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Cranial Remolding
Asked by T.P. from Dallas
on February 1, 2009
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My daughter needs a cranial helmet for brachycephaly. Let me start out by venting my frustration with my pediatrician! My daughter was born c-section in August with ...
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- I have not been in your situation, however, I have been in a sutuation when I was told the BEST Dr. was "not in my network". WELL...at our house.....network or no...
- If your daughter was born in August, then she's probably getting old enough to hold her head up, right? What about trying to get her to sleep in different positions. ...
- Tracy, you are not wrong for wanting top notch care for your daughter! Now, can you afford to do it at Star Cranial? I know this might not be everybodys opinion but I...
Help with Insurance Appeal for Cranial Banding
Asked by A.J. from Dallas
on April 26, 2008
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My 6 1/2 month old son recently was put into a cranial band, "helmet". He has moderate plagiocephaly and torticollis. The insurance company views the cranial band a...
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- Keep talking to someone(thru Customer Service phone #)at United - keep moving up the chain of command, You don't need to be rude, just insistent and persistent. Your...
- Have you talked to the MD office where this was prescribed? They may be able to write a letter of medical necessity. As a nurse we write letters all the time to help...
- It sounds as though your son already has his band, but another thing to consider is that the DOC band is NOT the only company out there. Although we met with the folk...
Seeking Cranial Specialist for 4 Month Old
Asked by B.S. from Dallas
on May 5, 2008
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My granddaughter just came from her four month check-up. Her cranial plates are not aligning properly making a flat area on her right side and pushing her right ear f...
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- My almost-5-month-old daughter was just fitted for a DOC band at Cranial Technologies in Dallas - it comes in next week and we are hoping she only has to wear it for 6...
- I highly recommend Drs. Barcelo and Genecov at Medical City. I refer several patients to them and also treat several of their patients. All of my parents are extremely...
- I began taking my son to Dr. Melissa Shelton at four months of age for the same problem. She is a chiropractor and we saw results very quickly. Dr. Shelton is awesome ...
Seeking Advice on Cranial Helmet for 9 Month Old
Asked by J.B. from San Diego
on June 27, 2008
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My 9 month old daughter's head is still slightly flat on the right side and now her forehead on that side bulges a little more than the left side. Nobody but my husba...
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- Looks like you've gotten some sound advice already but I'd also like to say that my daughter wore a helmet for about 7 weeks (between 4-6 mo)...it was no big deal, and...
- J., My son got his first helmet when he was 7 months old. The maker of that helmet did not do a good job and it hurt him. When we went back to his Dr. for a check h...
- hey J., Sounds like the helmet wouldn't be covered and I was told that they run pretty high. When we went thru that we were approved for Physical Therapy, so my litt...
7 Mo. Old W/ Plagiocephaly: Any Opinions on Cranial Tech Vs. STAR?
Asked by C.M. from Dallas
on March 15, 2006
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My 7 mo. old son just had his evaluation for plagiocephaly at Children's and is needing a DOC band. I have 2 options for where I can get it made: Cranial Tech. & STAR...
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- I am not familiar with STAR, but my son is currently wearing a DOC band from Cranio Tech and I can honestly say our experience with them has been 100% POSITIVE! I wou...
- My 7 mo old daughter has Plagio also and we used Cranial Tech. We chose there vs STAR because the doctor that referred us had more experience using the casting than s...
- Hi C. I have a 5 year old son that used the DOC I would recc DOC the whole way. I would be happy to get together with you let you look at his beautiful head and talk t...
Anyone Else Have a Kid Needing Doc-band Treatment?
Asked by C.H. from Dallas
on July 20, 2006
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My son is six months old. At his four-month checkup, our pediatrician prescribed a doc-band treatment due to the flatness of my son's H.. I've gone through Cranial T...
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- C., Hi, my son (1-year old) just got off the band last month. He wore it for 4 months. Did you have your pediatrician write a letter of medical necessity for you...
- My son got a DOC band right around the same time (2 years ago). We had a really hard time with scheduling, insurance etc. The technician at the clinic (which was in ...
- C., I had a similiar situation. My son's pediatrician recommended a Doc Band when he was about 6 months old. We have United Healthcare as well and were denied cov...
Anyone with a Baby Who Has Worn the Helmet to Correct a Flat Head?
Asked by J.B. from Dallas
on March 12, 2007
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We just received recommendation to put my 6 month old son in a helmet. He would only sleep on one side of his head as a newborn and it flattened. The place we went i...
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- A friend of mine (her son) had it. It took 3 months, and it worked like a charm!
- My son had plagio and wore a helmet for 4 months. We went to Cranial Tech. and loved it. Please shoot me an e-mail or call me if you want to talk about it. I know it c...
- Hi J., We used CT and everything went great. My son really didn't have much flatness but just enough for us to notice. It was only on a few months and now you would...
Four Month Old Son Needs Helmet
Asked by R.P. from Dallas
on July 10, 2009
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Sigh. I found out today my son needs a helmet as his head has a flat area. Our first appointment was six weeks ago, and, at the time, they recommended tummy time and...
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- R., you are going to get a lot of advice on this topic, but you need to trust your instincts. My daughter, who is turning 2, also had to wear a helmet from Cranial Te...
- One of our twins had to wear one for about 4 mos. (6-10 mos. old). He had torticollis and plagiocephaly and was already in physical therapy for the stretching before ...
- I work in a child dev. center and one of our little guys recently had to have a helmet. He is doing just fine with it. It's light weight and it really doesn't seem to ...
Misshaped Head, Plagiocephaly
Asked by L.G. from Phoenix
on April 17, 2009
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Has anybody done the research between going to Cranial Technologies vs. Hanger? I can't find anything that compares the two or explains why a "helmet or band" would co...
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- I am not sure what is the best, we went to C.T. and had a fabulous experience. We noticed changes in my sons head within the first week. All I know is that C.T. is sup...
- Not all stores sell the same item for the same price and I'm thinking that's probably the simple difference between the costs of the same item.
- L., My daughter just completed use of the cranial band from Hanger. Our insurance (United) initially refused to cover it but then did after we went through the app...
Flattening on Head
Asked by M.B. from Dallas
on April 30, 2007
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Has anyone had a baby with flattening on their head? Our daughter has slight flattening on the back right side of her head. It's barely noticeable except from one cert...
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- Hi M., Our son needed one when he was 8 months old. You could barely tell his one side was flat unless you looked for it. We went to CT and they told us he too woul...
- M., Our son's head was quite flat on the back side b/c he refused to lay any other way. We bought a Noggin Nest (made by Boppy) and put it in his car seat, swing, e...
- We went through the same thing with our son. We decided to go ahead with it. I still wonder if we didn't really need to, but this way I have no regrets. I would hat...
