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John Smetona is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Dr. Smetona is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Plagiocephaly. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Plagiocephaly, Metopic Ridge, Craniosynostosis, Osteotomy, and Craniectomy. Dr. Smetona is board certified in American Board Of Plastic Surgery.
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Dimitrios Nikas is a Neurosurgery provider practicing medicine in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Dr. Nikas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Plagiocephaly. He is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myelomeningocele, Plagiocephaly, Hydrocephalus, Horner Syndrome, and Craniectomy. Dr. Nikas is board certified in American Board Of Neurological Surgery.
Hiroshi Miyabayashi practices practicing medicine in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Miyabayashi is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Plagiocephaly. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Plagiocephaly, Craniosynostosis, Metopic Ridge, Premature Infant, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.
Summary: This study will examine how effective caregiver's repositioning strategies are in correcting an infant's deformational cranial shape, as well as the effectiveness of the use of a custom cranial remolding orthosis for treatment of deformational head shapes. Infants with torticollis will be concurrently enrolled in physical therapy treatment until the torticollis is resolved. A normal, unaffected po...
Summary: The goal of this crossover randomized clinical trial is to assess the effects of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) compared to standard of care repositioning in children diagnosed with positional/deformational plagiocephaly. The main hypothesis is that children who received OMT will show significantly improved anthropometric measures of cranial symmetry over those receiving the current pedi...
Published Date: May 10, 2022
Published By: Genetic and Rare Diseases Informnation Center