Not long ago, we were talking about the plagiocephaly, the collection of signatures and the problem that it presents for many Spanish parents who have a child affected by this disease or some type of cranial deformity. Since October 2005 a campaign of signatures has been opened to try to end the lack of information that parents are subjected to when they meet and face for the first time this kind of problems that their children present.
Positional plagiocephaly is a type of cranial deformity that affects 12% of infants in our country and consists of an occipital level crush, one side of the forehead more prominent than the other and misaligned ears, these problems caused by remaining mouth up and in the same position during your rest hours.
If the cranial deformity is not treated in time, it will accompany the child to adulthood with its possible sequels, where we can find psychomotor delays, headaches, strabismus, etc. In addition, we must also verify the possible psychological consequences that will be caused by this deformity. The photo offered by courtesy of APNP, corresponds to Adrián, a little boy who has undergone the docband treatment, one of the existing treatments in Spain. At the time, a non-profit association was founded, the APNP (Association of Parents of Children with Plagiocephaly and other cranial deformities), this association aims to fight to improve information, for greater prevention and better guidance for To be able to avoid these types of problems, if, on the contrary, the problem is already present, to help the parents so that they know how they should act and where they should go to perform the appropriate treatment for the child.
In addition, the association struggles for health administrations to give the necessary help to treat cranial deformity, as well as the inclusion of Social Security treatment. The idea is that everyone is benefited unlike what is currently happening, since the treatment is only available in private clinics and for officials who are subject to MUFAZE, with the exception of the Valencian community.
A few days ago the APNP has launched its website, where we can find all kinds of useful information for parents who may be disoriented and do not know how to act. Information on prevention, repositioning, existing centers in Spain to adequately address the problem, photos, etc. Reliable information that will certainly help the parents of children with positional plagiocephaly.
The APNP is making a long and hard road to facilitate the best for parents and children who suffer the problem altogether. We can all see that the purposes of the association are commendable but everyone's help is necessary, just visit the website and leave your signature there (online) so that the objectives set can be met. At the moment they have about 2,500 signatures but at least 10,000 are required, the participation of all readers is necessary, they will only steal a couple of minutes, very well used when it comes to solving a problem that affects many children.
You can deposit your signature in Signatures collection for plagiocephaly, it really is important, thanks in advance.
