RE: How do you find an orthotist for a 2nd opinion? - MEMPHIS

January 3, 2007

It all depends upon your insurance how you can go about getting a second

opinion. In our case we had to ask our ped for a second opinion and she put

the referral in for us, fortunately without any difficulty. Some insurance

companies allow you to go directly to a specialist without needing a

referral. Perhaps someone on this board is in the Memphis area and can

recommend someone to see. Besides a neurosurgeon, you can also see a

plastic surgeon or a cranial facial specialist for an assessment. If you

want to do a preliminary assessment yourself so you have information to show

your ped you can check out the Cranial Technologies website -

Molly

California

Nicolas, 14.5 months, tort & plagio, STARband 4/25/06-9/12/06, Graduate!

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How do you find an orthotist for a 2nd opinion?

I noticed my daughters head was distinctly flat at her 2 month appt -

pedi told us to wait until her 4 month that it was normal - at her 4

month appt I still was worried about it. He said it was moderately

flat compared to most the babies he sees and sent us to a neurologist

just for peace of mind.

We were lucky and were able to get an appt the next week. We went to

see a neurologist who did not measure or anything just felt our

daughters head, ordered and X ray and told us it was positional plagio

that would correct itself?? I left feeling so lost and a little more

confused then when I got there. My daughters head is definately flat

on one side (her photo is under M for Madison in the photo gallery)

and I guess I just can't believe that her head will reshape on its

own. She is only 4 months old so I felt like we were catching it at

the most crucial time for the band to work. We have a follow up with

the neurologist in March but she will be 6 1/2 months by then. And he

said that the band was purely cosmetic anyway so insurance would not

cover it.

How do you go about getting a 2nd opinion? Should I call our pedi

again?? I hear everyone talking about the orthotist being the crucial

one, so how do you find an orthotist in the area? I live near Memphis,

TN if anyone has any recomendations on where we should go.

Thanks,

- mom to Madison 4.5 months

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