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editToticollis, "wry neck", "dystonic condition" (not always)
Anatomy: blood supply and/or nerve supply pathologies leads to Torticollis
"Classification"?: named based on position of head/neck. Congenital, osseous, traumatic, spasmodic, sentral or peripheral nervous system, ocular, drug induced, soft tissue (non-muscular)
Change "Types" to "Categories"?
Signs and Symptoms: Torticollis may be condition or the result of a condition. SCM pain/tightness, cervical tenderness
Congenital muscular: majority. shortening if SCM. presents at 1-4 weeks. diagnosed with ultrasonography (insert link?). Usually mass develops but goes away by 8 months
Acquired:
Spasmodic:
Trochlear: same as ocular?
Treatment: Physical therapy research needs dates. Stretching- need to specify how to stretch SCM. Diagnosis: talks about pediatric exam, mentions club foot and hip dysplasia (why?). What about adults with torticollis? Prognosis: "conservative treatment", (time frames?) Torticollis in animals:
Cervical dystonia appearing in adulthood has been believed to be idiopathic in nature, as specific imaging techniques most often find no specific cause.[1]
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- ^ Crowner, Beth E. (1 November 2007). "Cervical Dystonia: Disease Profile and Clinical Management". Physical Therapy. pp. 1511–1526. doi:10.2522/ptj.20060272.