When baby has torticollis (baby’s neck becomes stiff or tight, which causes baby’s head to tilt to one side), the main goals are to reduce stiffness in the neck while decreasing the head tilt and the head turn preference. If you suspect baby may have stiffness on one side of their neck, try these activities to help them stretch out and work those muscles! | Pathways.org

The most common cause of torticollis➰ and plagiocephaly is birth trauma⚒️. The amount of physical strain, tension, and pulling placed on a baby’s head and neck during birth is significant. Interventions such as forceps delivery, vacuum extraction, and c-sections are sometimes necessary to get baby out, but the lasting effects on the child’s nervous system🧠 are critical and lead to subluxation or stress😖. Simply put, the more severe and apparent the torticollis➰ is, the more severe the stress p

Left Sided Torticollis - these babies prefer to look towards their right side and tilt their head towards their left side. This is due to a muscle imbalance or tightness of the sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM) on the left side 🔹This neck position preference can usually be seen from birth but sometimes only noticed by parents or doctors months later 🔹 Torticollis has many causes including: baby position in utero, trauma during birth, position of baby after birth, Plagiocephaly (flat head) 🔹 Ea

This little guy has left sided torticollis-as you can see he has a notable left sided neck tilt. His sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle on the left side is stronger and tighter than the one on the right side, causing him to favour tilting left ear to left shoulder and looking to his right side. Ball exercises are a great way to strengthen the neck and trunk muscles on the opposite side from the tilt. ➡️ Lie your baby on an exercise ball on the same side as their tilt ( left side in the picture) ➡️

This sweet little 5 week old baby has left sided torticollis and right sided Plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome). A great way to improve nexk mobility and improve her head shape is to have her head rotated left and resting on the left side of her skull. Just to mention she also has hip dysplasia and is wearing a Pablo’s harness under her clothes! #plagiocephlay #torticollisawareness #torticollisbaby #flathead #kidsphysio #pedipt #vaughanmoms #momlife #headshapematters | Just 4 Kids Physio

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