New here and would love advice about torticollis and plagio

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Has anyone ever had a problem with their child not responding to

therapy for torticollis? My 3 1/2 year old son was born with it but

responded very well to the therapy. I'm now going through the same

thing with my 4 mo. old daughter and she's extremely stubborn about

it. She's already over 16 lbs and very strong for her age so she

tenses up to the point that it's very difficult to turn her head and

I'm afraid of hurting her. The physical therapist is telling me she

thinks a helmet would be best for our daughter at this point because

she will probably not stop sleeping on the left side of her head any

time soon but our insurance does not cover it. I really had a

difficult time getting Aetna to cover the helmet for my son and now

the helmet place is telling me the our current insurance UHC doesn't

cover the helmets at all. Anyone have any experience with this and

how to get them to cover the helmet without me spending hours on the

phone yelling at them? We don't see the plastic surgeon until the

22nd of this month but I have a feeling she is going to need the

helmet and I'm dreading going through the whole process again. Any

advice to make it easier this time around would be nice.