What special training do certified orthotist have that prepares them for taking care of children with positional plagiocephaly?
A certified orthotist is an allied health professional who is specifically trained and educated to provide or manage the provision of custom-designed, fabricated, modified and fitted external orthosis (braces) to orthotic patients. The selection of the orthosis is based on clinical assessment and the physicians prescription, in order to restore physiological function and/or cosmesis. The strong background in patient care using medical biomechanical principles and materials gives these professionals the skills to manage infants with positional plagiocephaly. Orthotists have been fitting braces including cranial helmets for over 100 years in the United States. Certified orthotists go through extensive training to learn how to evaluate, cast, fabricate and fit orthosis (braces). There are only a handful of universities in the United States that have programs for the field of orthotics and these programs must meet stringent criteria set by the American Board for Certification. Once an orth
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