I Will Inspire Race
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I’m really looking forward to getting together with friends this weekend. On Saturday, a group from Westcoast Brace & Limb is participating in the “I Will Inspire” 5K or 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk/Wheel. Team Westcoast is a mixture of people at all athletic abilities: we … MORE >


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Abby Wold
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Abby Wold is a 31 year old student at the University of South Florida in Tampa. In 2003, she survived Meningococcal Meningitis complicated by multiple organ failure, disseminated intravascular coagulation, and Waterhouse-Frederichsen syndrome. She was on life support with a grim prognosis and in a … MORE >

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Head Shapes

Plagiocephaly

Common Signs:

  • Flattening on either side of the back of the head
  • One side of the forehead is more prominent
  • One eye may appear slightly smaller than the other
  • One ear may be shifted foreword in relationship to the other
  • Facial asymmetry with one cheek fuller than the other

Brachycephaly

Common Signs:

  • Flattening across the back of the head
  • From a side view, the head looks tall
  • The head appears wide at ear level
  • When viewed from the top, the head is short and wide

Scaphocephaly

Common Signs:

  • Fattening of both sides of the head
  • When viewed from the top, the head is narrow and long
  • Common in premature babies

Combinations of these head shapes are also seen:

Asymmetric Brachycephaly

Asymmetric Scaphocephaly

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