[SPAM]Re: Re: new.. helmet from u of m (michigan)

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Here is a link to Danmar’s website:

http://www.danmarproducts.com/index.cfm?pageSRC=cranialShapingHelmets

Is this the band you have?

Molly

From: Plagiocephaly

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Sent: 28 May 2008 12:30

Plagiocephaly

Subject: [sPAM]Re: Re: new.. helmet from u of m (michigan)

Thank you,

the brand name is danmar & yes I believe it is active it

was scanned and it is plastic with the foam liner. active I guess.. He

showed me the mold of Chase's head. So it was definitly made for

him..(it's not one of those small, med, large off the shelf things) I know that

for sure, but it seems most people have the doc or starband..so I am worried

that it wont work. although it seems to fit good and does'nt slide around

or anything...I'm keeping my fingers crossed...

As far as decorating it... you can peel off the stickers

after the mod podge? I would just have to paint it over again? is that what you

mean..

thanks again for your info...hopefully someone out there

knows or has dealt with U of M...

mom to 7 1/2 , Christian4 1/2 and Chase almost 7

months

<nwilkens2275@...> wrote:

Welcome -

I do not recall anyone going to UofM before, but hopefully if there

are, they will respond (I do remember one mom being from Michigan

and wanting to decorate the helmet like UofM football, but I don't

remember her having any concerns about the helmet or the brand so I

don't know if she got it at the same place or not). Does the helmet

you are getting have any type of brand name at all? There are other

ones on the market, like Hanger and Danmar. Do they make the helmet

right there at UofM, or do they send it away to some sort of

corporate headquarters to be made there? Is it plastic with a foam

liner (active) or just a plastic shell (passive)? It sounds like if

they have a scanner to take an image of the head, it could be a more

widely used brand name kind (definitely not DOC since those are only

available at a Cranial Tech location). Scanners are pretty expensive

(I'm assuming), so I don't think a small rinky-dink homemade band

provider would have that kind of technology, so hopefully that is a

good sign for you.

As far as the painting, I paint my son's helmet every 3 weeks. The

paint just peels off in big pieces and then you sort of have to pick

at smaller pieces around the edges. So it's not super permanent. You

just can't remove the stickers themselves once they've been stuck

and covered with mod podge. They'll peel off the paint with them,

and won't be reusable, so you'll have to start from scratch when you

feel like changing the design.

Good luck!

Jake-20m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand 15 weeks)

Jordan-4

>

> Hello,

>

> I just discovered this board.. My 3rd son born in nov 07, was dx

as

> having plagio (12mm) at 6 months. He is now almost 7 mos (on june

> 9th). We went ahead and decided to do treatment. We received his

> helmet yesterday. I was really unaware of this type of problem.

we

> first started to notice his head getting flat at around 3 1/2 to 4

> mos. His ped told us to reposition...blah blah ...that did'nt

work

> so at his 6 month check up she referred us to U Of M...we ordered

the

> helmet a couple of days after the appt. we were really unaware

that

> their were other bands/helmets available (doc/ starband). Well

now

> after doing research on here...I'm really worried that his helmet

is

> not going to work as well as the doc/star. anyone with expierence

> from the U of M? It was custom made (they did the scanner thing

not

> the casting) if anyone has any info on them please share it...We

> already paid for 1/2 of it $600 our insurance paid for the other

> half. this seems cheap to me after seeing how much some of you

have

> paid for yours. Of course you get what you pay for...so I am

pretty

> concerned..

>

> next ? I plan on painting it and decorating it with stickers..I

see

> alot of people do paint, stickers and then mod podge? if I do it

in

> this order...am I stuck with the stickers or is there a way to

remove

> them and re do or repaint it?

>

> I will post some pictures of him when I get a chance...

>

>

> Thank you,

>

> , mom to 7 1/2, Christian 4 1/2 & Chase almost 7 months

>

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sort of ... ours has an opening on the top and it looks like ours has more foam on the inside..???? "Foley, Molly" <mafoley@...> wrote: Here is a link to Danmar’s website: http://www.danmarproducts.com/index.cfm?pageSRC=cranialShapingHelmets Is this the band you have? Molly From: Plagiocephaly [mailto:Plagiocephaly ] On Behalf Of CoatsSent: 28 May

2008 12:30Plagiocephaly Subject: [sPAM]Re: Re: new.. helmet from u of m (michigan) Thank you, the brand name is danmar & yes I believe it is active it was scanned and it is plastic with the foam liner. active I guess.. He showed me the mold of Chase's head. So it was definitly made for him..(it's not one of those small, med, large off the shelf things) I know that for sure, but it seems most people have the doc or starband..so I am worried that it wont work. although it seems to fit good and does'nt slide around or anything...I'm keeping my fingers crossed... As far as decorating it... you can peel off the stickers after the mod podge? I would just have to paint it over again? is that what you

mean.. thanks again for your info...hopefully someone out there knows or has dealt with U of M... mom to 7 1/2 , Christian4 1/2 and Chase almost 7 months <nwilkens2275 > wrote: Welcome -I do not recall anyone going to UofM before, but hopefully if there are, they will respond (I do remember one mom being from Michigan and wanting to decorate the helmet like UofM football, but I don't remember her having any concerns about the helmet or the brand so I don't know if she got it at the same place or not). Does the helmet you are getting have any type of brand name at all? There are other ones on the market, like Hanger and

