Technology in Motion Ltd - Bolton - Bolton

Amy W

I cannot thank Emma and TiM enough! My little one needed a helmet to correct plagiocephaly. We listened to medical advice and didn't seek treatment until 12 months old when it was obvious it wasn't going to correct itself. The results are fantastic, having gone from moderate/severe on the scale to borderline mild/normal in 5 months! Our only regret is not starting the treatment earlier!

Daniel Whitehouse

I wish to share with anyone reading this, what a fantastic experience we have had with Technology in motion.

I would like to say, if you're hesitant - don't be! You're in safe hands, don't delay, and leave it too late as there is only a limited time period you have to gain the best results or even undergo treatment at all.

When our baby started to develop problems with his head shape, we began seeking help, initially through the NHS as you typically would. We also began searching online as you do in this day and age, hoping to find remedies or strategies to help combat the issues we were having with our baby's head shape.

Upon some research, we soon began to realise the NHS offer no such service like the one Technology in motion does. Not only this, but the NHS go on to state 'there is no evidence' to support the helmets working - go figure. This was worrying to us as at the time as we didn't know what else to do, but it turns out it was worth every penny.

We were referred to a doctor at pediatrics, who told us our baby's head shape will improve to some degree as he gets older, however went on to say 'hair growth will help cover up the problems' this we found most dissatisfactory and an unacceptable response. When questioned what could be done now or in the future to help remedy his head shape, he suggested that if it was still bad enough when older, they could operate and then went on to explain what they would do - which may I add, sounded like an absolutely horrific operation. He also talked briefly about the helmets but claimed 'they don't work'.

Being stubborn and not accepting this, given it was our baby's head shape at steak, as of today and for the rest of his life, we continued to explore these helmets, or bands as some people refer to them. We had a look on the Technology in motion Facebook page where we found numerous positive reviews, including pictures of before and after that some parents kindly posted, this gave us more confidence we were going the right direction so we contacted Technology in motion, who asked for pictures of our baby's head from various angles. They confirmed this was something they could help with and before you knew it, we were booked in for the initial assessment.

During the assessment, a scan was done that confirmed the conditions our baby had, regarding his head shape and how it had become misshapen. They were very confident that treatment would yield a good result. I will admit, it is not the cheapest of things you will ever do, but your child's head shape is for life and the money spent was well justified and we couldn't be happier with the end result.

It was never too much trouble to contact someone if you had questions before or during treatment. You could book additional appointments at no extra cost if you felt you needed to be seen sooner.

It's with great thanks that our baby now has a normal head shape again, having gone from severe to more or less into the 'normal' category. He looks like any other child of his age. His head shape has come out very well. Clearly, leaving it would have achieved nothing but problems.

As to why his head had become so misshapen, we believe it was a number of factors which included, he was big at birth for his gestational period, however he was born prematurely, so his bones were even softer than if he had gone full term. He also had a very stiff neck, so when sleeping, he would only sleep with his head one way which allowed for a constant pressure point. We tried everything to get him to rotate his neck the other direction and sleep the other way without success. To us, it felt like the perfect storm which lead to the problems we faced.

Thank you so much Technology in motion, we will be forever grateful of your service.