Problems with baby's neck

Problems with baby's neck

See the baby's neck just ridiculous. Some babies can his chin on his chest without even trying that one wonders if some parts are missing rest. To determine whether the baby's neck is normal is all you have to do to see if it moves normally. Short neck with something unusual is always limited flexibility, while the normal newborn's neck can be rotated 80 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise, can be up to 40 degrees either shoulder flexion, and allow the back of the head is lowered until it reaches the neck touched. If the baby's neck to do everything is normal, if they can, X-rays should be taken to see if all the vortices are formed in the rule. Normal, short neck represent problems to the doctor. They are a kind of challenge to carefully consider all sides of the neck.

Turned or twisted neck (Toricollis)

Babies can be born with a twisted neck for several reasons. At the same time is the turn of thought to the nature of a difficult birth, the result includes a lot of traction and pulling on the neck. We now know that a baby is likely to occur on the neck injury before birth and during the same. The injured man is still a baby's neck muscles are responsible for the major turned his head to one side, the sternocleidomastoid (SCM). If the SMC is injured by abrasion or pressure, heals wounds and scar contracts, it shortens the muscle. As a result of this reduction may be the baby's head does not turn on the injured side, or turn away from him. His head is tilted down and the chin is turned on its side. It looks as if he would cope with the arrival of the sun on his shoulder.

If the muscle injury immediately after birth is usually narrower than the opposite. Sometimes when the baby is about two weeks, swelling size of a walnut is among the wounded SMC. There is marked muscle and adjusts the phase of wound healing. This inflammation is known as a tumor, strawberry, if a baby has torticollis, there is a growing concern and do not need a biopsy.

Torticollis acquired while still in the womb is usually by one or more other characteristics of overpopulation, such as modeling oblique head and face and ears accompanied distorted. Torticollis caused by birth trauma, are not accompanied by all other functions that are compressed into a space too small.

The SMC "tumor" in 8-10 weeks disappeared turn with gentle stretching and encourage the child to the affected side disappears, most of torticollis, if the child is six months old. When you release the contracted muscles by surgery is usually not necessary, but not after years of expansion, check if Surgery