Baby Torticollis, Stiff Neck & Baby Flattened Head:

The retraction of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, specific to babies, leads to the difficulty of turning the head from one side to another.

It easily observed, because your baby always keeps his head in the same position or has a flat part on his head. The stiff neck (or toticollis) is generally due to the position taken by the baby during the last months in uterus. Even though it is a reversible pathology, it should be taken with concern as soon as possible to prevent any discomfort, permanent skull deformity and to not loose any time for his learning of movement. The most effective and the fastest treatment is physiotherapy. Our physiotherapist will loosen the muscles in your baby’s neck using a soft tissue massage and will teach him to turn his head both ways through games, visual and audio stimulation. He will also show you the daily exercises in order to preserve this mobility. Usually a few sessions are sufficient.

Baby’s skull is very flexible and susceptible to modifications. Always sleeping on the same side often results in flattening of that side of the skull. It is known as positional plagiocephaly, more commonly called flattened head. Despite of the aesthetic side that can become permanent, there is no risk to the child’s health. The treatment and the exercises will allow your baby’s head to come back to his normal shape easily without any pain or discomfort.

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