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View our privacy policyBaby Ada’s severe brachycephaly improves thanks to LOC’s cranial remoulding helmet therapy.
Ada was a premature baby and had a congenital heart defect and club foot. Ada’s mother, Constance, first noticed a change in Ada’s head shape when she was two months old, but with everything else that was going on, it was not until she was 6 months old that Constance felt it was time to seek treatment. Online research suggested that Ada’s head shape was consistent with brachycephaly, a condition similar to positional plagiocephaly but different. Derived from the Greek for “short head”, it means the shape of the skull is shorter than average.
In January, Ada was assessed by George Coles, one of LOC’s orthotists. At this initial assessment, various measurements were taken to establish the severity of her head shape; one such measurement was the cephalic ratio. This measures the width of the skull divided by the length of the skull. The top end of the normal range is 89%, whereas Ada’s was 104%. Her measurements showed that her brachycephaly was severe.
Constance explains: “Because of the severity of Ada’s brachycephaly, George recommended that Ada was treated with the original LOCband design rather than the new 3D-printed LOCband Lite, as he said there would be more room for growth to improve her head shape. George was great, really informative every step of the way and did not over-promise. Ada was not bothered by the helmet at all; the whole treatment was seamless compared with what we were going through with Ada’s other medical problems. And we were really pleased with how quickly the treatment worked (7 months). The visual improvement in Ada’s head shape was really noticeable.”
At the end of treatment, Ada’s cephalic index was 91%, compared with 104% before treatment.
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Backed by clinical research, LOCband Lite is a non-invasive cranial remoulding helmet designed to support a more balanced head shape over time. Results vary depending on age, severity and daily wear time.
“From the very start, everyone at the London Orthotic Consultancy was professional and friendly. Every step of the way was well-explained and the fitting was quick. It only took Magnus one day to get used to the band, and after that, he wasn’t bothered by it at all. And, most importantly, it worked!”
Maria, Magnus’s mother – Plagiocephaly patient
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