Re: To Amy - Re: regarding the helmet, please help!

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The band should NOT be moving so much that it covers an eye. Not even a passive band will do that! PLEASE go back in or call the ortho and discuss this with them.

Where do you go for treatment???

Jen and Luli - 24 months

Left tort - Right Plagio - Hanger Band Grad - CA

http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/jens5th/

Questions regarding using Hanger Helmet...

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> > Hi, I'm in California. My son is 6.5 months and he just had his helmet

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> > It seems that a lot of people recommend STARband from Orthomerica in

> > my area. However, we had to go with Hanger as the Orthotist the doctor

> > referred within our insurance group works with Hanger and their scan

> > software is not compatible with that in Orthomerica so he can not

> > order starband for us.

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> > After reading the comments here and conducting some online research,

> > I'm a little bit worried.

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> > Our orthotist is friendly, but he told me that he foresees no need to

> > make any significant adjustment to the helmet during the whole

> > treatment, but that the key to ensure effectiveness is to Keep wearing

> > the helmet in the correct way 23 hours a day. I read a parent say "It

> > all depends on your orthotist and his or her experience with banding

> > babies." Does this mean that our orthotist isn't good as he obviously

> > doesn't plan to do anything unless there's scratch or irritations on

> > the baby's head due to wearing the helmet.

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> > Here's my question:

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> > What is the key factor that will affect the effectiveness of the

> > helmet treatment? Is it the technology the firm uses to cast/scan to

> > capture the head data accurately or the construction of the helmet

> > itself or the experience of the orthotist? What kind of adjustment

> > usually a good orthotist will need to do during the treatment?

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> > How likely the chances are that the hemlet is constructed in the wrong

> > way at the beginning due to the wrong data or technology so that no

> > matter how hard we try later, no desired results will be achieved?

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> > I know I have a lot of questions on this, but please share your

> > experience or comments on any question that you think can help... I'm

> > willing to switch my insurance in order to get my son the effective

> > treatment. Thanks for your help!!

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> > Good luck to all...

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You're right the shifting is normal but covering the eye is not ok. You definately need to get your orthotist to fix that. They can add a pad in the back or on the cheek. A helmet comes back with approx 3/4" room for growth. They can measure the inside of the helmet... and if it truly is too big they can make it tighter. I would call them and go back in for an adjustment. Sorry I'm not there! I would volunteer!! mantsingw <mantsingw@...> wrote: Hi, Amy,Thank you so much for the explanation. If I could, I'd like to

getmore opinion from you :My son's helmet seems to be really loose. It shifts around and needfrequent adjustment to keep it stay in the right position. I knowbecause his head is not symmetrical, the helmet wouldn't fit. But I'mworried that there's not enough holding effect if it's so loose -especially at night, when he shift his head in sleep, the helmetdoesn't stay at all and sometime even cover one of his eyes! Does thissound correct, even for the first week? What should I do?I hope you see this and would appreciate anyone else's opinion on this. Thanks to all!> >> > HI! I am also in CA and we also used Hanger. I am a bit> surprised that they said no adjustments would be needed. We went in> every 2 weeks and almost every time they shaved a bit off of the> inside foam - wherever there was wear. Hangers are considered "active"> bands, meaning they have holding points and they actively direct the> growth of the skull. Versus a "passive" band which does not need> adjustment and rounding is achieved by the band providing a round> shape for the skull to grow in to. > > I wonder how much education on banding this ortho has - do you know? > > If a poor scan in 1st taken then yes, a poor band will be made. And> no good growth will come from a poor

band. How is the band fitting> now? I know for us it took a few trips to the ortho to get a right> fit. Is it excessivley loose? Are there any holding points or does> it shift all over?> > > > > > Jen and Luli - 24 months> > Left tort - Right Plagio - Hanger Band Grad - CA> > http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/jens5th/> > > > > > Questions regarding using Hanger Helmet...> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, I'm in California. My son is 6.5 months and he just had his

helmet> > on last Friday. > > > > It seems that a lot of people recommend STARband from Orthomerica in> > my area. However, we had to go with Hanger as the Orthotist the doctor> > referred within our insurance group works with Hanger and their scan> > software is not compatible with that in Orthomerica so he can not> > order starband for us.> > > > After reading the comments here and conducting some online research,> > I'm a little bit worried. > > > > Our orthotist is friendly, but he told me that he foresees no need to> > make any significant adjustment to the helmet during the whole> > treatment, but that the key to ensure effectiveness is to Keep wearing> > the helmet in the correct way 23 hours a day. I read a parent say "It> > all depends on your orthotist and his or her experience with banding> >

babies." Does this mean that our orthotist isn't good as he obviously> > doesn't plan to do anything unless there's scratch or irritations on> > the baby's head due to wearing the helmet.> > > > Here's my question: > > > > What is the key factor that will affect the effectiveness of the> > helmet treatment? Is it the technology the firm uses to cast/scan to> > capture the head data accurately or the construction of the helmet> > itself or the experience of the orthotist? What kind of adjustment> > usually a good orthotist will need to do during the treatment? > > > > How likely the chances are that the hemlet is constructed in the wrong> > way at the beginning due to the wrong data or technology so that no> > matter how hard we try later, no desired results will be achieved?> > > > I know I have a lot of questions

on this, but please share your> > experience or comments on any question that you think can help... I'm> > willing to switch my insurance in order to get my son the effective> > treatment. Thanks for your help!!> > > > Good luck to all...> > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________> > More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! -> http://webmail.aol.com> >> > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------> Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now.>-

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