Latest Positional plagiocephaly Stories
SAN ANTONIO, March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- San Antonio pediatrician Dr. Brooks Hagee treats infants and talks to their families about a myriad of medical issues. But in addition to being a pediatrician, Hagee is also mother to 20-month-old daughter Caroline. When Caroline was five weeks old, Hagee noticed her daughter had flatness in the back of her head, her forehead bulged out and one side of her face seemed fuller than the other. (Photo:...
The prevalence of plagiocephaly, a condition marked by an asymmetrical, flattening of the skull, appears to be increasing in infants and young children, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the August issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals."Plagiocephaly is characterized by unilateral flattening of the head either in the frontal or occipital [rear] region," the authors write as background information in...
RSLSteeper, one of the UK's leading providers of clinically effective prosthetics and orthotics services, has launched STAR@Steeperclinic, a new service based in Leeds designed specifically to help treat babies suffering from head shape abnormalities such as deformational plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome). (PRWeb UK) December 2, 2010 RSLSteeper, one of the UK's leading providers of clinically effective prosthetics and orthotics services, has launched STAR@Steeperclinic, a new service...
SAN ANTONIO, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The STAR Cranial Center of Excellence, a specialized provider of treatment for infants with plagiocephaly and other head shape abnormalities, recently opened a new location in San Antonio. The Center currently also has offices in the Baltimore, Dallas and Orlando areas, and has treated thousands of infants with STARband® cranial remolding orthoses, also commonly referred to as cranial helmets or headbands. The new San Antonio location offers the...
Researchers caution not to be alarmed; more study needed to determine if delays are persistent and significantIn a new study, infants averaging six months of age who exhibited positional plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome) had lower scores than typical infants in observational tests used to evaluate cognitive and motor development. Positional or deformational plagiocephaly may occur when external forces shape an infant's skull while it is still soft and malleable, such as extended time spent...
A baby's sleep position is the best predictor of a misshapen skull condition known as deformational plagiocephaly "“ or the development of flat spots on an infant's head "“ according to findings reported by Arizona State University scientists in the December issue of the journal Pediatrics.Analyzing the largest database to date, more than 20,000 children, the ASU researchers found that the number of babies who have developed flat-headedness has dramatically increased since 1992. The...
DALLAS, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Orthomerica Products Inc. is taking its high tech treatment for cranial remolding on the road with the company's new Mobile STAR Cranial Center of Excellence, a vehicle equipped with the company's STARscanner -- a head shape scanning system that scans a child's head in less than two seconds. The vehicle's scanner can be easily moved for use in satellite clinics wherever the unit travels, and the van is also equipped with the necessary tools to make...
MAITLAND, Fla., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The STAR Cranial Center of Excellence, a specialized provider of treatment for infants with plagiocephaly and other head shape abnormalities, opened a third location on June 1, 2009 in Maitland, Florida. The Center currently also has offices in the Baltimore and Dallas areas, and has treated thousands of infants with STARband(R) cranial remolding orthoses, also commonly referred to as a cranial helmets or headbands. The new Maitland location will...
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ABC Kids Expo -- Summer Infant(R), a leading juvenile products company dedicated to making parenting The Best Time of Your Life(TM), today announces the availability of an assortment of products designed for Safe and Sound Sleeping. The Symmetry Sleep Positioner Secure Sleep(TM) Baby Monitor, Secure Sleep(TM) Handheld Color Video Monitor and SwaddleMe(R) Infant Wrap work together to provide a safe sleeping environment for babies while giving peace of mind...
