Re: 2 Things... We are getting a cast done next week and I have a couple questions

[Guest guest]

Plagio is measured by comparing the difference in the diagonal lengths of

the head.

0-3 mm is normal

<6 mm is very mild

6-10 mm is mild

10-15 mm is moderate

15+ mm is severe

Molly

Novato, California

Nicolas, 3, tort & plagio, STARband (CIRS Oakland) 4/24/06-9/12/06,

Graduate!

, 5.5

, 9

2 Things... We are getting a cast done next week and I

have a couple questions

My daughter is 7 months old, and we took her today to cranial tech in

The Woodlands, TX. She has positional plagiocephaly only, but is

17mm... What is normal or considered acceptable?

Also how bad is the casting, the picture look HORRIBLE! I don't want

her to be scared, she just started getting separation anxiety and will

cry when I leave the room What have any of you doen to help them cope

with having thier eyes covered for so long?

After that it is Helmet time, and fighting with United Healthcare.

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For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

Hi

Is it possible to do this measuring yourself with a measuring tape, and how would I go about it? and Greg Kennedy wrote

From: Foley, Molly <mafoley@...>Subject: RE: 2 Things... We are getting a cast done next week and I have a couple questionsPlagiocephaly Date: Thursday, 8 January, 2009, 5:58 AM

Plagio is measured by comparing the difference in the diagonal lengths ofthe head.0-3 mm is normal<6 mm is very mild6-10 mm is mild10-15 mm is moderate15+ mm is severeMollyNovato, CaliforniaNicolas, 3, tort & plagio, STARband (CIRS Oakland) 4/24/06-9/12/ 06,Graduate!, 5.5, 9 2 Things... We are getting a cast done next week and Ihave a couple questionsMy daughter is 7 months old, and we took her today

to cranial tech in The Woodlands, TX. She has positional plagiocephaly only, but is 17mm... What is normal or considered acceptable? Also how bad is the casting, the picture look HORRIBLE! I don't want her to be scared, she just started getting separation anxiety and will cry when I leave the room What have any of you doen to help them cope with having thier eyes covered for so long?After that it is Helmet time, and fighting with United Healthcare. ------------ --------- --------- ------For more plagio info, go to www.plagiocephaly. org/support

[Guest guest]

I don't believe the CT offices do the casting anymore. My daughter

just got banded and they did a digital scan. I would check with the

office you are going to if you are worried about it.

~Kathleen~

Mallory 4.5 months, 1 week DOCband

>

> Plagio is measured by comparing the difference in the diagonal

lengths of

> the head.

> 0-3 mm is normal

> <6 mm is very mild

> 6-10 mm is mild

> 10-15 mm is moderate

> 15+ mm is severe

>

> Molly

> Novato, California

> Nicolas, 3, tort & plagio, STARband (CIRS Oakland) 4/24/06-9/12/06,

> Graduate!

> , 5.5

> , 9

>

> 2 Things... We are getting a cast done next week

and I

> have a couple questions

>

> My daughter is 7 months old, and we took her today to cranial tech

in

> The Woodlands, TX. She has positional plagiocephaly only, but is

> 17mm... What is normal or considered acceptable?

>

> Also how bad is the casting, the picture look HORRIBLE! I don't

want

> her to be scared, she just started getting separation anxiety and

will

> cry when I leave the room What have any of you doen to help them

cope

> with having thier eyes covered for so long?

>

> After that it is Helmet time, and fighting with United Healthcare.

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

If they do cast, it's nothing. Not that they like their head wet for 5 min, but that's as long as it took for both times. We held her. They put a stocking on her head, mark her ears and other stuff, then cast. And in 5 min the whole process was done form beginning to end. I was expecting all kinds of horrible plaster-of-paris mess, but it was so not the case. Many centers do the digital scans now, so you might not even have to deal with it at all.

For the basic plaigo measurements, you measure in an X. From over the left eye to the back of the right side of the head, and from over the right eye to the back of the left side of the head. I'm sure there's an exact way to do this, but that's the jist.

Elaine (twin A) plagio & tort, 7mos, 1 week in second helmet

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 10:54 PM, danielle1col <danielle1col@...> wrote:

My daughter is 7 months old, and we took her today to cranial tech in The Woodlands, TX. She has positional plagiocephaly only, but is 17mm... What is normal or considered acceptable? Also how bad is the casting, the picture look HORRIBLE! I don't want

her to be scared, she just started getting separation anxiety and will cry when I leave the room What have any of you doen to help them cope with having thier eyes covered for so long?After that it is Helmet time, and fighting with United Healthcare.