What Do To for Possible Regression?

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Hi All:

Am looking for some input from those of you who have dealt with

regression. My daughter was in a DOC Band from age 6 - 10 months

with 70% correction for flatness on back right and front left, etc.

Now she's 13 months and I don't know if I'm imagining it or not, but

her head doesn't look all that great to me anymore. We're still

trying to rid her of torticollis, and I don't know how we could do a

two hour (one-way) commute into Chicago again for months on end, plus

all the insurance hassle, possible non-coverage, convincing someone

to write the Rx, etc. etc. etc. Is it due to a growth spurt, can it

" fix itself " ? I almost hate to ask that, as my whole assumption in

the spring was that NO, it wouldn't self-correct, so she needed a

Band. What am I supposed to think now? What do you all think I

should try? I'm feeling a bit sick about the whole thing.

Joan

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Joan,

An exit cast impression is often taken at the end of treatment simply

as a 'measurement' or an indication of what the infant's head shape

is at that time. Then if the parent has questions or concerns at a

later date this exit cast can be poured up into a mold and the child

can be compared to see if any change has occurred. We expect that the

child's head will continue to grow larger but maintain it's shape

once the band is discontinued. This has been our experience after

treating thousands of infants. There are a few reasons regression is

extremely rare. Typically, once out of band treatment, the child is

older & therefore the skull isn't as malleable; and change would have

to occur with growth, which has slowed over time. Also the child has

usually started sleeping in different positions and is upright and

active during the day. It's for this same reason that we also don't

see head shapes self-correcting once they reach a certain age. It's

not an impossibility, but it is very rare that an infant's head shape

would regress. However, I do advise you to discuss this with the

therapist at the center where she was treated. Also, please feel free

to respond to this post if you have any further questions.

Vicky , MPT

Cranial Technologies, Inc. (Dallas Center)

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> > Hi All:

> >

> > Am looking for some input from those of you who have dealt with

> > regression. My daughter was in a DOC Band from age 6 - 10 months

> > with 70% correction for flatness on back right and front left,

etc.

> > Now she's 13 months and I don't know if I'm imagining it or not,

but

> > her head doesn't look all that great to me anymore. We're still

> > trying to rid her of torticollis, and I don't know how we could

do a

> > two hour (one-way) commute into Chicago again for months on end,

plus

> > all the insurance hassle, possible non-coverage, convincing

someone

> > to write the Rx, etc. etc. etc. Is it due to a growth spurt, can

it

> > " fix itself " ? I almost hate to ask that, as my whole assumption

in

> > the spring was that NO, it wouldn't self-correct, so she needed a

> > Band. What am I supposed to think now? What do you all think I

> > should try? I'm feeling a bit sick about the whole thing.

> >

> > Joan

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> >