Guest guest Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Hi, I am new to this group and thought I should introduce myself. My name is Alison and I live in Burnie, Tasmania, Australia. I have two children, Fletcher 4 years old and Spencer 7 months old. I have joined this group because Spencer will be fitted with a corrective helmet very soon. We have tried to correct the flattening of his head ourselves, with counter-positioning and re-positioning, but haven't had a lot of success. So our paediatric physio has referred us to orthotics for a corrective helmet, we are waiting on the details of an appointment at the moment. Suprisingly we aren't too concerned about the idea of the helmet, I guess because we have had tough times in the past with my eldest child being in a hip spica plaster from 7 months till 10 months for CHD (Congenital Hip Dislocation). If anything I have a lot of questions about the helmet: 1. I know it will prevent my sons head from getting any worse, but will it also help the head get back to the correct shape? I would have thought once the head was moulded to a particular shape it would stay that way. 2. Will my son be bothered by the helmet? 3. I have read that corrective helmets have to be adjusted every two weeks. Is this right? 4. How does the fitting for a corrective helmet work? Would be so great if someone can answer my questions for me. Also wondering if there are any other Australian members in this group. Cheers, Alison J Connelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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