Re: Can repo cause brachy? and more

[Guest guest]

Can someone clarify for me what brachy is and how it is different from

plagio? How is it measured?

Thanks!

>

> 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

>

[Guest guest]

Brachy is when the flat spot is straight across the back of the head

and sometimes incolves increased head height and angling (upward

towards the back). Plagio is when the flat spot is on either the

back right or back left of the head. Some babies have cominations of

both. Brachy is determined by a measurement called the cephalic

ratio, it's a percentage that is " normal " below 80% I think. Someone

with a brachy baby can confirm that for sure (my son has plagio),

but I do know that a " normal " head should be 2/3 longer than it is

wide, and brachy is present when the head is as long or longer than

it is wide.

Hope that helps some!

Jake-2 DOCBand Grad 9/08)

Jordan-5

> >

> > 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

> >

>