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Keep up to date with all the latest news at The London Orthotic Consultancy via our new blog page. Here you can find information about our clinics, our treatment and the locations we serve, as well as testimonials from many of our valued patients.
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Amelia's plagiocephaly journey

Amelia was diagnosed with tightness in her neck by her GP before her plagiocephaly diagnosis. Clinician Jo Drake treated her with a LOCband Lite cranial remoulding helmet, which improved her overall head shape and asymmetry.

By Daisy
01 September 2024
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Barney's plagiocephaly journey

Barney's very severe flat head syndrome (plagiocephaly) and diagnosis of torticollis led to successful helmet therapy with the LOCband, significantly improving his head shape, going from 27mm asymmetry to 12mm.

By Daisy
07 August 2024
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Freddie's plagiocephaly journey

Freddie’s positional plagiocephaly was treated successfully with the LOCBand Lite, going from 11mm to 2mm after four months in his helmet.

By Daisy
03 July 2024
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Nina and Ella: identical twins treated for craniosynostosis

Mum Natalie shares her experience of having both her identical twins diagnosed with craniosynostosis. Ella and Nina had surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital before going through cranial remoulding therapy at the London Orthotic Consultancy.

By Daisy
09 May 2024
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Rosie's plagiocephaly journey

Rosie’s very severe plagiocephaly was no problem for the LOCBand Lite 3D-printed cranial remoulding helmet, going from 16mm to 2mm in just six months.

By Daisy
21 March 2024
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Iyad's severe plagiocephaly treated in just 3 months

Baby Iyad's plagiocephaly was classed as 'severe' yet was treated in just 3 months of wearing the LOCband Lite helmet.

By Daisy
16 November 2023
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Celebrating our 500th LOCband Lite patient

Just over two years since the LOCband Lite's launch, we’ve successfully treated our 500th helmet therapy patient, Billy, with our innovative 3D-printed cranial band.

By Daisy
06 October 2023
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Ada’s brachycephaly improves with helmet therapy

Baby Ada’s severe brachycephaly improves thanks to LOC’s cranial remoulding helmet therapy.

By Daisy
31 August 2023
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Jacob’s helmet therapy success after craniosynostosis surgery

Read about Jacob’s helmet therapy treatment journey following craniosynostosis surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

By Daisy
25 August 2023
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Bonnie's Plagiocephaly Treatment

Baby Bonnie's head shape improves after only 6 months in the LOCband Lite cranial remolding helmet.

By Daisy
05 April 2023
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Amelia’s Flat Head Syndrome Success

1-year-old Amelia is one of the older babies we have successfully treated for plagiocephaly using the LOCband Lite helmet. Here, Amelia’s mother describes her flat head syndrome journey and the results of her treatment.

By Daisy
18 January 2023
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Plagiocephaly & Pectus lecture

John turner lectures students at the University of Salford on the use of the Gait Laboratory to assess patients with lower limb conditions like cerebral palsy and spina bifida.

By Jon W
16 December 2022