What do the measurment mean?

[Guest guest]

We recently had our sone fitted for a Doc band after three months with

Starband. We found the Cranial Tech measure differently than our first

orthotist. I can't figure out what the measurement mean and where my

son falls on the scale. Could someone direct me to where I can find

that info

[Guest guest]

I'm not sure if this link will go through or not, but it's to an Aetna

Insurance coverage document. It has a diagram to the measurements

taken by our DOCband provider. It doesn't list what classifies

as 'severe', but says that more than 6mm facial asymmetry warrants

coverage. It also has a nice table of the cephalic index standard

deviations.

http://www.aetna.com/cpb/data/CPBA0379.html

For reference - at 12 months old my son was measuring at 7-8mm 30

degree asymmetry with the STARscanner and 5-6mm facial asymmetry by

the DOCband clinician, so I don't think the two numbers are exactly

comparable.

Sheila, mom to , 14 months, STARband 3/6-8/6, DOCband 9/6-?

>

> We recently had our sone fitted for a Doc band after three months

with

> Starband. We found the Cranial Tech measure differently than our

first

> orthotist. I can't figure out what the measurement mean and where

my

> son falls on the scale. Could someone direct me to where I can find

> that info

>

[Guest guest]

Hello:

In response to your question about your child's

diverging 'anthropometric' measurements taken by your orthotist who

used the Starscanner and the DOC band professional, the landmarks may

have been acquired at different regions of the head. Unless you were

to 'tatoo' markers on the child's head for use during the entire

treatment program, it is very difficult to obtain quantifiable data

each time the child is measured.

Additionally, when you add another variable such as a new practitioner,

it makes it even more difficult to obtain accurate, comparative

anthropometric data because of the different measurement techniques

utilized in each practice.

The end result is the most important thing to keep in mind, that your

child's cranium grows in the correct direction to obtain optimal

symmetry. Best of luck!

Cole CO

Pediatric Orthotist