Alexander Reached His Destination!

Alexander is officially done with the helmet and his physical therapy!  His head was rescanned on 07/11/2012.  The cephalic ratio improved from 0.941mm (as measured on 03/22/2012) to 0.885mm.  The oblique diagonal difference decreased from 8.9mm to 5.44mm.  So the final measurements listed above were satisfactory, as confirmed with a visit to the craniofacial specialist.  The improvement the helmet has made over the last few months is definitely noticeable, moreso even to grandparents and those that do not see him everyday. 

Here is an overlay from the final scan – the red line was the head shape on 03/22/2012 and the blue line is from 07/11/2012.

Physical therapy relieved Alex of his torticollis and he now has full motion of his head to his right side.  His head does not tilt to the right like it used to when he was in a sitting position.  In addition to the exercises performed in physical therapy, his neck muscles got stronger as he grew into the crawling positions and now the standing position, which helped fight the torticollis.

We are very satisfied with the results the Starband provided.  That, coupled with the physical therapy, has really improved Alexander’s head shape and range of motion.  Though we are glad to be done with the helmet, Alexander is learning to walk now and sometimes I miss the protection the helmet provided!