Re: infant cranial-sacral massage therapy

[Guest guest]

Hi-

I have not tried it but some people have said it worked for them. My concern (if

I was in your shoes) would be that she's already 8.5 months old. While that's

not " old, " it might mean missing out on some really good growth you could get if

you did go with the helmet now. And if therapy doesn't work, then she'd be even

older and you might not get as much correction if you then decide to band later.

If she was younger, like 4 months old or something, you would have a little more

of a buffer of time on your side.

My son wore a helmet all of last summer in North Carolina (98+), and he

definitely did sweat, but he was also an active " older " toddler, so I know he

would have been sweating anyway. I do see where you're coming from, but I don't

know if I would base the decision to band or not solely on the heat. Just my

thoughts though. I hope you get some good feedback on the CST.

Good luck on your decision!

Jake-2.5 (DOCBand Grad 9/08)

Jordan-5

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> Hello Everyone!

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> I just wanted to know if anyone has tried infant cranial-sacral massage

therapy instead of the Doc Band? My little is was recommend for a doc band

and she is 81/2mths. I am having second thoughts about since summer time is

coming and I know she going to be sweating alot. She already does now so I can

just image when it's 100 in Houston. I done some research and this massage

therapy came up.

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> Thanks,

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[Guest guest]

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My daughter (6.5 months) has mild plagio and is not severe enough for the helmet

so currently we are doing CST. We have only gone for 2 sessions and I have not

seen any changes yet, although our osteopath physician says we need to go

consistently once a week for 5 weeks before we can expect to see any changes. I

am still keeping my fingers crossed that the CST will be helpful for my

daughter. I just wanted to pass this along so that you have an idea of how much

time you will be devoting to the CST before you begin to see any results.

Annette

-- In Plagiocephaly , " anruiz832 " <anruiz832@...> wrote:

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> Hello Everyone!

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> I just wanted to know if anyone has tried infant cranial-sacral massage

therapy instead of the Doc Band? My little is was recommend for a doc band

and she is 81/2mths. I am having second thoughts about since summer time is

coming and I know she going to be sweating alot. She already does now so I can

just image when it's 100 in Houston. I done some research and this massage

therapy came up.

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> Thanks,

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for thoughts! I think we should really go with the helmet.

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> > Hello Everyone!

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> > I just wanted to know if anyone has tried infant cranial-sacral massage

therapy instead of the Doc Band? My little is was recommend for a doc band

and she is 81/2mths. I am having second thoughts about since summer time is

coming and I know she going to be sweating alot. She already does now so I can

just image when it's 100 in Houston. I done some research and this massage

therapy came up.

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> > Thanks,

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[Guest guest]

>Helmet, it will be worth it!! My daughter Chloe was 8 months when she got into

her helmet, and it was in the summer. Ya, she did sweat a little extra, but her

body did get used to having the helmet on and the sweating decreased. It was in

the 90's almost everyday, but we kept Chloe in as much as possible and it was a

lot of time in just a diaper. In the long run, helmeting will be worth it and

your daughter will thank you in the future.

Candy

> Hello Everyone!

>

> I just wanted to know if anyone has tried infant cranial-sacral massage

therapy instead of the Doc Band? My little is was recommend for a doc band

and she is 81/2mths. I am having second thoughts about since summer time is

coming and I know she going to be sweating alot. She already does now so I can

just image when it's 100 in Houston. I done some research and this massage

therapy came up.

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> Thanks,

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