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The primary muscles involved in torticollis are?
The primary muscles involved in torticollis are the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the trapezius muscle. These muscles are responsible for controlling the position and movement of the head and neck. Injury or spasm of these muscles can cause the characteristic head tilt and rotation seen in torticollis.
Can torticollis be prevented?
There is no way known to prevent torticollis.
Do you have torticollis?
No. However, spasmodic torticollis is quite a painful condition (in the neck).
Who gets torticollis?
Torticollis most commonly begins between age 30-60, with females affected twice as often as males. According to the National Spasmodic Torticollis Association, torticollis affects 83,000 people in the United States.
Spasms of this straplike muscle often result in wryneck or torticollis?
The sternocleidomastoid muscle in the neck. Injury also called a wry neck.
Alcohol is considered a A Poisonous drug B Recreational drug C Recreational beverage?
Alcohol is considered all three. It is poisonous, recreational, a drug and a beverage.
What is A stiff neck due to a spasmodic contraction of the neck muscles?
Also known as a wry neck, spasmodic torticollis is a stiff neck due to spasmodic contraction of the neck muscle. The spasm causes the head to be pulled toward the affected side.
What is the medical term meaning wryneck?
Torticollis is the medical term meaning wryneck. Torticollis is a type of spasm of the neck that bends it into an unnatural position. Torticollis is a type of focal Dystonia, which is a neurological disorder of the basal ganglia in the brain.The medical term for wryneck is torticollis, which is a stiff neck due to muscle spasm.
Is alcohol considered a poisonous drug recreation drug or a recreational beverage?
Alcohol is considered all three. It is poisonous, recreational, a drug and a beverage.
Are cruiser motorcycles considered recreational vehicles?
A recreational vehicle is a camper type vehicle with an engine. A cruiser motorcycle is not a recreational vehicle but a motorcycle.
Babies born with congenital torticollis are unable to rotate their heads properly and their necks are twisted to one side. The muscle that is affected in congenital torticollis is the muscle.?
Congenital torticollis occurs when the neck muscle that runs up and toward the back of the baby's neck (sternocleidomastoid muscle) is shortened. This brings your baby's head down and to one side. This is known as congenital muscular torticollis
What is a common name for spasmodic torticollis?
Wryneck
