002 - Plagiocephaly

Christian and Mike discuss the ins and outs of Plagiocephaly from the perspective of the Paediatric Chiropractor. For those of you playing at home, here are the references mentioned in today's episode: Kim DG, Lee JS, Lee JW, et al. The Effects of Helmet Therapy Relative to the Size of the Anterior Fontanelle in Nonsynostotic Plagiocephaly: A Retrospective Study. J Clin Med. 2019;8(11):1977 Burmeister S, Kayne A, Yazdanyar A, Hagstrom J, Burmeister D. Plagiocephaly Perception and Prevention: A Need to Intervene Early to Educate Parents. Open J Occup Ther. 2021;9(3):1-11 Collett BR, Wallace ER, Ola C, Kartin D, Cunningham ML, Speltz ML. Do Infant Motor Skills Mediate the Association Between Positional Plagiocephaly/Brachycephaly and Cognition in School-Aged Children? Phys Ther. 2021;101(2) Pastor-Pons I, Hidalgo-García C, Lucha-López MO, et al. Effectiveness of pediatric integrative manual therapy in cervical movement limitation in infants with positional plagiocephaly: a randomized controlled trial. Ital J Pediatr 2021 471. 2021;47(1):1-12 Turk AE, McCarthy JG, Thorne CH, Wisoff JH. The “back to sleep campaign” and deformational plagiocephaly: is there cause for concern? J Craniofac Surg. 1996;7(1):12-18 Argenta L. Clinical Classification of Positional Plagiocephaly. J Craniofac Surg. 2004;15(3):368-372 van Vlimmeren LA, van der Graaf Y, Boere-Boonekamp MM, L’Hoir MP, Helders PJM, Engelbert RHH. Risk Factors for Deformational Plagiocephaly at Birth and at 7 Weeks of Age: A Prospective Cohort Study. Pediatrics. 2007;119(2):e408-e418 Branch LG, Kesty K, Krebs E, Wright L, Leger S, David LR. Argenta clinical classification of deformational plagiocephaly. J Craniofac Surg. 2015;26(3):606-610. Murgia M, Venditto T, Paoloni M, et al. Assessing the cervical range of motion in infants with positional plagiocephaly. J Craniofac Surg. 2016;27(4):1060-1064. McLain RF. Mechanoreceptor endings in human cervical facet joints. Iowa Orthop J. 1993;13:149-154 Sergueef N, Nelson KE, Glonek T. Palpatory diagnosis of plagiocephaly. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2006;12(2):101-110 Kim DH, Kwon DR. Neurodevelopmental delay according to severity of deformational plagiocephaly in children. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020;99(28):e21194 Hussein MA, Woo T, Yun IS, Park H, Kim YO. Analysis of the correlation between deformational plagiocephaly and neurodevelopmental delay. J Plast Reconstr Aesthetic Surg. 2018;71(1):112-117 Unwin S, Dika C. Deformational Plagiocephaly—A Focus on Prevention. J Nurse Pract. 2017;13(2):162-169 Collett BR, Gray KE, Starr JR, Heike CL, Cunningham ML, Speltz ML. Development at age 36 months in children with deformational plagiocephaly. Pediatrics. 2013;131(1) Shamji MF, Fric-Shamji EC, Merchant P, Vassilyadi M. Cosmetic and cognitive outcomes of positional plagiocephaly treatment. Clin Investig Med. 2012;35(5) Fludder CJ, Keil BG. Deformational plagiocephaly and reduced cervical spine range of motion: a retrospective case series of 150 infants in a paediatric chiropractic clinic. J Altern Ther Heal Med. 2020;26(12) Fludder CJ, Keil BG. Instrument-Assisted Delivery and the Prevalence of Reduced Cervical Spine Range of Motion. Chiropr J Aust. 2018;46:162-171 Pettersson K, Ajne J, Yousaf K, Sturm D, Westgren M, Ajne G. Traction force during vacuum extraction: a prospective observational study. BJOG An Int J Obstet Gynaecol. 2015;122(13):1809-1816 Triano JJ, Lester S, Starmer D, Hewitt EG. Manipulation Peak Forces Across Spinal Regions for Children Using Mannequin Simulators. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2017;40(3):139-146