Re: 2nd time around, new again

September 13, 2008

I have heard really negative things about the Cranial CAP. Please dear God be cautious. I know that since their presence on the market they have been removed from many places because of there failure and harm ratio. One size fits all/ untrained adjusting is not a sound approach when it come to something like cranial banding. I would without a doubt or second thought go with the Starband., Mom to Elijah DOC band Grad 8/11/08From: Lynn <lynn_diener@...>Subject: 2nd time around, new againPlagiocephaly Date: Friday, September 12, 2008, 11:55 PM

Hi all,

I'm Lynn, mom to Dylan (now 3 1/2yrs) a Cranial Tech grad and now 5

mo old twin girls-- and I am wrestling w/ their dad over getting

treatment for them- they have it as bad or worse as their big brother

did, and I know time is of the essence here- so we need to act soon.

(adjusted age is 4mo).

I'm looking for a solution closer to home since driving 3hrs to

chicago & back w/ a toddler & twins once a week isn't a feasible

option.

There seems to be 2 local options that I don't recall having last

time.

first- there is a C.A.P.? available-- it seems it's more of a passive

type helmet, but w/ removable pads so you adjust it yourself? and the

visits in between are either further apart or non-existent- - and it

doesn't require any custom-molding (have a few sizes available and

you pick the one that fits). It doesn't seem like the best option-

but it'd be more cost-effective and I wonder since I've been thru the

process before and know what to look for (red spots, etc) if it might

be a reasonable thing to try.

second- a center that offers STARband. We had a DOC last time but

I'm not opposed to STARbands- though it'd certainly cost more than

the other.

here's the thing- my husband doesn't really see that the band helped

Dylan's head (it's clear it did, but he forgets how bad it was) and

he doesn't want to have to spend thousands more for his girls, "who

will just have hair to cover it anyway" (he's a boy, he doesn't get

that bad head shape will show regardless of your hairstyle and girls

DO care about it).

Any thoughts on the C.A.P. or what to do??

We're near South Bend, IN.

Thanks all, you were a great help last time around and I hope I can

offer some input back this time since I've been through it before.

Lynn

northern Indiana,

dylan, age 3, doc grad

daphne & andrea, age 5mo, potential band babies

September 13, 2008

I have to second this. If you have access to a good

STARband facility then definitely go there. Here is a link to an article

about the CAP helmet:

http://www.starbandkids.com/parent.htm

Molly

Novato, California

Nicolas, 2.5, tort & plagio, STARband (CIRS Oakland)

4/24/06-9/12/06, Graduate!

, 5.5

, 8.5

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Plagiocephaly

Subject: [sPAM]Re: 2nd time around, new again

I have heard really negative things about the Cranial CAP.

Please dear God be cautious. I know that since their presence on the market

they have been removed from many places because of there failure and harm

ratio. One size fits all/ untrained adjusting is not a sound approach when it

come to something like cranial banding. I would without a doubt or second

thought go with the Starband.

,

Mom to Elijah DOC band Grad 8/11/08

From: Lynn <lynn_diener@...>

Subject: 2nd time around, new again