For all those who like to read up on evidence around positional plagiocephaly in infants. Well, I have the guidelines for you.
The Congress of Neurological Surgeons has produced an evidence-based review and it’s clinical management protocol.
The link is at the bottom of this page, however the key points from it are:
- Physical therapy is recommended over repositioning education alone for reducing prevalence of infantile positional plagiocephaly in infants 7 weeks of age.
- Physical therapy is as effective for the treatment of positional plagiocephaly and recommended over the use of a positional pillow, in order to ensure a safe sleeping environment.
- Helmet therapy is recommended for infants with persistent moderate to severe plagiocephaly after a course of conservative treatment (repositioning and/or physical therapy).
These guidelines help to emphasis the multifactorial response that’s required to help treat infants with positional plagiocephaly.
Dr Victoria McLelland – registered Osteopath
