Guest guest Posted April 6, 2001 Report Share Posted April 6, 2001 Hello! I just took for his first adjustment yesterday and he is doing very well in this first week with the Starband. I was checking with the tech about the decorating of the band and he told me not to paint it because of the process they use to adjust the helmet...he said something about having to heat the band and use alcohol or something...he didn't make much sense so I wanted to ask the " real experts " here! I know this subject has been discussed over and over, but I think a lot of people have DOC bands and I wasn't sure if the Starbands were made of a different material. Thanks! Stasia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2002 Report Share Posted February 28, 2002 , My twins were about 8 months old when they started wearing their STARbands. Their bands were also loose when we first received them. In the beginning, the bands are designed to be somewhat loose so that the bands will last longer. If it was made fit snug to your daughter's head, as she hits those growth spurts, the band would be too tight and then you end up needing to be casted for a second band. However, it shouldn't be so loose that it slips over your child's eyes, if that's occurring then you'lll want to mention that to your ortho. Its good that the band is fitting nicely on her rounded side and is leaving room on her flattened side. As her brain grows, and as she grows too, the band will be holding her round side so that doesn't grow more, and the space between her head and band will start to fill in since its an open area, know what I mean. As for seeing some improvement already, it all depends on the child and how fast they are growing. We saw improvement within the first month, some see it sooner while others see it a bit later. My twins hit a really good growth spurt while they were in the bands, and that helped a lot. I hope that helped clear things up for you! Good luck! Niki Kaylie & Danny (STAR grads) Phila., PA > For all of you out there with STARBand experience, I have a question. > My daughter Naomi has mild torticollis and a mild case of plagio. > We have been treating her tort for almost three months with a PT, and > are very pleased with the progress on that. Almost three weeks ago we > recieved our STARband. It seems to be loose to me. She is flat on her > left side, and the right side fits a little tighter, but the left > side is looser. Is this normal? The explanation that I am getting > from the orthotist is that this is room for her flat side to round > out. I guess that it makes sense, but I am just wondering. I do trust > my orthotist (mostly), but it would be better to hear from someone > else. I have seen other babies in my area, they usually have on DOC > bands though. The parents also are not all that helpful, at least the > two I have run into, so I have not really been able to ask a lot of > questions. > > Also, should we be seeing changes by now? I think she is growing, her > clothes seem to be getting smaller, but then again it has only been > three weeks. We did go back for a follow up with the orthotist last > week, and some slight changes were shown (they actually do a laser > scan here in GA, so the results are pretty accurate). I just don't > think that I see too much change. > > I am sure that I am just worrying for nothing, but I would appreciate > anyone who has experience with this. > > Thanks again. > > , Mom to Naomi (STARband 2/8/02) > GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2002 Report Share Posted February 28, 2002 Hi : I will 2nd with what Niki has just replied to your question. Let me say that my daughter wore both a STARband then we switched her into a DOCband. Abby wore her STARband for almost 3 mos with no improvement. I never remember there being any band looseness on Abby's flat side of her STARband - her band was always quite tight fitting - which is most likely why we didn't receive any correction. We then got her a DOCband which was quite loose for a week or 2 to allow room for her to grow into it. This is very common in new bands. So it is normal for Naomi's band to be somewhat " loose " and open a bit on her flat side. If you've seen some improvement with Naomi's head so far, that is a good sign. After a few more wks goes by & you still don't think you've seen as much improvement as you think you should, address your concerns with your orthotist. I think you might be one of our first members whose using the laser scans to monitor a STARband's patients head. How is that going? Keep us updated - I hope she hits another good growth spurt soon Debbie Abby's mom 3/1/00 STARband 11/7/00-1/26/01 DOCgrad 2/16/01- 6/22/01 MI > > > For all of you out there with STARBand experience, I have a > question. > > My daughter Naomi has mild torticollis and a mild case of plagio. > > We have been treating her tort for almost three months with a PT, > and > > are very pleased with the progress on that. Almost three weeks ago > we > > recieved our STARband. It seems to be loose to me. She is flat on > her > > left side, and the right side fits a little tighter, but the left > > side is looser. Is this normal? The explanation that I am getting > > from the orthotist is that this is room for her flat side to round > > out. I guess that it makes sense, but I am just wondering. I do > trust > > my orthotist (mostly), but it would be better to hear from someone > > else. I have seen other babies in my area, they usually have on DOC > > bands though. The parents also are not all that helpful, at least > the > > two I have run into, so I have not really been able to ask a lot of > > questions. > > > > Also, should we be seeing changes by now? I think she is growing, > her > > clothes seem to be getting smaller, but then again it has only been > > three weeks. We did go back for a follow up with the orthotist last > > week, and some slight changes were shown (they actually do a laser > > scan here in GA, so the results are pretty accurate). I just don't > > think that I see too much change. > > > > I am sure that I am just worrying for nothing, but I would > appreciate > > anyone who has experience with this. > > > > Thanks again. > > > > , Mom to Naomi (STARband 2/8/02) > > GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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