Wry neck
Torticollis, or wry neck, is a condition in which the head is tilted toward one side, and the chin is elevated and turned toward the opposite side .
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Wry Neck
This is a distortion, in which the head is drawn to one side, and the face is directed in the opposite direction; paralysis of the muscles allows the other to overpower it. [Wilson1893] ...
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Torticollis is an abnormal positioning of the head.
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This is sometimes called 'wry neck'. A torticollis is when the head becomes twisted to one side and it is very painful to move the head back straight. The cause of acute primary torticollis is often not known.
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Torticollis, commonly called wry neck, is the condition of spasm affecting the muscles of the neck, causing the head to assume unnatural postures or turn uncontrollably.
Its initial uses were for strabismus (commonly known as a lazy eye), blepharospasm (inability to move the eye in certain ways), and cervical dystonia (wry neck).
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Patients often wake up with a sore and stiff neck due to acute torticollis (wry neck).
A preceding injury/trauma may be a causative factor for muscular ligamentous strains or sprains, fracture etc.
The cause is probably continued muscle tension which reduces the blood supply to the involved muscles. The same malady may cause muscle pain in the shoulder or lower back. A more chronic form of stiff neck occurs in torticollis (wry neck) which...
Contraction of one or more of the neck muscles resulting in the abnormal turning of the head to one side with rotation on an angle. Also known as “Wry Neck'
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