RE: First day in helmet - SEATTLE

[Guest guest]

The Clarren helmet is a passive band so it typically doesn't need bi-weekly

adjustments like most active bands do. Passive bands also take longer to

work so that is why you were probably given an initial time frame of 6

months. Even though the band doesn't need adjustments I would think that

the ortho would still want you to come in periodically to check the progress

that the band is making. I would definitely tell them that you want to come

in for an updated scan. Perhaps some other Seattle people will chime in

with their experience with the Clarren helmet.

Molly

Novato, California

Nicolas, 2.5, tort & plagio, STARband (CIRS Oakland) 4/24/06-9/12/06,

Graduate!

, 5

, 8.5

First day in helmet

Hi,

My daughter got her Clarin helmet yesterday. She spent the night in

it and seems to be adjusting well.

At our first consult at Children's in Seattle they said she would need

to wear it a minimum of six months. When they scanned her head they

said she would need it for around 4 months. At the helmet fitting

they said 2 1/2 to 3 months. They put a foam liner in the helmet to

cut down on the treatment time. I asked when we should come back for

a check-up and they said we didn't need to unless there was problems.

I asked when we got the next head scan and they said it wasn't

needed. They said she should wear the helmet till we get the results

we want or she outgrows it. I want numbers to compare, but they seem

more into just eyeballing it. Has anyone else experienced this?

We have been getting a fair bit of self correction but her head scan

for the brachy was still 94.7 and her plagio was 3.6. We are also

doing cranial sacral therapy as support to the helmet work.

~

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For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

My son has a Ballert helmet. I believe this is also a passive

helmet. He has had it for 3 1/2 months now. I think there has been

some improvement but like the place you're going to, it's kind of

just that they eyeball things. My son has had no measurements or

scans so it is hard for us to tell if there has been any

improvement. They don't see him often at all either.

>

> The Clarren helmet is a passive band so it typically doesn't need

bi-weekly

> adjustments like most active bands do. Passive bands also take

longer to

> work so that is why you were probably given an initial time frame

of 6

> months. Even though the band doesn't need adjustments I would

think that

> the ortho would still want you to come in periodically to check the

progress

> that the band is making. I would definitely tell them that you

want to come

> in for an updated scan. Perhaps some other Seattle people will

chime in

> with their experience with the Clarren helmet.

>

> Molly

> Novato, California

> Nicolas, 2.5, tort & plagio, STARband (CIRS Oakland) 4/24/06-

9/12/06,

> Graduate!

> , 5

> , 8.5

>

> First day in helmet

>

> Hi,

> My daughter got her Clarin helmet yesterday. She spent the night in

> it and seems to be adjusting well.

>

> At our first consult at Children's in Seattle they said she would

need

> to wear it a minimum of six months. When they scanned her head they

> said she would need it for around 4 months. At the helmet fitting

> they said 2 1/2 to 3 months. They put a foam liner in the helmet to

> cut down on the treatment time. I asked when we should come back

for

> a check-up and they said we didn't need to unless there was

problems.

> I asked when we got the next head scan and they said it wasn't

> needed. They said she should wear the helmet till we get the

results

> we want or she outgrows it. I want numbers to compare, but they

seem

> more into just eyeballing it. Has anyone else experienced this?

>

> We have been getting a fair bit of self correction but her head scan

> for the brachy was still 94.7 and her plagio was 3.6. We are also

> doing cranial sacral therapy as support to the helmet work.

>

> ~

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

Here is information about the Clarren Helmet:

http://www.orthomerica.com/products/cranial/clarren.htm

Molly

First day in helmet

>

> Hi,

> My daughter got her Clarin helmet yesterday. She spent the night in

> it and seems to be adjusting well.

>

> At our first consult at Children's in Seattle they said she would

need

> to wear it a minimum of six months. When they scanned her head they

> said she would need it for around 4 months. At the helmet fitting

> they said 2 1/2 to 3 months. They put a foam liner in the helmet to

> cut down on the treatment time. I asked when we should come back

for

> a check-up and they said we didn't need to unless there was

problems.

> I asked when we got the next head scan and they said it wasn't

> needed. They said she should wear the helmet till we get the

results

> we want or she outgrows it. I want numbers to compare, but they

seem

> more into just eyeballing it. Has anyone else experienced this?

>

> We have been getting a fair bit of self correction but her head scan

> for the brachy was still 94.7 and her plagio was 3.6. We are also

> doing cranial sacral therapy as support to the helmet work.

>

> ~

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> For more plagio info