Re: Re: Can't decide cranio sacral massages or helmet...pls help!

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Hi ,

Thanks for the info! You're right. I don't think they have any facilities in Norway. I only know a few in Spain and UK. Do you know any other clinics that are close by Norway?

Cheers,

Yee

From: christineashok <christineashok@...>Plagiocephaly Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 5:03:26 AMSubject: Re: Can't decide cranio sacral massages or helmet...pls help!

Hi Yee,Cranial sacral is an alternative treatment, and although some say itworks it doesn't have recognized clinical studies to back it up.Therefore I would opt for a helmet. Treating by 6 mo is great, but notnecessary. Many babies start later and still have great results. Soyou can wait a little longer if you like. However if your babies headis moderate to severe, you may end up banding/helmeting anyway, sostarting now is a good idea. If the plagio is mild you have more timeto wait and see. You should also take photos to see if he's makingprogress and how much. The top view often shows the problem the best,but try to get several angles so you can monitor the changes. Do you know of band/helmet providers that you can use? I know of somestarband and docband facilities in Europe, but none in Norway. Maybeyou should start looking into this to see what your options are. -christinesydney,

almost 3 yrs, starband grad>> Hi all, my baby boy is 5 months old and has a very flat head on his > back. I noticed this when he was 3 months old and tried > repositioning. Always tried to let him sleep on his left or right but > didn't work too well since he moved and slept on his back again. Just > bought him a SleepCurve mattress two weeks ago and think it helps to > pop out the head a tiny bit. Just started the cranio sacral massages > last week, don't see any results yet. > > My question is I can't decide I should continue the cranio massages or > should I go straight to the helmet. My understanding is the helmet > works best if starting treatment

before 6 months old. So I'm afraid if > I try the cranio massages for a couple sessions and doesn't work out, > I'm delaying treatment for my baby and ended up with less satisfied > results. Also I live in Norway, all the doctors and specialists I > talked to are againist helmet. This is very frustrated for me as I > don't have too many sources to find out what are the best options for > my boy here. Pls help!> > Yee>