Recommendations for Orthotist in Los Angeles Area??

October 20, 2010

Thank you all for responding to my post. We truly appreciate it. I live in Los

Angeles California; can anyone recommend a Orthotist in this area that

specializes in OrthoAmerica Starband? Has anyone been to this place

http://www.p-o-group.com/ feed back would be greatly appreciated.

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> > Hi there,

> > We were choosing between the DOC Band and the Star Band. It was a choice

> > between a 2-3 hour drive to CT or an hour drive for the StarBand, and the

> > latter was also covered by our insurance (DOC was out of network). My son is

> > now 8.5 months old, he's been in the helmet for probably 3 months now (and

> > probably has another month to go). He was diagnosed with severe

> > plagio/brachio and I can tell you, we ended up choosing the StarBand (after

> > much debate, as we also wanted the best for our son and would have

> > paid/driven far) and have had amazing results that came on really quickly.

> > He will need only 1 helmet, which I think is a huge plus (as opposed to it

> > sounding like he would've need 2 for CT). Our orthotist is also really great

> > and does a lot of these helmets, which is what made me also feel very

> > comfortable.

> > So, I would say, go to the place that gives you the best feeling. I know

> > the DOC band gets a ton of write ups as being so spectacular, but given my

> > limited experience, I can't imagine having had a better experience than what

> > I've had with the Starband, and we paid a lot less and didn't have to drive

> > as far

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> > Good luck, whatever you choose will work wonders!!

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> > Genevieve

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