Management of positional plagiocephaly—helmet or no helmet?

Helmet Therapy for Positional Cranial Deformities in Children

Positional cranial deformities are a group of disorders that result in asymmetrical cranial vault due to the application of prolonged exterior pressure on the skull. These can be classified as deformational plagiocephaly, deformational brachycephaly and deformational scaphocephaly, in order of frequency. Clinical awareness of the condition has increased due to its increased incidence resulting ...

Management of positional plagiocephaly.

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Effectiveness of Helmet Cranial Remodeling in Older Infants with Positional Plagiocephaly

BACKGROUND Management of positional plagiocephaly by wearing a cranial molding helmet has become a matter of growing medical interest. Some research studies reported that starting helmet therapy early (age 5 to 6 months) is important and leads to a significantly better outcome in a shorter treatment time. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cranial remodeling treat...

Effectiveness of Conservative Therapy and Helmet Therapy for Positional Cranial Deformation.

BACKGROUND The authors investigated the effectiveness of conservative (repositioning therapy with or without physical therapy) and helmet therapy, and identified factors associated with treatment failure. METHODS A total of 4378 patients evaluated for deformational plagiocephaly and/or deformational brachycephaly were assigned to conservative (repositioning therapy, n = 383; repositioning the...