Treatment for plagiocephaly, brachycephaly and scaphocephaly

Treatment for plagiocephaly, brachycephaly, scaphocephaly and other cranial deformities

For the treatment of plagiocephaly and other cranial deformities, it is advisable:

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Up to 4 months of age, repositioning (sleeping on the side) can help in the treatment of cranial deformities.
From 4 months onwards, the use of a DOC Band® orthopedic helmet is the most effective solution.

Average treatment of 4 months (range 5 weeks and 6 months). Between 3 and 6 months of age, treatment lasts between 5 and 12 weeks.
Average use of the second band of 12.5% (passive bands use double or triple the bands and double or triple the time of DOC Band® for similar cases).
The expected percentages of improvement with the DOC Band® at 6.9 months of age are 60% at the level of the cranial vault, 47% at the level of the base and 42% at the level of the face (data from 1998, currently the results are superior).
The incidence of skin problems is less than 5%.
It's not just about rounding the head. DOC Band® has shown in scientific articles that it respects the anthropometric proportions of the head, that it does not interfere with natural growth, that its results are maintained over time and that it does not produce functional alterations.

Learn about the results of treatment with the DOC Band® orthopedic helmet for plagiocephaly, brachycephaly, scapocephaly and other cranial deformities.

Advantages of the DOC Band® orthopedic helmet

The main advantages of treating plagiocephaly and other cranial deformities in babies with DOC Band® compared to passive bands are:

DOC Band® is comfortable and light, patients adapt from the first day.
With DOC Band® we can treat patients up to 2 years of age.
The manufacture of DOC Band® is based on the experience accumulated in more than 300,000 cases treated during the last 25 years.
Staff treating patients with the DOC band® have a solid medical background, being trained at the Cranial Technologies Inc. of Phoenix (Arizona, USA) and is directed and supervised directly by the company.
Cranial Technologies Inc. does not have a single type of band, but manufactures a different band tailored to each unique patient.
Cranial Technologies Inc. is dedicated solely and exclusively to the manufacture and treatment of cranial deformities with cranial orthoses.
Every band and every patient benefits from the continuous research and innovation of Cranial Technologies Inc.
You can copy the shape but not the results. The European centers that work with DOC Band® are highly qualified. If accessibility is your weak point, its speed saves time and travel. Experience, professionalism and absolute dedication are your best guarantee.
All the patients treated in our center have photographic records and all of them undergo a positive mold at the entrance. In the center of Barcelona, a qualified pediatric psychology team performs a neurological maturation study on patients with suspected delays.

The DOC Band® orthopedic helmet treatment is made of a plastic material, is lightweight, non-allergenic and very well tolerated by pediatric patients.

From 6 months of age, if the deformity has not been corrected with postural treatments, the only solution may be the cranial orthopedic band , orthopedic helmet or cranial orthosis.

Before the age of 12 months is when the best results are obtained with the use of the DOC BAND corrective helmet.

In any case, if you observe any type of deformity in your baby’s head, go to your pediatrician or a specialist in the treatment of cranial deformities for a correct diagnosis and corrective treatment.

Its use must be daily and constant. It is only removed for bathing, grooming, neck exercises, and dressing.

Cranial Technologies has 86 authorized centers in the Americas and Europe.

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cases of plagiocephaly and other deformities

Our view on other treatments for babies:

In the United States and also in Europe, discussions about the use of active bands or passive bands are frequent in parent forums, about which ones are more useful and more appropriate for the treatment of small patients.

The concept of active (or dynamic) band is well defined in the scientific articles published by Cranial Technologies Inc. (see Inicio, 1994 and 1998) and it is simply to act on some key points of the deformed skull applying the mechanics of three-dimensional correction of translation and remodeling of the bones of the base and the cranial vault based on an anatomical model that is as natural and normal as possible possible.

The passive bands criterion is based on relying on the passive growth of the skull, leaving free spaces that act as a discharge splint.

There is no account of results in the treatment of cranial deformities in babies with passive or local bands.

Basically, the only articles published in international scientific journals on the results of orthopedic treatments for plagiocephaly correspond to prospective studies carried out with the active dynamic band DOC Band®.