Google “skull deformity helmets” and nearly half of the results on the first page are articles that criticize helmet therapy for infants, claiming that the expensive orthotics are a total waste of money. Despite numerous studies that support the effectiveness of helmet therapy in correcting plagiocephaly and brachycephaly [3-6], media sources such as …
by Meredith Wright So many parents face this situation and suddenly begin to panic, but rest assured this is a common problem and can often be resolved without extreme measures. The frequency of this concern for parents began to increase in 1992 when the “Back to Sleep” campaign suggested lying an infant on their back in their crib …
by Meredith Wright Check out Blythe graduating from her cranial remolding helmet!
by Rachel Bennett Cadence just finished using her cranial remolding helmet, which corrected the flat spots on her head (otherwise known as plagiocephaly). Time to celebrate!
by Rachel Bennett According to a new study released by Mount Royal University, about 50 percent of all babies have flat spots on their heads. The condition is known as plagiocephaly, which means “oblique head” in Greek. The study’s researchers observed 440 babies aged 7 to 12 weeks in four clinics across Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The results show that 46.6 …
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