With the help of Dolcy Lima CO of Orthomerica, the nations largest FDA approved manufacturer of cranial remolding orthosis, Orthotic and Prosthetic Solutions has presented a document to Chris Wright MD, Medical Director of Nebraska Medicaid. This document was worked on and completed in an attempt to reverse Nebraska Medicaid's stance the positional Plagiocephaly is simply cosmetic. Research has shown that that a classification of moderate to severe according to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Plagiocephaly Classification System can be attributed to the following:
Orthotic & Prosthetic Solutions offers a quantifiable, medical-based model to first treat plagiocephaly conservatively through physical therpay followed by orthotic management only under very specific guidelines. Our model offers dual therapy appointments including an orthotist and physical therapist at all patient visits. During each session, we teach an aggressive parent education and repositioning program while monitoring cranial symmetry and performing analysis on a myriad of cranial measurements. If significant changes have not occurred after the six-week program and the child continues to present with moderate to severe plagiocephaly, orthotic treatment is then discussed. We evaluate and determine the severity of plagiocephaly as described by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Plagiocephaly Classification System.
It has been proposed, that Nebraska Medicaid should pay for these services when used in conjunction with our team approach.