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TORTICOLLIS? My Baby is Not a Turtle!
Did you ever hear of torticollis? Surprisingly, this condition usually found in young babies had nothing to do with turtles! It actually means “turned neck” and is a musculoskeletal issue that happens to infants. The most common type of torticollis is caused by tightness of a neck muscle called the sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM). This muscle controls side bending to one side and rotation to the opposite side. So a tighter L SCM would cause left side bending and right rotation of a child’s head. There are a variety of risk factors for torticollis including a breech pregnancy, hip dysplasia, a traumatic birth, large birth weight, first pregnancy for mom or…