Congenital Torticollis question...

[lunarx]

i have a friend in the US who's 3 month old son has this (Congenital Torticollis or 'twisted neck') her doctor told her that it is not very serious and should correct itself, but i am wondering if any other moms here have had children diagnosed with this and what was the outcome?

thanks in advance

[jenkins88]

I've heard of torticollis, where the muscles in the neck are tighter on one side, but I don't know if 'congenital torticollis' is the same thing. If it's the same then your friends baby might benefit from some stretching exercises. There's quite a lot of advice on the internet, especially on 'plagio' websites.

HTH

[ruty]

try a good chiropractor specializing in infants.

[lunarx]

thanks jenkins, will have a look for the plagio websites..

[haven]

my neice was a twin, while inside her neck was held in one position. well to make along story short, they got an ot or something and twice a week they brought her in to stretch. in the mean time, mommy stretched her neck. not hard just to get the muscles to do right. it still shows a tinny tiny bit, but only if you know her, and they are three now., but before her head looked like it would fall off.

[Saacsmum]

Hi there, my son had torticollis when he was born. He had physio for about 4 weeks and it came right. Although he does still have a side preference, he can turn his neck absolutely fine both ways.

[lunarx]

thanks again for the responses