Re: Educating Doctors Tami

[Guest guest]

Hi Tami,

Thank you for the info. I read the article. The study the

neurosurgeon I took my daughter to said that after helmet treatment

the childrens head went flat again. I have searched and searched for

such a study and I can't find it anywhere!

Thanks,

> > > > > Has anyone in the group had any luck in

> > educating

> > > > his doctors? I'd

> > > > like

> > > > > to read the study that all the docs. seem to

> > cite

> > > > that pertains to a

> > > > > study group where half the patients were

> > banded

> > > > and half were not.

> > > > The

> > > > > results (I'm told) indicated that those banded

> > > > were no better

> > > > off " years "

> > > > > later. If true, these results are hard to

> > > > believe, and are at best

> > > > > biased.

> > > > >

> > > > > I'd like to write a lengthy letter to our

> > > > neurosurgeon not so much

> > > > > chastising him, as educating him, especially

> > from

> > > > the parental

> > > > viewpoint.

> > > > > It breaks my heart to hear " our story " over

> > and

> > > > over across the

> > > > country.

> > > > >

> > > > > Has anyone taken their headsicles in to show

> > their

> > > > doctors? How

> > > > did they

> > > > > respond?

> > > > >

> > > > > Does anyone know of any scientific studies

> > proving

> > > > that banding is

> > > > highly

> > > > > effective? Maybe the folks at Cranial Tech.

> > can

> > > > tell me if they

> > > > have

> > > > > participated or initiated any studies,

> > > > particularly follow-up

> > > > studies on

> > > > > their patients?

> > > > >

> > > > > Other than those with craniosynostosis and

> > mild

> > > > cases, who is NOT a

> > > > > candidate for banding, or in other words what

> > > > plagio. conditions

> > > > can't be

> > > > > improved by banding?

> > > > >

> > > > > Ellen (Mom to Amy- 2nd day in DOC Band and

> > doing

> > > > great)

> > > > > New Jersey

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

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