Re: conflict between pediatrician advise and cranial tech advise

March 13, 2009

I think the peds believe it to be unethical to write a script they don't believe

in, even if it's not a drug. I don't know that for sure, but that's what I think

is going on. Most ortho places do not have their own doctor, so yes, you have to

depend on outside doctors/specialists to write it for you. Our specialist didn't

think it was worth banding my son because he was already 16 months old, but

after I broke down in tears and asked for a chance to try it, he wrote the

script and said he would defer to the ortho's opinion. I then saw two helmet

providers and both thought he was a good candidate for banding, thankfully! So

it really just depends on the doctors you're dealing with.

Jake-2.5 (DOCBand Grad 9/08)

Jordan-5

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> > feeling a bit overwhelmed here. 4 month old daughter has positional plagio

with 5 mm ear asymmetry and 11mm cranial vault asymmetry. Saw people at Cranial

tech who recommnended banding. Also met with a PT today who said she would band

too. The thing is our pediatrician said that we should give repositioning a try.

We were referred to Dr. Graham but don't have an appointment for another 2

1/2 weeks. Also our PT seems to think he will likely tell us to try more

repositioning for another month (she knows him well).

> > My wife and I both are of the mind set that if we are going to do this

anyway we would rather just get it started so it will be done sooner. Any

thoughts one way or the other?

> > thanks,

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