Re: Questions about various types of bands

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You are corect in that basically it is more dependant on the orthotist

than the band. The other main difference is docband was the pioneer

in the field and it is lighter than the others. Hanger is an active

band though and with the right orthotist ppl have seen very good

results with these. We only opted for a docband b/c our only hanger

orthotist was not reassuring

On 12/27/10, <michellezarif@...> wrote:

> Hi,

> My 4 month old daughter was just confirmed to have failry substantial

> positional brachycephaly. Her cranial index was 1.0 (I guess this means that

> her head is the same measurement side to side as it is front to back?) Her

> head is fairly symmetrical, just very flat across the back. She has no

> facial assymetry at all. She was seen by the neurology department at

> Childrens Hospital of Boston, who refered us to Hanger orthotics, where she

> was fitted for a helmet using the 3-d laser scanner. Her helmet should come

> in later this week.

> I am now reading about different types of helmets and bands and am

> unsure whether the Hanger is the right way to go? It may be too late since

> she gets her band later this week. I did not know I had a choice-I just

> trusted that Childrens Hospital would send me to the best place. It is only

> now that I have done more reasearch that I realized there are various

> choices. My sister in law is in graduate school for prostetics and orthotics

> and told me that the person who fit my daughter is one of the leading

> specialists in cranial orthotics on the east coast. So I know that he has a

> lot of experience in this field- he teaches national courses on pediatric

> cranial orthotics. He was very promising and felt that we would see a huge

> improvement. He felt she would need to wear the helmet for about 3 months.

> Does anyone else have any experience with the Hanger band rather than the

> other types and can anyone explain the differences to me? From what I

> understand (and what it states on their website), the Hanger band is an

> active method, however I have read posts on here that state otherwise. It

> seems like the band is only as good as the person fitting it, so perhaps the

> type of band does not matter as much as the expertise of the orthotist? That

> is what I am hoping. Any advice would be appriciated- mainly on the

> difference between helmet types and whether anyone has had good experience

> with the Hanger band for brachycephaly (rather than plagio). Are there any

> before and after brachycephalic pics for those who went with the Hanger?

> Thanks in advance!

>

>

>

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Hi ,

My 10 month old son wore a Hanger band from 5mths to 8mths. We live in eastern NC and went to at Hanger in Greenville, NC. We had great results. He went from a 10mm to 0mm. The bulging on the right side of his forehead is gone, which was my main concern. He still has some flattening on the right back side, but only I can see it, especially when his hair is wet. Anyway, I was very pleased with Hanger. and yes, alot of your results depends on your orthotist. It sounds like you got a very good one. If you already are having the band made and have to pay for it (or your insurance does) then I would go with that for now. If after a month or two, you are not happy with it, your daughter is still young enough that you could always go with another company. Good Luck and keep us posted.

From: <michellezarif@...>Plagiocephaly Sent: Mon, December 27, 2010 4:39:53 PMSubject: Questions about various types of bands

Hi,My 4 month old daughter was just confirmed to have failry substantial positional brachycephaly. Her cranial index was 1.0 (I guess this means that her head is the same measurement side to side as it is front to back?) Her head is fairly symmetrical, just very flat across the back. She has no facial assymetry at all. She was seen by the neurology department at Childrens Hospital of Boston, who refered us to Hanger orthotics, where she was fitted for a helmet using the 3-d laser scanner. Her helmet should come in later this week.I am now reading about different types of helmets and bands and am unsure whether the Hanger is the right way to go? It may be too late since she gets her band later this week. I did not know I had a choice-I just trusted that Childrens Hospital would send me to the best place. It is only now that I have done more reasearch that I realized there are various choices. My sister in law is in graduate school for

prostetics and orthotics and told me that the person who fit my daughter is one of the leading specialists in cranial orthotics on the east coast. So I know that he has a lot of experience in this field- he teaches national courses on pediatric cranial orthotics. He was very promising and felt that we would see a huge improvement. He felt she would need to wear the helmet for about 3 months. Does anyone else have any experience with the Hanger band rather than the other types and can anyone explain the differences to me? From what I understand (and what it states on their website), the Hanger band is an active method, however I have read posts on here that state otherwise. It seems like the band is only as good as the person fitting it, so perhaps the type of band does not matter as much as the expertise of the orthotist? That is what I am hoping. Any advice would be appriciated- mainly on the difference between helmet types and whether anyone has had

good experience with the Hanger band for brachycephaly (rather than plagio). Are there any before and after brachycephalic pics for those who went with the Hanger? Thanks in advance!