Expert Q&A for How to Fix Torticollis

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    How does torticollis go away?
    Tiffany Jumaily, MD
    Board Certified Pediatrician
    Dr. Tiffany Jumaily is a Board Certified Pediatrician and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP) based in Los Angeles, California. With over a decade of experience in the medical field, Dr. Jumaily specializes in identifying the root cause of symptoms and presenting manifestations of disease. She holds a BA in Biology from Boston University and an MD from Boston University School of Medicine. Her dedication to combining evidence-based allopathic medicine with complementary and alternative therapies has led to her being featured and cited in various platforms including U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, and CBS Los Angeles.
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    Massages and special stretching exercises can loosen up the neck muscles, which helps provide a little more range and mobility.
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    Is torticollis serious?
    Tiffany Jumaily, MD
    Board Certified Pediatrician
    Dr. Tiffany Jumaily is a Board Certified Pediatrician and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP) based in Los Angeles, California. With over a decade of experience in the medical field, Dr. Jumaily specializes in identifying the root cause of symptoms and presenting manifestations of disease. She holds a BA in Biology from Boston University and an MD from Boston University School of Medicine. Her dedication to combining evidence-based allopathic medicine with complementary and alternative therapies has led to her being featured and cited in various platforms including U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, and CBS Los Angeles.
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    Typically, it's not too serious, but it can cause issues with plagiocephaly in the head (where the back of the head becomes flat in one spot) that can lead to other issues down the road, like jaw alignment issues, chronic pain, etc.
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    What exactly is torticollis?
    Tiffany Jumaily, MD
    Board Certified Pediatrician
    Dr. Tiffany Jumaily is a Board Certified Pediatrician and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP) based in Los Angeles, California. With over a decade of experience in the medical field, Dr. Jumaily specializes in identifying the root cause of symptoms and presenting manifestations of disease. She holds a BA in Biology from Boston University and an MD from Boston University School of Medicine. Her dedication to combining evidence-based allopathic medicine with complementary and alternative therapies has led to her being featured and cited in various platforms including U.S. News & World Report, Forbes, and CBS Los Angeles.
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    With torticollis, what happens is that one of the side neck muscles, the sternocleidomastoid muscle, is overly tight. It pulls the head in one direction and makes it hard to look both ways and move your head around.
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    How do you treat torticollis in babies?
    Joel Warsh, MD
    Board Certified Pediatrician
    Dr. Joel Warsh is a board certified Pediatrician and the Owner & Founder of Integrative Pediatrics and Medicine in Los Angeles, California. With over a decade of experience, Dr. Warsh specializes in holistic and integrative medicine. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and Health Sciences, a Master’s degree in Epidemiology and Community Health, and a Doctor of Medicine (MD) from Thomas Jefferson Medical College, where he was elected president of the Jefferson Pediatric Society. Dr. Warsh then completed his Pediatric Residency at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles (CHLA), where he received the George Donnell Society Research Fellow.
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    If the torticollis is mild, usually you'd just gently stretch the neck back and forth a couple of times a day. If it's more severe, you may need to send your child to physical therapy to help move things along.
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