Re: Switched from Danmar to DOC

[Guest guest]

Hello,

I'm also curious where your son was treated in the Detroit area. My

sons is being treated at the University of Michigan - not sure which

helmet manufacturer they use but I have concerns about the

effectiveness of his treatment. We achieved great results in the

first months but no change over the last 90 days. I have expressed

concerns to the OT with little satisfaction.

During some searches on helmet manufacturers this evening I

uncovered a letter from the FDA dated 9/6/2007 which sites Danmar

for various violations - 10 to be exact - it sites FDA rules so I

have more research to do to really understand the nature of all of

the violations. For anyone intersted in the letter, I'm attaching

the link.

http://www.fda.gov/foi/warning_letters/s6506c.htm

> >

> > We went to CT yesterday and got our casting for the DOC band

in

> Cleveland. We live in

> > Detroit so rather than go to Cleveland in the first place, we

got a

> Danmar in Detroit when

> > Noah was 4 months old.

> > He is now 7 months old.

> > At first I was happy with the Danmar, but then I realized it

wasn't

> progressing as well as I

> > would have liked and his head was even looking a little funny.

> Turns out his helmet was not

> > the correct shape and his head took on that shape.

> > I was so happy that we caught it early when he was 4 months,

but

> now that he's 7 months,

> > I'm not sure what kind of correction we will get.

> > I kept hearing over and over on this board that DOC was the

way to

> go, but I resisted.

> > Now I'm really annoyed with myself (yet again) for not just

making

> the three hour drive to

> > Cleveland the first time.

> > If I had, we probably would have been done by now.

> >

> > , Michigan

> > Noah, 7 months, Plagio, Brachy

> > Getting DOC next week.

> >

>