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It's a big word for a fairly common occurrence: plagiocephaly (pronounced play-gee-oh-sef-a-lee), which is Greek for oblique or slanted head. The condition refers to an asymmetrical skull, and it ...
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 ...
If you hear that your infant has plagiocephaly, the name might sound scary or even confusing. The good news is, this common disorder found in infants is very treatable, and not at all painful. A ...
One-fifth to one-half of babies develop flat spots on their heads, an unintended side effect of public health campaigns to put babies to sleep on their backs; a new study finds that expensive ...
(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 ...
For infants with skull flattening related to sleep position, starting helmet therapy at a younger age, especially before 24 weeks, increases the treatment success rate, suggests a study in the ...
Newborns’ soft skulls can be misshapen in childbirth, which usually resolves on its own within the first month or so. But some babies develop positional plagiocephaly, a condition often caused by ...
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 ...
New Study Offering Free Plagiocephaly Treatment (an alternative to helmet therapy) in San Diego, California!SAN DIEGO, March 27, 202. Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT.
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