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Twisted Neck, (Torticollis) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
Twisted Neck, (Torticollis) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
Twisted Neck, (Torticollis) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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A twisted neck or torticollis is a very uncomfortable disorder of the neck muscles.
My son in law seems to get his neck twisted very frequently.
Apparently it may be due to his posture since it becomes worse when he is driving his car.
His neck will feel very stiff and painful.

Torticollis is caused by the twisting or spasm of the neck muscles
When there is injury or spasm of the neck muscle or poor posture
Movements of the head and neck on one side are very painful and tight
The muscles and ligaments of the neck are strained and turned to one side

Torticollis may be caused by congenital or acquired
This muscle spasm undoubtedly cause the neck to be tightened
There are reduced and painful neck movements
For which application of ice to the muscles is prudent

Torticollis is usually a self limiting condition
The neck will heal with treatment and relaxation
Pain can be relieved by paracetamol or ibobrufen
Stiffness can be reduced by exercise and mild movement

Very soon the neck will return to normal
There is usually no other injuries internal
Headrests in the car can reduce a bad injury
Getting a twisted neck is such a misery!

-An original poem by Kenneth Kee

Twisted Neck (Torticollis) is the spasm of the sternomastoid, trapezius or other neck muscle producing pain in the neck and spasm in the neck muscle.

Twisted Neck (Torticollis) is an abnormal appearance of the head and neck, normally presenting with abnormal slope and rotation.

There may be several manifesting positions such as flexion, extension, right or left tilt.

These have terms such as horizontal torticollis, vertical, oblique or torsion.

Twisted Neck (Torticollis) is a frequent diagnosis, and estimates are that 90% of people will have at least one episode of torticollis throughout their lives.

Twisted Neck (Torticollis) may be benign (congenital torticollis) but may also be caused by dangerous disorders such as brain injury.

The most frequent cases appear to be related to dysfunctions in the local neuromuscular mechanisms (focal dystonia).

Cervical dystonia is among the most frequent focal dystonias in adults, causing a tetanus contraction of the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles.

Twisted Neck (Torticollis) is the frequent term for different disorders of head and neck dystonia which exhibit specific variations in head movements (phasic components) featured by the direction of movement (horizontal, as if to declare "no", or vertical, as if to declare "yes").

Such to-and-fro motions of the head can be equal (as in a tremor) or unequal (i.e., rapid clonic movements of the head and neck with slow recovery, termed spasmodic).

Torticollis leads to a fixed or dynamic posturing of the head and neck in tilt, rotation, and flexion.

Spasms of the sternocleidomastoid (SCM), trapezius, and other neck muscles normally more prominent on one side than the other induce turning or tipping of the head

Typical head tilt often happens from a tonic component.

1. One type is laterocollis, in which the head is displaced with the ear moved toward the shoulder from higher tone in the ipsilateral cervical muscles.

2. Another is rotational torticollis, in which partial rotation or torsion of the head happens along the longitudinal axis.

3. In anterocollis, the head and neck are maintained in forward flexion with higher tone of anterior cervical muscles;

4. In retrocollis the head and neck are maintained in hyperextension with higher tone in the posterior cervical muscles.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Twisted Neck (Torticollis)
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapter 4 Diagnosis
Chapter 5 Treatment
Chapter 6 Prognosis
Chapter 7 Neck Pain
Chapte

LanguageEnglish
PublisherKenneth Kee
Release dateFeb 9, 2020
ISBN9780463206805
Twisted Neck, (Torticollis) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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