Re: Can repo cause brachy? and more

[Guest guest]

A " normal " head should be 2/3 longer than it is wide. So there's

really no " normal " number for width and length because each child's

head is different in size. From what I've read on this board over

the last year, most parents and orthos try to get somewhere near 85%-

87% for cephalic ratio. Every ortho's view point is different though

too. No person's head is perfect, so I think the main goal with

brachy is to get the head to grow so that it is at least longer than

it is wide.

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

> > > >

> > >

> >

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