Re: Can repo cause brachy? and more

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Hi ,

I don't know if Molly responded, but I've seen those numbers in this

group for a long time. I'm not sure where they came from. However I

wanted to say that our specialist (cranio facial plastic surgeon)

recommends banding at 90% or higher. He didn't say what was " normal " ,

however if he's treating at 90% you can assume that he considers it

at least mild to moderate. For plagio is guideline is 10mm so he

isn't as aggressive as some (some docs treat at lower numbers). He

likes to see all his patients get below 90% or as low as possible.

Even when we got to about 87% he wanted us to continue since the band

still fit. My daugther graduated at 85%.

-christine

sydney, 3 yrs, starband grad

> > >

> > > Maybe this has been discussed before. I am wondering if

> repositioning

> > > a child with plagio can cause brachy. We noticed my son's flat

> spot

> > > at about 3 months and really started repositioning a few weeks

> > > later. The main changes I noticed in the 2 months we did were

> that

> > > there was less of an angle to the flat side and that he seemed

> to get

> > > flatter in back. Did repo cause that?

> > >

> > > Also, we have had great results with the Starband for the

> plagio:

> > > down from 11mm to 2mm in six weeks (we were down to 3mm in just

> three

> > > weeks!). But we just went from 91% to 90.5% cephalic index.

> How

> > > much longer will it take to get down into the mid-80's? Or will

> we?

> > > The orthotist isn't really very concerned with the brachy--he

> thinks

> > > it will resolve itself over time. Is that true? 's head

> isn't

> > > really flat on back, it just has a kind of round rather than

> oblong

> > > shape. I should really post some pics! I can't post " before "

> pics

> > > because the correction was so quick I didn't get around to

> taking any.

> > >

> > > Thanks!

> > >

> > >

> > > in Starband since 01/05/09

> > > Kansas

> > >

> >

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