Plagiocephaly, commonly known as flat-head syndrome, is a condition that affects many infants, often going unnoticed until it becomes prominent. This condition results in a flattening or asymmetry ...

Neck massage, focusing on elongation of the SCM ... [21] Given the cosmetic nature of plagiocephaly, treatment decisions can be difficult; many factors need to be considered.

published an article in which she demonstrated that helmet therapy is ineffective on babies with moderate to severe plagiocephaly (skull flattening). The research was broadly discussed in the ...

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.

The condition, called deformational plagiocephaly can be treated using molding orthosis. A customized helmet is used to modify the growth and enables the correction of existing deficits.

A new study suggests using the helmet therapy in babies with mild plagiocephaly, who don’t respond to other treatments such as active repositioning and physical therapy. Recent research from ...