What to do when the child has a crooked neck and tilts his head?

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Tilting of the head in children is caused by many causes such as birth defects, the difficult process of giving birth to the mother or the intervention of medical equipment when the child is born. This is usually painless, but can cause a child's head to tilt to one side, making it difficult for them to move, turn their neck, and look to the side.

1. What is head tilt in children?

A torticollis in infants, also known as a rotator cuff, occurs when a baby's position in the womb is not correct, causing the head to tilt to one side and the chin to the opposite direction.
When a child is born with this condition, it means that the child has a congenital torticollis. According to research, 1 in 250 babies will have this condition.
This condition is not usually painful for the baby, but can cause the baby's head to tilt to one side, causing disproportion.

2. Symptoms of torticollis in children

Common symptoms when a child has a head tilt:
The child's neck will tilt to one side, and the child's face will turn to the opposite side. That is, if a child has a left neck torticollis, his head will tilt to the left, and his face will turn to the right. Children often only observe one shoulder (the side with the neck is crooked), when suckling, only one side is sucked, the child finds it very difficult to move the opposite side. Some other signs may be seen in some children such as some bumps or small lumps in the neck. When seeing a child with the above abnormal signs, parents should take the child to a reputable medical facility for timely diagnosis and treatment for the child.

3. Proper treatment of torticollis for children

3.1 Treating Tilted Tits in Children with Simple Exercises Daily stretching and positioning exercises for your child will be the most likely treatment for head-tilts. These are not complicated exercises, but parents should learn and learn this method to be able to do it for their baby at home. If the baby's head is tilted to the left, when placing the baby on the bed or in the crib, the parents will stand on the right side so that the baby has to tilt to the right when he wants to see the parent. If the baby's head is tilted to the right, when placing the baby on the bed or in the crib, the parent will stand on the left side so that the baby has to tilt to the left when he wants to see the parent. Regularly let the child lie on his stomach on a blanket or a soft surface, put the toy in front of the child and then play with the child, attract the child's attention... this helps to strengthen the neck muscles of the child. than. If parents strictly follow the doctor's instructions, the torticollis in children will improve in 2 months and about 6 to 12 months for severe cases. 3.2 Cure a baby's torticollis with physical therapy Physiotherapy helps improve motor skills in conjunction with assessing baby's neck, arm, and leg movements. Parents will be taught stretching and bending exercises by doctors or physiotherapists to help improve the muscles in their baby's neck. In addition, during play or when the baby sleeps, parents need to continue to do some active and passive stretching and stretching exercises to promote balance in the child's body. The success rate of this method is very high, about 90-99%, but it depends on how early or long this treatment is performed, the family's commitment and the severity of the lesions. muscle injury or the presence of muscle knots. 3.3 Treatment of torticollis for children with surgery Children aged 18 months or older, neck muscles are still weak and physical therapy exercises are not enough to help torticollis in children fully recover, Doctors will often recommend orthopedic surgery for your baby. Surgery can help lengthen a child's muscles and give them a better chance of recovery. For children with torticollis, early detection of abnormalities and taking them to a pediatric clinic is one of the best ways to prevent torticollis in children.
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