Review Article
Year: 2020 | Month: February | Volume: 10 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 94-101
Congenital Torticollis and Its Physiotherapy Management
Simranjeet Kaur
Assistant Professor, College of Physiotherapy, Adesh University, Bathinda, Punjab
ABSTRACT
Torticollis in Latin word means twisted neck and was first defined by Tubby in 1912. Torticollis is the postural deformity of head and neck, which may be acquired or congenital. Acquired Torticollis may be due to trauma, inflammatory, psychogenic or neoplastic. Congenital muscular Torticollis is a postural deformity of head and neck detected at birth or shortly after birth, primarily resulting from unilateral fibrosis & shortening of the Sternocleidomastoid muscle. Torticollis is also known as twisted neck. The most common Physiotherapy treatment were passive stretch, handling advice, facilitation of neck muscle strength and facilitation of active cervical ROM.
Key words: Torticollis, Cervical dystonia, Stretching, facilitation