• Torticollis

  Filed under Columns of the locomotor system diseases
  November 28

  Dystonia term used to describe any irregular flat neck position.

  This disorder can be congenital or acquired. Congenital torticollis caused by irregular fetal development in utero or trauma to the child's neck muscles during childbirth. Quite rare in the bone even in the form of congenital torticollis caused by cervical vertebral malformation. Overactivity of spastic torticollis occurs or flaccid priedinio (XI cranial) nerve palsy, which įnervuoja sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles.

  In case of congenital (muscle) dystonia, head was usually tilted to the side because they are associated with any of the rotary head muscle underdevelopment: a bundle of muscle fibers fully developed, but its place was formed connective tissue, the other part - developed normally. After severe birth trauma to the head rotator muscle tissue in the first days of neonatal life results in the field of muscle hematoma. For pain in the event of damaged reflex muscle tension, the child's head turn away his face in the opposite direction.

  10-14 days after the birth of a newborn affected tissue areas can feel painful induration. It can survive up to 6-8 months. Surandėjusio growth of muscle tissue is disrupted, the muscle shortens, and the child's head back into the correct position. Neck vertebrae gradually develop scoliosis, characterized by convexity toward the affected muscle.

  That the treatment is as effective as possible, massage it is recommended that the first few days after a cervical dystonia symptoms. The child's head, it is necessary to record regularly set, it is a cotton-gauze apkamšant rollers, corrective neck or sand bags. When conservative treatment fails or the disease is delayed, by surgical intervention, after which it can also be a massage.

  Along with massage treatments can be applied to therapeutic exercise, the slow passive steps vertebral kaklinėje part.

  When a child learns to sit, gymnastic exercises and massage treatments performed at his initial position - sitting. Colorful toys help a child to engage, provoke his galvytė active movements in the right direction, in order to stretch the muscles to be strengthened, and shortened - to be drawn.

  For children aged 5-9 years, with a massage and apply corrective gypsum (cardboard or plastic) collar. If, on the collar wearing period is about pain, it is to be temporarily removed, adjust the heat procedures, massage of, and then re-attaching the collar. In such a case can be made with light weight (symmetrical) stroking action. In order to avoid spinal scoliosis (thoracic part), as well as children's and back massage.

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