Guest guest Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Dear Traci, Since you can't adjust the helmet it yourself, I guess you mean, should you take it off until the adjustment. I've mentioned in my posts a suspicion that Clara's helmet worked against her much of the time. But no, I wouldn't advise putting that heavy a hand on the treatment process. The most I've ever done without consulting anyone is to take the spacer out after an adjustment where obviously too much foam had been removed, and even that was ill-advised. Rotation doesn't necessarily imply that the fit is counter-productive, only that you're losing ground. If you feel the time has come to whip your ortho into a more aggressive approach (and it sounds me like it has), suggest padding some combination of the following: left cheek, left back prominence, and the right front prominence -- until the helmet is straight *and* pink spots are seen centered on the prominent points after 10 minutes at the fitting. (I'm assuming right-sided plagio, since you found the rightward rotation is undesirable.) Those were the hallmarks of our most successful adjustments. Schedule the next adjustment for two weeks, and if they give you crap, tell them you didn't like waiting four days this time -- you know parents who get same-day appointments. Look for the spots to disappear within the hour the helmet is off, and altogether after 48 hours. Then, you will KNOW that your child's head shape has, once again, changed for the better. -- Thad Launderville Montpelier, VT Clara 23 1/2 months, STARband grad (Aug '09 - March '10) On Mar 30, 2010, at 10:17 AM, tracikane wrote: > My son is 9 mo old today and has been in a starband with good > results for about 2 months. He's had good shaping and the > orthotist said it should start rotating toward the left but I've > noticed in the past few days it has started shifting right. We've > got an appointment for Friday but wanted to know if anyone else had > this experience and if there is anything we should be doing in the > meantime. > Traci > 9 mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Thank you for the suggestion. Our orthotist seems to be fine, just a bit opinionated, although in Northeast Oklahoma you don't get many options. The one with helmet experience within 3 hours from where we live rotates among several branch offices and was somewhere else until Friday. My son's not had any material removed other than a small amount at the foam seam when it initially rubbed above his left ear and suspect maybe it is time for soemthing to be tweaked. I feel as though we are probably getting good care as I do not think my son's plagio is severe, but we've never had a scan nor do I really know any measurements other than his head was 13 cm square at the beginning. In a lot of ways it has probably saved me a great deal of panic to be able to tell myself his head LOOKS better and thus is better. Traci > > > My son is 9 mo old today and has been in a starband with good > > results for about 2 months. He's had good shaping and the > > orthotist said it should start rotating toward the left but I've > > noticed in the past few days it has started shifting right. We've > > got an appointment for Friday but wanted to know if anyone else had > > this experience and if there is anything we should be doing in the > > meantime. > > Traci > > 9 mo > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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