Danmar. Do they make the helmet right there at UofM, or do they send it away to some sort of corporate headquarters to be made there? Is it plastic with a foam liner (active) or just a plastic shell (passive)? It sounds like if they have a scanner to take an image of the head, it could be a more widely used brand name kind (definitely not DOC since those are only available at a Cranial Tech location). Scanners are pretty expensive (I'm assuming), so I don't think a small rinky-dink homemade band provider would have that kind of technology, so hopefully that is a good sign for you.As far as the painting, I paint my son's helmet every 3 weeks. The paint just peels off in big pieces and then you sort of have to pick at smaller pieces around the edges. So it's not super permanent. You just can't remove the stickers themselves once they've been stuck and covered with mod podge. They'll peel off the paint with them,

and won't be reusable, so you'll have to start from scratch when you feel like changing the design. Good luck!Jake-20m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand 15 weeks)Jordan-4>> Hello, > > I just discovered this board.. My 3rd son born in nov 07, was dx as > having plagio (12mm) at 6 months. He is now almost 7 mos (on june > 9th). We went ahead and decided to do treatment. We received his > helmet yesterday. I was really unaware of this type of problem. we > first started to notice his head getting flat at around 3 1/2 to 4 > mos. His ped told us to reposition...blah blah ...that did'nt work > so at his 6 month check up she referred us to U Of M...we ordered the > helmet a couple of days after the

appt. we were really unaware that > their were other bands/helmets available (doc/ starband). Well now > after doing research on here...I'm really worried that his helmet is > not going to work as well as the doc/star. anyone with expierence > from the U of M? It was custom made (they did the scanner thing not > the casting) if anyone has any info on them please share it...We > already paid for 1/2 of it $600 our insurance paid for the other > half. this seems cheap to me after seeing how much some of you have > paid for yours. Of course you get what you pay for...so I am pretty > concerned..> > next ? I plan on painting it and decorating it with stickers..I see > alot of people do paint, stickers and then mod podge? if I do it in > this order...am I stuck with the stickers or is there a way to remove > them and re do or repaint it?>

> I will post some pictures of him when I get a chance...> > > Thank you,> > , mom to 7 1/2, Christian 4 1/2 & Chase almost 7 months>

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That sounds like it is, in fact, an active band, meaning that

adjustments are made (foam shaved out) to promote growth in the flat

areas while holding the prominent areas in place.

Jake-20m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand 15 weeks)

Jordan-4

> >

> > Hello,

> >

> > I just discovered this board.. My 3rd son born in nov 07, was dx

> as

> > having plagio (12mm) at 6 months. He is now almost 7 mos (on

june

> > 9th). We went ahead and decided to do treatment. We received his

> > helmet yesterday. I was really unaware of this type of problem.

> we

> > first started to notice his head getting flat at around 3 1/2 to

4

> > mos. His ped told us to reposition...blah blah ...that did'nt

> work

> > so at his 6 month check up she referred us to U Of M...we

ordered

> the

> > helmet a couple of days after the appt. we were really unaware

> that

> > their were other bands/helmets available (doc/ starband). Well

> now

> > after doing research on here...I'm really worried that his

helmet

> is

> > not going to work as well as the doc/star. anyone with

expierence

> > from the U of M? It was custom made (they did the scanner thing

> not

> > the casting) if anyone has any info on them please share it...We

> > already paid for 1/2 of it $600 our insurance paid for the other

> > half. this seems cheap to me after seeing how much some of you

> have

> > paid for yours. Of course you get what you pay for...so I am

> pretty

> > concerned..

> >

> > next ? I plan on painting it and decorating it with stickers..I

> see

> > alot of people do paint, stickers and then mod podge? if I do it

> in

> > this order...am I stuck with the stickers or is there a way to

> remove

> > them and re do or repaint it?

> >

> > I will post some pictures of him when I get a chance...

> >

> >

> > Thank you,

> >

> > , mom to 7 1/2, Christian 4 1/2 & Chase almost 7 months

> >

>

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ok then it must be an active band...thanks so much for the info.. and for the warm welcome to the group...I will post pics soon... <nwilkens2275@...> wrote: That sounds like it is, in fact, an active band, meaning that adjustments are made (foam shaved out) to promote growth in the flat areas while holding the prominent areas in place. Jake-20m (tort resolved/rt plagio/DOCBand 15 weeks)Jordan-4> >> > Hello, > > > > I just discovered this board.. My 3rd son born in nov 07, was dx > as > > having plagio (12mm) at 6 months. He is now almost 7 mos (on june > > 9th). We went ahead and decided to do treatment. We received his > > helmet yesterday. I was really unaware of this type of problem. > we > > first started to notice his head getting flat at around 3 1/2 to 4 > > mos. His ped told us to reposition...blah blah ...that did'nt > work > > so at his 6 month check up she referred us to U Of M...we ordered > the > > helmet a couple of days

after the appt. we were really unaware > that > > their were other bands/helmets available (doc/ starband). Well > now > > after doing research on here...I'm really worried that his helmet > is > > not going to work as well as the doc/star. anyone with expierence > > from the U of M? It was custom made (they did the scanner thing > not > > the casting) if anyone has any info on them please share it...We > > already paid for 1/2 of it $600 our insurance paid for the other > > half. this seems cheap to me after seeing how much some of you > have > > paid for yours. Of course you get what you pay for...so I am > pretty > > concerned..> > > > next ? I plan on painting it and decorating it with stickers..I > see > > alot of people do paint, stickers and then mod podge? if I do it > in >

> this order...am I stuck with the stickers or is there a way to > remove > > them and re do or repaint it?> > > > I will post some pictures of him when I get a chance...> > > > > > Thank you,> > > > , mom to 7 1/2, Christian 4 1/2 & Chase almost 7 months> >>