Here’s everything you need to know about plagiocephaly – also known as "flat-head syndrome" and "positional molding.” What is Plagiocephaly? Babies have soft skulls that can be molded easily.

A recent study published in the online edition of Pediatrics confirms what I see in my practice. According to this study, the incidence of positional plagiocephaly (head flattening) has increased ...

A. In layman’s terms, plagiocephaly is a flattening of the skull, sometimes on the back or the side of the head. It’s usually caused by an infant laying on their back for long periods of time ...

Helmet therapy reduced skull flattening in all three age groups but was more effective when treatment was started at younger ages. Among infants with mild-to-moderate plagiocephaly, helmet therapy ...

"Deformational plagiocephaly" is the technical term, and it's a widespread condition that has risen sharply since public health campaigns to put babies to sleep on their backs began in the 1990s.

(CBS) Flat-headed babies appear to be on the rise, at least in Texas. A new review of the Texas Birth Defects Registry shows that cases of flattened heads (plagiocephaly) increased nine-fold ...

Physical therapy—with helmet therapy if needed—is the recommended treatment for most infants with position-related flattening of the skull (plagiocephaly), according to a new set of clinical ...

The Osteopathic Center for Children & Osteopathy's Promise to Children is now looking for infants 4 months old and younger diagnosed with plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome), which affects 47% of ...

Plagiocephaly, known as flat head syndrome, is a condition where an infant's head becomes flattened on one side. Torticollis is characterized by tight neck muscles, restricting an infant's ability ...

What are the symptoms of plagiocephaly that parents should look out for? The main thing that you’ll see is the flattening of the skull; there aren’t really any other symptoms associated with it.