NiC BAND Infant Cranial Remolding Orthosis

COVID-19 UPDATE In compliance with federal and state guidelines and for the health and safety of our patient families, we are suspending patient care from April 9 to April 17. We will resume patient care hours on April 20th. Please LIKE US and check back for further updates. To check or reschedule your appointment please call 833-642-2263. We do not make this decision lightly and greatly appreciate your support. Thank you.

COVID-19 APPOINTMENT PROTOCOL FOR THE NIC BAND PROGRAM To be able to continue to treat patients the following has been instituted: 1. One patient will be allowed in the office at a time, to allow us to sanitize the patient care area and to comply with social distancing. Parents are instructed to call the office BEFORE GETTING OUT OF THEIR CAR. The secretary will inform you when the patient care area is ready. For Mineola appointments call 631-704-0388. For the Queens offic...e call 833-642-2263. 2. No one attending the appointment should feel ill, coughing, sneezing or feverish. Infants displaying these symptoms cannot be seen and will be reappointed. 3. Please limit the number of people coming to the appointment. Ideally it will be one Parent/Guardian and patient. 4. If the patient has no issues with device fit, function or skin issues, your follow-up appointment can be delayed an additional 2 weeks. The EXCEPTION IS a helmet follow-up appointments 2 weeks after delivery. Thank you for understanding these changes and the reason for their implimentation. If you have any questions please call the main office at 833-642-2263. The current protocols are subject to change pending further governmental announcements. Please check back often for further updates. Thank you and stay safe.

BACK-TO-SLEEP, PLAGIOCEPHALY and CRANIAL HELMETS Since 1992, when the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a change to infant sleeping position, the incidence of Plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome) has increased exponentially. The reason for the change in sleep position was based on research in preventing SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) related deaths. While the research showed a 40% decrease in SIDS deaths when infants were placed on their back to sleep, the incidence ...Continue reading

I will be posting scanner comparisons of before and after treatment. Please take note of the start age and length of treatment. I will offer advice regarding the length of treatment, but it is often the parents who decide when to discontinue treatment.

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