Guest guest Posted August 20, 2004 Report Share Posted August 20, 2004 Hello again, thanx for the relpy You say you had great success with positioning her. Is that just looking out that the other side is more exposed to make head round or is this a special treatment? My English isn't the best, so please explain. Morten _____ Fra: Bess Ecelbarger Sendt: 20. august 2004 21:51 Til: nosurgery4clubfoot Emne: Re: SV: OT DOC Band We had something similar with our daughter, Audrey. She always put her head to the right while laying on her back and thus, the left side became noticeably flat. When we brought her in to be checked out, there was a 9mm difference b/w the left and right side. Since she was only 4 months at the time, we were encouraged to try positioning and we had great success with it. We were very intentional with having her put her head to the left whenever she was lying down. Over the course of about 3 months, the difference went down from 9mm to 7 to 5 to 3. Audrey is just about 11 months now....you can still see a slight difference if you're looking closely but generally she's fine. I would definitely encourage you to try positioning first...you really have nothing to lose because if it doesn't work, you can get the band anyway. Good luck! Bess mom to Elena 3/31/00 and Audrey 9/27/03 bcf dbb 14/7 At 12:31 PM 8/20/2004, you wrote: >Hello > > > >How flat of a back-head are we talking about here. Our son is also pretty >flat in the back of his head because he has been lying to much on his back. >I thought this was a normal condition when using the DBB. We have startet >now trying to make our son to lie on his side and stomach more often. >Hopefully this will help on the shape of the head. > > > >Is this a condition that is normal for these kids. Is this something we >should check out. I mean my head is not perfectly round eather but it >doesn't seem that I have got to much problems due to my head :-) > > > >Morten > > > > _____ > >Fra: >Sendt: 20. august 2004 21:06 >Til: nosurgery4clubfoot >Emne: Re: OT DOC Band > > > >Well, the neurosurgeon said that he thought was a healthy little >boy and that his head was mild to moderate. He said we could get the band >if we wanted to, but he would recommend repositioning. He even said if it >were his child, he would do the repositioning. He did point out that if we >went to 10 different neurosurgeons, 5 would say get it and 5 would say he >didn't need it. So, it's basically up to us. Since the doc said it was >mild to moderate and he would treat it with repositioning, even if it were >his own child, that's what we're going to do....at least at this point. > >The doc said it's a slow process since the growth of the brain is the >driving force, but his head should round out and anything that might left >will be hidden by his hair. This all should happen over the next year or >so. I've noticed some improvement over the last 2 weeks or so since he's >not spent as much time on his back and has been out of swings and bouncy >chairs, so I'm sure he will continue to improve. The doc even said that >they often times recommend a second band after the first one, and that even >though he's friends with the woman who does the band, she has a vested >interest in this and recommends that everyone she evaluates gets the band. >If it's not necessary, we aren't going to put him through having the casting >done on his head and then wearing the band 23 hours a day for 3 months. So, >basically, the physical therapist that evaluated him first made his >condition sound a lot worse than it really is. > > > and >BCF 03/25/2004 >DBB 23/7 > > > OT DOC Band > > > > Thank you to everyone who replied to my question about the DOC band. I > > talked to 's pediatrician today and she even wants us to get a > > second opinion with a neurosurgeon, so we are in the process of getting an > > appointment at the Cleveland Clinic for him. She wants to make sure that >he > > really needs it, and if so, is this a good time to do it, if there's > > anything else we can do that doesn't involve the band, etc. When I >called, > > the first available appointment was in October, but the pediatrician is > > supposed to call because she should be able to get us in a lot sooner than > > that. > > > > I'll let you all know what we find out. I'm hoping that they'll try > > something else, like waiting to see if it does improve on its own. I >really > > don't want to have him put in this band, but I will if its the best thing > > for him. The woman at the clinic said his face is asymmetrical from it >and > > that can cause sinus, jaw, and teeth problems, which scares me. I'm kind >of > > hoping that she is just trying to scare me into getting it done, but we'll > > see what the neurosurgeon says. > > > > and > > BCF 03/25/2004 > > DBB 23/7 > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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