Torticollis is a condition that affects the neck and spine in many children. The common name for Torticollis is “twisted neck”. The literal interpretation is “long neck”. The condition is very treatable, but should be taken seriously by your child’s pediatrician. The first signs of Torticollis do not appear until the baby is 2-3 months […]
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In 1992, the American Academy of Pediatrics initiated the “Back to Sleep” campaign recommending that infants be placed to sleep in the supine position to reduce the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Although there was a significant decrease of approximately 40% in the occurrence of SIDS, the practice creates a condition of flattening […]
What is spasmodic torticollis? Spasmodic torticollis (ST) is characterized by contractions of the neck muscles that control the movement and position of the head. ST is also referred to its shortened name “torticollis”, and also “cervical dystonia”. ST is caused by a dysfunction in the brain, which causes the head to be pulled backward or […]
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Torticollis – the name sounds like a terrible disease for turtles, but it’s not. Sometimes called “wryneck,” babies with torticollis have a limited range of motion in their neck. You may notice a baby tends to favor looking in one direction over the other or is completely incapable of looking in the other direction at […]
Because of the worries associated with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), doctors and other childcare experts recommend that parents put their babies to sleep on their backs. This helps keep the airway open and prevents the baby from suffocating him- or herself. Unfortunately, this practice often results in a flat spot on the back of […]
Having a newborn with torticollis isn’t easy. Of course if this is the worst thing that we had to go through, I’m glad. We had a perfectly healthy 2 month old little girl. All her tests were great, she was growing nicely – we had nothing to worry about. Or so we thought. At least […]
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Torticollis, which means twisted neck in Latin, is a condition affecting children from birth to around age two in which their neck muscles become shortened causing excessive head and chin tilting. Although torticollis can develop in the womb, incidents of newborns developing the disorder after birth have become increasingly common in recent years. Back to […]
Dystonia is an involuntary neurological movement disorder in which a muscle (focal dystonia) or group of muscles contract (segmental dystonia), causing tortuous body movements, tremors, and abnormal gestures or repetitive movements. Sometimes this disorder causes pain and affects any part of the body, including the arms, trunk, neck, eyelids, mouth, and vocal cords. In 1911, […]