Congenital torticollis - Baby physiotherapy - FisioClinics Palma

Congenital torticollis is a pathology that requires early physiotherapeutic treatment since it is the discipline that will ensure rapid and truly effective positive results. That is why at FisioClinics Palma Mallorca we have the best professionals in physiotherapy pediatric, who will provide you with an appropriate approach for the treatment of the stiff neck in babies or congenital torticollis.

What Is Congenital Torticollis?

Congenital torticollis a pathology that consists of the difficulty that a baby has to turn the head, which in consequence could generate a flattened head on one of its sides (plagiocephaly). This usually occurs as a result of a retraction of the sternocleidomastoid muscle due to the position of the baby in the uterus during the last months of pregnancy, deliveries that are instrumentalized, or by maintaining the same posture of the neck on one side for prolonged periods during the first days of life.

How do we work in cases of Congenital Torticollis at FisioClinics Palma de Mallorca?

Our pediatric specialists (physiotherapists and osteopaths) will first assess the child's physical condition to subsequently determine how the treatment protocol will be focused or where it will go to ensure its effectiveness. For this, we consider a physiotherapeutic treatment with passive positioning, active stretching, therapeutic exercise, and the proper management of muscular and myofascial restrictions.