Therapy of positional skull deformitites with head orthoses - a retrospective analysis

Abstract

Since the "Back to Sleep" campaign in 1992, newborns and toddlers have been positioned on their back or side more often. As a result, there has been an increased number of cranial deformities. Head orthoses can help to restore a natural skull shape and to reduce the deformation caused by the positioning. Often this is not only an aesthetic issue, but can also cause functional problems that come within the deformity. The head shape has been compared by using 3D photo scans before and after the treatment. The aim of this diploma thesis is to present and analyze the progress and to compare positional head deformities from toddlers before and after the therapy. Untreated skull deformities can lead to visual as well as a variety of functional problems. It can be expected that after the head orthoses, the positional deformities will regress and a normal skull shape will develop. In both plagiocephalus and brachycephalus a decrease in the number and severity of positional skull deformities could be observed, using the severity scale

Datum der Bewilligung	2020
Originalsprache	Englisch
Gradverleihende Hochschule	Medizinische Universität Graz
Betreuer/-in	Wolfgang Zemann (Betreuer*in)