Re: Helmet nearing completion w/o full results

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Hi Larry:

Sorry hasn't gotten as much correction as you had hoped for.

Is the helmet is wearing a passive style helmet? Meaning it

doesn't apply any pressures to the head to help push the flat side

out.....most locally made helmets are passive, and I'm pretty sure

the Children's Hospital helmet is passive.

The reason I'm asking, is becuz you probably wouldn't get much more

correction in a passive style helmet past the one year mark. The

child's head growth slows considerably after age one or so.

Now if the helmet is in is a STARband or an active design,

you could definitely still get more improvement with a 2nd helmet.

My daughter is proof of that, beginning her DOCband at 11.5 mos with

very good improvement in one band.

Good luck with your decision, it's a difficult one to make. Please

let us know whatever you decide.

Debbie Abby's mom DOCGrad

MI

> Our son is nearing the point where he has grown out of his

> helmet. Childrens hospital, at the beginning, had provided us a

clay

> mold of what results they expect to get from the helmet. Well, he

> has't reached this nice goal of roundness. I admit there has been

> improvement but am wondering whether to have him fitted for another

> helmet. He will be 1-yr and to my understanding his growth will

slow

> considerable after 1-yr. Anyone else had similiar results

>

> Thank you

> Larry