. I asked her what she would do if

it were her child, and she took a second, kinda made that " hmmm "

face, and then said that with all her experience as a PT and sorts,

that she would prob do it because it would still help him.

So I'm not sure what to do... but I feel good for getting the

evaluation. Any thoughts or advice??? The chiro and osteopath that

see both say he doesnt need a band and that he will improve

with their help. He sees them for the Torticollis as well as the

Plagio...so now I need to decide what to do...

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Your child must be borderline meaning that his plagio isn't that

bad. I would band if you think you may regret not banding later.

NOW, is the time that you can do something about your child's

headshape where if you wait it will be too late. I say go for it!

We were very pleased with CT too (AZ).

>

> Hi everyone,

> Well... had his evaluation done today at Cranial Tech and I

> thought it went really well. They were SUPER nice there, and

although

> I thought that they would be trying to " push " their product, it

was

> the farthest thing from that. The clinician said he has " mild to

> moderate " plagio with tort. She said that there is some facial

> asymetry as well. She said that he is a good candidate for the DOC

> Band. But she also said that in his case, if we didnt band, it

would

> prob continue to improve somewhat (as long as we kept up the PT

for

> his Torticollis and repositioning), but may not improve all the

way.

> She said it would prob not be extrememly noticable, especially

with

> hair covering it. Interesting that she was giving me a not so bad

> outlook if we didnt band.....

>

> She measured him, and I do not have the paper yet since she is

> mailing it, but the circled numbers I remember, in the order they

> were on the paper were 6, 8 and 2. Then she said the overall was

1.8,

> but they round up, so its 2 and that is just at what insurance

would

> need to cover it if they will. Forgive me for not knowing what

these

> numbers correspond to, I know the first one (6) was " Traditional

> something " and the last number that she left to figure out the

> measurement for was the 1.8. Does anyone know what these numbers

> mean?

>

> I was very impressed with her and everyone there. I have to say I

> left with the impression that she would not think I was making a

huge

> mistake if we decided not to band. I asked her what she would do

if

> it were her child, and she took a second, kinda made that " hmmm "

> face, and then said that with all her experience as a PT and

sorts,

> that she would prob do it because it would still help him.

>

> So I'm not sure what to do... but I feel good for getting the

> evaluation. Any thoughts or advice??? The chiro and osteopath that

> see both say he doesnt need a band and that he will improve

> with their help. He sees them for the Torticollis as well as the

> Plagio...so now I need to decide what to do...

>

> Thanks,

>

>

[Guest guest]

I say follow your gut. If deep down you think you should band then do - none of these other people are your sons parent. It really is up to you.

Personally I say go for it - but that is from the point of view where we had to fight to get our drs to admit the problem and give us a script.

Jen and Luli - 24 months

Left tort - Right Plagio - Hanger Band Grad - CA

http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/jens5th/

Had evaluation today at Cranial Tech... what do you think?

Hi everyone,

Well... had his evaluation done today at Cranial Tech and I

thought it went really well. They were SUPER nice there, and although

I thought that they would be trying to "push" their product, it was

the farthest thing from that. The clinician said he has "mild to

moderate" plagio with tort. She said that there is some facial

asymetry as well. She said that he is a good candidate for the DOC

Band. But she also said that in his case, if we didnt band, it would

prob continue to improve somewhat (as long as we kept up the PT for

his Torticollis and repositioning), but may not improve all the way.

She said it would prob not be extrememly noticable, especially with

hair covering it. Interesting that she was giving me a not so bad

outlook if we didnt band.....

She measured him, and I do not have the paper yet since she is

mailing it, but the circled numbers I remember, in the order they

were on the paper were 6, 8 and 2. Then she said the overall was 1.8,

but they round up, so its 2 and that is just at what insurance would

need to cover it if they will. Forgive me for not knowing what these

numbers correspond to, I know the first one (6) was "Traditional

something" and the last number that she left to figure out the

measurement for was the 1.8. Does anyone know what these numbers

mean?

I was very impressed with her and everyone there. I have to say I

left with the impression that she would not think I was making a huge

mistake if we decided not to band. I asked her what she would do if

it were her child, and she took a second, kinda made that "hmmm"

face, and then said that with all her experience as a PT and sorts,

that she would prob do it because it would still help him.

So I'm not sure what to do... but I feel good for getting the

evaluation. Any thoughts or advice??? The chiro and osteopath that

see both say he doesnt need a band and that he will improve

with their help. He sees them for the Torticollis as well as the

Plagio...so now I need to decide what to do...

Thanks,

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Hi ,

My dtr (7 mo) was evaluated for Brachy a week ago. She came in with a mild diagnosis (CI of 1:1 ration or 100%) and only 2-3mm of assym. We too were not sure what to do. With doing some research and obtaining advice from this group, we have decided to band. She goes in next week to CT for a casting and will get her band on the 31st. Our fear is that if we do not band, we may regret it later in life when it is too late to make a difference. I have made every effort to keep her upright as much as possible during her awake hours since 4mo to no avail. Good luck in your decision. It is not an easy one! Kelli

Had evaluation today at Cranial Tech... what do you think?

Hi everyone,Well... had his evaluation done today at Cranial Tech and I thought it went really well. They were SUPER nice there, and although I thought that they would be trying to "push" their product, it was the farthest thing from that. The clinician said he has "mild to moderate" plagio with tort. She said that there is some facial asymetry as well. She said that he is a good candidate for the DOC Band. But she also said that in his case, if we didnt band, it would prob continue to improve somewhat (as long as we kept up the PT for his Torticollis and repositioning) , but may not improve all the way. She said it would prob not be extrememly noticable, especially with hair covering it. Interesting that she was giving me a not so bad outlook if we didnt band.....She measured him, and I do not have the paper yet since she is mailing it, but the circled numbers I remember, in the order

they were on the paper were 6, 8 and 2. Then she said the overall was 1.8, but they round up, so its 2 and that is just at what insurance would need to cover it if they will. Forgive me for not knowing what these numbers correspond to, I know the first one (6) was "Traditional something" and the last number that she left to figure out the measurement for was the 1.8. Does anyone know what these numbers mean? I was very impressed with her and everyone there. I have to say I left with the impression that she would not think I was making a huge mistake if we decided not to band. I asked her what she would do if it were her child, and she took a second, kinda made that "hmmm" face, and then said that with all her experience as a PT and sorts, that she would prob do it because it would still help him.So I'm not sure what to do... but I feel good for getting the evaluation. Any thoughts or

advice??? The chiro and osteopath that see both say he doesnt need a band and that he will improve with their help. He sees them for the Torticollis as well as the Plagio...so now I need to decide what to do...Thanks,

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