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
Why the Pharmacy Rack Can’t Fix Your Kid’s Feet
July 28, 2026
The insert cost $31 at the pharmacy, and the mother in Utica felt smart for buying it.
Her daughter, seven, had been complaining about her feet after soccer. Aching arches, tired legs, that whining fold onto the couch the second practice ended. The internet had opinions. A forum swore by a gel insert. A cousin knew a brand. The pharmacy aisle had a whole rack of them,...
Most Babies Don’t Need a Helmet. Yours Might Not Either
July 21, 2026
Five Things That Actually Decide Whether Your Baby Needs a Helmet
It is late. The baby finally went down. You are lying in bed with your phone six inches from your face, typing “flat spot back of head” into a search bar, and forty minutes later, you have seen more before-and-after photos than any human being should see in one sitting. Take a breath. Here is what actually matters, in plain...
Understanding Plagiocephaly: Strive OP Educational Series
July 17, 2026
Welcome to the Strive OP Educational Series — a growing collection of videos designed to help parents understand their child’s care in clear, everyday language. In this installment, we’re tackling one of the most common questions we hear from families: “Why is my baby’s head flat, and what can I do about it?”
That flattening has a name: plagiocephaly.
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The Toddler Clock No One Warns You About
July 16, 2026
What a Rolling Ankle Is Really Telling You
The parents in Rochester noticed it the way most parents notice these things, slowly, and then all at once. Their son was almost sixteen months. He pulled to stand at the coffee table like the other kids at daycare. He cruised the furniture with real determination. But the second he let go, his ankles rolled inward, his feet spread flat against...
Is My Baby Going to Be Okay? The Honest Answer About Craniosynostosis
July 14, 2026
There’s a question almost every parent asks without ever saying it out loud.
It sits behind their eyes in the exam room. You can see it in the way a mother’s thumb keeps tracing the same curve along her baby’s head — repeatedly, like she’s checking the answer to a problem she’s terrified she got wrong. She won’t ask the question. Most won’t. But it’s the only...
