Re: Anyone have experience with San Mateo, CA Hanger?

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We used a Starband from CIRS in Palo Alto. This place is highly

recommended! I would go there before traveling to CT in San Diego.

We had an evaluation at CT. I prefer CIRS, and it is much more

convenient. Our results were good, and we didn't start the helmet

until 12 months.

-Kathy, mom to almost 2.5 years

On 10/30/2010 10:53 AM, alishotwell wrote:

Hi everyone,

I am looking into treatment options for my 3 1/2 month old

son who was born at 35 weeks and has a very flat back of

his head. We just had an evaluation at Hanger in San

Mateo, CA, and apparently he is 4 standard deviations away

from the mean, so it's pretty severe. Although my husband

and I hate the idea of having to use the helmet, we hate

the idea of him having a very flat head for life to be a

worse outcome, so I'm looking into where to get the helmet

made. We're still waiting to see if insurance will cover

it, and with an HMO, we might not have much choice about

where to do it if insurance will cover it, but I've been

reading some of the posts about how important it is to

have a good orthotist, and that cranial tech is the best.

I'm exploring the possibility of travelling to San Diego

to go to Cranial Tech, but first I'd like to know if any

of you have experience with the Orthotist in San Mateo.

Thanks!

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There is a STARband provider in Palo Alto that you can go to for a second opinion. Many people on this board have gone there with good results. We went to CIRS in Oakland and were very happy with them. Centre for Independent Rehabilitative Services, Inc.Bob Paterson, COAmy , CPO 3260 Ash Street Palo Alto, CA 94306650-462-0102, FAX 650-462-0107Email: amynfoster@...Email: bobco1238@...Which HMO do you have? Perhaps they will cover the STARband.MollyNovato, CANicolas - STARband graduateOn Oct 30, 2010, at 10:53 AM, "alishotwell" <alishotwell@...> wrote:Hi everyone,I am looking into treatment options for my 3 1/2 month old son who was born at 35 weeks and has a very flat back of his head. We just had an evaluation at Hanger in San Mateo, CA, and apparently he is 4 standard deviations away from the mean, so it's pretty severe. Although my husband and I hate the idea of having to use the helmet, we hate the idea of him having a very flat head for life to be a worse outcome, so I'm looking into where to get the helmet made. We're still waiting to see if insurance will cover it, and with an HMO, we might not have much choice about where to do it if insurance will cover it, but I've been reading some of the posts about how important it is to have a good orthotist, and that cranial tech is the best. I'm exploring the possibility of travelling to San Diego to go to Cranial Tech, but first I'd like to know if any of you have experience with the Orthotist in San Mateo. Thanks! ------------------------------------For more plagio info