Health And General Life Care: [Plagio] Re: difference in length of wear between hanger and CT?

[Plagio] Re: difference in length of wear between hanger and CT?

Wednesday, 23 January 2008

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Hello. It is common that Orthotists will estimate about 3-4 mo,
because that is the average length of wear for a cranial band. Since
your Daughter is younger that most kids that are banded, CT's estimate
may be a little more accurate, but you never really know how they will
grow until they are banded and you start seeing correction. The Hanger
Ortho may have just said that to be conservative, since you can't
really predict the length of wear. It doesn't neccesarily mean that
she would be in the Hanger Band for longer. Just that the time isn't
really something that can be predicted accurately and some Orthotists
just aren't as comfortable with telling you a time frame in case the
baby's growth doesn't go along with it. (the foam on the Hanger band
does actually tend to be thicker than the DOC, so I believe that the
life of the Hanger band can be longer, but time for correction should
be about the same regardless which band you use)

Jen :)
Katie (3 1/2 yrs), tort resolved, Hanger Band Grad
Emily (6 yrs)

--- In Plagiocephaly@yahoogroups.com, "emilyejordan" <emilyejordan@...>
wrote:
>
> Our daughter (almost 3 mos) was born with torticollis and has
> developed plagio that will require banding. We've seen both CT and
> Hanger in our area. CT estimated 6-8 weeks to correct (consistent
> with what our pediatrician thought). Hanger said 3-4 mos. That's a
> pretty significant difference. Has anyone else had a similar
> experience? Do children typically stay in the Hanger helmets longer?
>

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