Plagiocephaly
This common condition, also known as Flat Head Syndrome, is very treatable using repositioning techniques. In more severe cases, a Talee® cranial helmet will gently correct your baby’s head as your infant grows.
Pediatric Orthotics
Pediatric orthotics is a unique specialty requiring specific skills. Children are constantly growing and changing and present with a variety of special challenges. Our pediatric orthotic solutions allow for care of children with a wide variety of presentations.
Prosthetics
We specialize in providing prosthetic devices for growing children, traumatic amputations, and dysvascular/diabetic amputees. Here at Strive, we pride ourselves in our creativity and we always strive for perfection.
We Take Most Insurance
To be as accessible as possible, we take many insurance plans, including Medicaid. We are continuously working to contract with new providers, and the list is always growing!
Strive OP News
Five Minutes on the Floor Could Be the Best Thing You Do for Your Baby
September 9, 2026
She was three weeks old, and she hated it.
Face down on a play mat, fists clenched, cheeks flushed, letting out the kind of wail that makes new parents want to scoop her up and never try this again. Her mother almost did. Almost.
But she didn’t. She got down on the floor instead, nose to nose with her daughter, and started singing. Thirty seconds later,...
Why Helmet Therapy Is Won at Two in the Morning
August 25, 2026
It is 2:14 a.m. in Sterling Heights and the baby monitor is glowing green on the nightstand. The house is quiet. The furnace has cycled off. And a mother is lying flat on her back with her eyes open, doing the thing that nobody warned her about, which is listening.
Not for crying. For breathing.
Her son is eleven weeks into cranial helmet therapy for plagiocephaly, and the helmet has been on...
Introducing Ask the Orthotist: Clear, Research-Backed Answers for Parents
August 18, 2026
Every week, parents arrive at our office carrying the same thing along with their child: a stack of conflicting advice. A pediatrician said one thing. A relative said another. A late-night search said five more. When your child’s health is on the line, that noise is exhausting, and it can cost you something more valuable than peace of mind. It can cost you time.
That is why we created Ask the...
Flat Head, Two Roads: The Difference Every Metro Detroit Parent Should Know
August 11, 2026
There is a moment that arrives for a lot of metro Detroit parents somewhere between the newborn fog and the first real stretch of sleep. You are running a hand over the back of your baby’s head, half on autopilot, and you feel it. A spot flatter than the rest. Maybe the whole back seems a little wide, or a little slanted. And your stomach drops, because nobody handed...
The Cosmetic Excuse That Cost Precious Months
August 4, 2026
Lacey Hoffman remembers the exact appointment. Her daughter Margot was eight weeks old, and the pediatrician in their Romeo office ran through the usual checklist: weight, length, reflexes, head circumference. Then came the line that would echo for the next six months.
“It’s cosmetic. It’ll round out on its own.”
Lacey nodded. She wanted to believe it. Most parents do.
But the flattening on the...
