The London Orthotic Consultancy

Like many other parents my husband and I were in complete turmoil as to whether to go for helmet treatment for our 6 month old. Mr Saeed Hamid held initial consultations with us over Facetime (given the Covid-19 pandemic) when our son Rish was 4 months old. He kindly provided us with free advice to help us try and combat the flat spot that had developed naturally before even discussing any formal treatment options. He truly understood our view that treatment was something to be avoided if at all possible. After a couple of months of rigorous tummy time practice Rish's flat spot was still severe. We met with Mr Hamid at the Romford clinic to take some measurements and found that he had severe plagiocephaly (measuring 10.85mm on the asymmetry index). After a lot of deliberation we decided to go ahead with helmet treatment and couldn't be happier that we did - in fact a huge weight had lifted once we'd made the decision. Some of our concerns centred around how it would impact Rish's sleep and quite honestly it didn't at all. After approximately 5 months of treatment (which now feels like a blip in our baby's life) we achieved a reduction to 5.53mm on the asymmetry index (mild-moderate), which we are extremely happy with. As part of our treatment we trialled the 3D printed helmet that LOC has developed - we found this worked great for us as it is lighter and more breathable which helped over the warmer months. Mr Hamid was a pleasure to deal with, very patient, never pushy and always realistic about what could be achieved. The administrative team at LOC were also super helpful with arranging appointments to suit our babies ever-changing nap schedule! Thank you so much to LOC for such a positive experience!
Jun 25th, 2021

Sep 22nd, 2021

Doctor has addressed all the details of the treatment. Absolutely welcoming, caring and professional. It gaves us hope to finally my Son would walk more confident and comfortable. Financial payments set with the treatment progression. We very grateful.
Jun 23rd, 2021

Did not receive the information on the consultation that cost 160 Did not like the doctors approach, did not feel that doctor sensed my problem totally, as he starting consultation from annoying phrase - its common problem , even though it is far from common
Nov 5th, 2019