Re: Those of you who did not band/helmet

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Mahalo,

This is a quote from my insurance company's medical policy regarding plagiocephaly and helmets, etc.:

" Due to the mobility of infants greater than 4 months of age, repositioning therapy is not efffective and thus, a trial of repositioning is not indicated. "   Essentially, there are saying that in order for the child to qualify for an orthosis, they would like for the child to have gone through at least 2 months of repositioning, unless that child is already 4 months, after which repositioning is ineffective.

This is a Blue Cross Blue Shield document, which I can forward to you if you wish.  It's not an easy decision, and I'm right there with you.

 

 

On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 2:20 AM, curlyqhawaii <curlyqhawaii@...> wrote:

My son (8 mo next week) was diagnosed with mild/mod. plagio.  THe neurosurgeon feels that it will correct itself.  My husband and I will are on the fence on what to do.  We will be repositioning him as much as possible and take weekly pictures to see if we see any change.  At his 9 mo appointment we will then re-evaluate his head shape and decide if we need to band him.

My question is will repositioning help?  Will I see a difference if we only reposition him?I am also looking into CST but my husband is a little skepitical about it.Mahalo,------------------------------------

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