Re: funny story (2nd opinion)

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Rick,

I have heard of one group member here being told by Cranial

Tech " too mild to band, " and one group member being told by a

Starband practitioner " too mild to band, " so it does certainly

happen that orthos don't push their product on everyone just to make

a sale.

Another point I would consider is that it is the orthos who are the

ones who take photos, measurements, casts, etc. which, to me, would

be extremely helpful in deciding what course of action to take. The

specialists don't take the asymmetry measurements very often and

provide them to the parents to evaluate with all of the other

considerations. Also, insurance companies that do pay, usually

start to pay when the asymmetry is over 2 std deviation for brachy,

or over 6mm in cranial vault asymmetry, etc. Since we know

insurance companies aren't jumping at the bit to pay out, these

types of measurements can safely be assumed to be far enough off the

population mean to be worthy of consideration for treatment.

Also, it was found that if the same case was seen by different

medical professionals, pediatricians and neuros were more likely to

rate it less severe, while plastic surgeons and craniofacial

specialists rated the case more severe.

I don't think you mentioned where you were located, but we may have

some group members who have gone or checked into the locations you

are currently considering. Cranial Tech does benchmark work in the

treatment of babies with plagio, brachy, or scaphy. I noticed you

said that Cranial Tech was 4 hours one-way away. What other

facilities are you considering? I do know that some Starband

practitioners have Starscanner laser scanning, and some Hanger

facilities have their Insignia laser scanning.

Take care,

Christie (Mom to Repo'd Remy)

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> >

> > From: " laura gill " <mamagill@h...>

> > Date: 2004/12/29 Wed PM 02:22:43 EST

> > Plagiocephaly

> > Subject: Re: Re: funny story (2nd opinion)

> >Anyway, i could go on

> >and on all day about how happy we are with CT but i won't >bore

you anymore!

> >Please let us know if you go to CT, what they say, and what >your

decision is

> >regarding your child. Good luck to you!

>

>

> The worst part for us would be that their closest clinic is a good

3.5 to 4 hours (one way) from us. Do they actually do the

adjustments each week (or however often they are done) at their

clinics only? If so, Cranial Tech is probably not going to be a

realistic option for us.

>

> Rick