What damage can torticollis do to a baby?

Torticollis is very harmful to the baby's body growth, and if the correction is not timely, it will lead to the baby's growth with a crooked neck and an improper head shape. After a long time, it cannot be corrected, leaving a lifetime of regret.

Torticollis will cause great harm to the baby, will affect the baby's growth and development, and even in serious cases, it will affect the baby's intellectual development, which should be corrected in time.

Torticollis will cause problems such as facial asymmetry, large and small eyes, and cervical scoliosis deformity to the baby, so be sure to pay attention to torticollis and timely **.

Qin, male, 52 years old, from Qingdao. 3 years ago, there was spasmodic torticollis, the neck was tilted to the right, and he could not be straightened, and he was diagnosed with dystonia in Qingdao, Beijing and other places. Diagnosis:

Spasmodic torticollis, previously taken Chinese and Western medicines, the neck is crooked to the right, muscle stiffness, increased pain in straightening, abnormal bowel and bowel movements, and difficulty walking. Give correction to the return of the soup plus or minus, lily, rehmannia rehmannia, rehmannia rehmannia, tortoise plate, white peony, boiled licorice, whole scorpion, turtle carapace, etc. 30 doses, decoction in water, 1 dose per day, divided into 2 doses per day.

Second diagnosis: body heat and thirst are reduced, and cork, mother, etc. 30 doses.

Third diagnosis: relieve muscle and pulse soreness, add astragalus, kudzu, etc. 30 doses.

Fourth diagnosis: five heart irritability, night sweats are basically relieved, plus sea breeze vine, Luo Shi vine, etc. 30 doses.

Five diagnoses: consciously reduce the stiffness of the neck, arms and feet, add potato meat, centipedes, etc. 30 doses.

Sixth diagnosis: spasmodic torticollis did not appear again, plus Clematis, Morinda officinalis, etc. 30 doses.

After that, more than 120 doses of medication** were added or subtracted as appropriate due to changes in the disease syndrome, and all the symptoms were basically recovered. In order to consolidate the efficacy, 30 doses were given before. After 1 year of follow-up, everything was normal.

The most common causes of torticollis are as follows:

1. The most common torticollis is called muscular torticollis, after the baby is born, due to the possibility of normal delivery, the birth and traction cause sternocleidomastoid muscle edema, local organization, resulting in poor elasticity and contracture, and then stretching the head, forming the symptoms of crooked neck;

2. Common problems in the cervical spine, such as hemivertebral deformity can also cause torticollis;

3. Strabismus can also cause torticollis;

4. Habitual head deviation.

Torticollis in children is common for the following reasons:

1. Congenital torticollis, after birth, olive-sized induration can be palpable on the front side of the neck, no tenderness, most of them can be corrected by massage before the age of 3 months, if there is no improvement after the age of 6 months, surgery is required.

2. Abnormal vision or eye position, when the baby has upper or lower strabismus, it is easy to see things and double vision, in order to avoid double vision, you need to tilt your head, you can take the baby to the ophthalmology department for investigation, if necessary, surgery**.

3. The early manifestations of brain injury, in addition to the crooked head, the baby has asymmetry in the body at the same time, easy to tilt to one side, twist, and there are many high-risk factors before, during or after birth, such as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, meconium aspiration syndrome, premature infants, etc., if there are the above manifestations and medical history, it is necessary to go to the pediatric department for diagnosis and treatment in time. The common causes are congenital muscular torticollis is due to the contracture of one sternocleidomastoid muscle that causes the head and neck to deviate to the affected side, and the lower jaw turns to the healthy side.

Bony torticollis is a deviation of the head and neck due to congenital bone dysplasia, and the cause of the bone abnormality can be understood through the photograph, and surgery is required if necessary**. Strabismus is caused by an abnormality in the oblique muscles inside and outside the eye, which causes the eyeball to deviate, and when looking at objects, it causes the head and neck to deviate, which is actually corrected depending on the situation.

Ruling out congenital factors, it should be caused by poor sitting posture. Sitting upright and looking straight ahead can be effectively prevented; It is also important to sit in the middle of the class and coordinate with the class teacher.

The child's neck is crooked, right, it is likely that he did not sleep well, of course, it is also possible that someone else twisted his neck to cause this look, if it is really uncomfortable, he should be taken to the hospital to do physiotherapy, if the time is late, it is very bad for the child.

It may be due to the following reasons:

Usual sitting and sleeping position.

Baby torticollis, usually related to the contracture of the neck muscles, congenital deformities, vision, etc., first of all, we must judge the baby's specific **, different Zen brigades**its ** methods are also different, the specific situation is as follows:

1. Contracture of neck muscles: the main manifestation is fibrosis or contracture of sternocleidomastoid muscle, which is thought to be caused by muscle ischemia, hemorrhage or hematoma. In general, sternocleidomastoid muscle degeneration is associated with dystocia or compression of the neck muscles in the newborn, resulting in bleeding and contractures, mainly congenital muscular torticollis.

For spastic torticollis masks, neck muscle dysfunction is thought to be associated with long-term head bowing and psychological and psychiatric factors.

2. Congenital malformation: Congenital malformation is an abnormality in the bone structure of the cervical vertebrae, which can lead to changes in the shape of the neck. Its appearance can be seen as an torticollis, commonly known as a crooked neck.

3. Vision: If there is a problem with vision, for example, only a certain posture can see the stool clearly, then readjusting the posture when looking at things is to tilt to a certain position. For a long time, babies will have crooked necks when looking at things.

In the case of this disease, it is necessary to first judge the specific, and the methods are different for different people.

High and low shoulders, large and small faces, walking crookedly and shaking, speech is slurred, and it is difficult to swallow when eating.

Long-term torticollis posture will have an implicated impact on some muscles of the body, such as large and small faces, unstable walking, high and low shoulders, etc., and will also cause pressure on the cervical spine, if the torticollis is not corrected in time, the soft tissues on the affected side can be further shortened with growth and development, the contracture of the deep fascia of the neck becomes thickened, the trapezius muscle becomes shortened, the carotid artery sheath and blood vessels contracture, the skull development is asymmetrical, and the cervical spine and even the upper thoracic spine appear scoliosis deformity.

There are many reasons for a child's torticollis. The first aspect is physiological reasons, that is because the fetus is still in the mother's body always keep the habit of the head to one side, in the birth of the baby's head and neck is stretched will also cause torticollis, this physiological torticollis baby will slowly recover after three months, about one year old can be fully recovered, do not have to carry out **.

The second aspect is torticollis due to pathological causes. Pathologic causes of torticollis include torticollis due to muscle pulling, ocular torticollis, and torticollis due to bone deviation. Muscle pull ramp is the most common one.

80% of the muscle torticollis can be massaged, physiotherapy and other methods**generally**The effect is better, and about 20% of patients have no signs of improvement at about one year old, and then surgery must be performed to change the condition of torticollis.

Different from other torticollis, ocular oblique diameter will not be found and there is a lump in the neck when the baby is born, and this torticollis phenomenon will not be found when the baby grows to six months, because the child is too young to cooperate with the doctor during the examination, so it can only be diagnosed at the age of one to two. The cause of oculogenic torticollis is the child's strabismus, which often returns to its normal angle when the child sleeps, and parents should take the child for regular follow-up visits.

Bony torticollis is a kind of torticollis caused by bone deformity, it is the most serious of all torticollis types, and washing and cleaning can also cause compression of the child's cervical spine nerves. After the baby is born, if the phenomenon of torticollis is found, in order to avoid delays**, you must take the baby to the hospital in time to confirm the type of torticollis.

When there is torticollis, you can do traditional Chinese medicine massage, which can change the muscle problem, the harm is to cause facial deformity, abnormal development of spine bones, compression of nerves and numbness of limbs.

In such a situation, we must actively guide the child, and then we should also let the child develop a good habit, and usually should also use acupuncture, massage and other methods to **. The harm of pediatric torticollis is very great, and it is likely to affect the development of the spine, the development of bones, and not conducive to height development.

If there is such a situation, you should go to the hospital for examination**, you must give the child calcium supplementation in time, pay attention to the reasonable combination of diet, and use professional correction techniques; It may affect the curvature of the cervical spine, may affect the body's immunity, and may affect the appearance.

Children under 1 year old will be found to have torticollis symptoms after a period of birth, ** the method is Tuina massage, Tuina massage promotes the contracture of the muscles to activate blood and remove stasis, the sternocleidomastoid muscle becomes more elastic, and the child's neck is not crooked when he grows up.

When a child has torticollis, it is necessary to correct his posture at this time and let him develop good habits, which will cause the child's spine to be late and affect the child's height.