How to correct a crooked neck of a four-month-old baby

Many 4-month-old babies have crooked necks, which not only affects their children's development, but also makes many parents particularly worried. Therefore, many parents want to fully understand how to correct it. The following content provides a detailed answer. Parents whose children have crooked necks must pay attention to it and fully understand the correction methods.

Baby always likes to sleep with head tilted? It is not a disease if it can be corrected

Some children sleep with their heads tilted all day long, which can easily make parents worry that their children will have a crooked neck. But this is not the case.

"If a baby sleeps on one side for a long time, the occipital part of the skull may gradually become flat, providing more stable support for the head, and the child will naturally prefer to maintain this special posture. When parents find that their child's head always likes to lean to one side, they can try to gently straighten his head while he sleeps, and use a hollow O-shaped pillow to secure his head. However, if this still cannot keep his head in a neutral position, you have to consider other possibilities." Chang Yanqun, director of the Medical Rehabilitation Department of Guangdong Provincial Women and Children's Health Care Hospital, said that the "other possibilities" include two types: the first is neck deviation caused by acquired diseases such as tonsillitis, throat abscess, cervical spine trauma, etc.; the second is congenital muscular torticollis. Among them, in the first case, the disease can be cured through anti-infection and other treatment methods; in the second case, treatment must be done as soon as possible, otherwise it may cause facial deformities.

Congenital torticollis can cause facial deformity

Chang Yanqun told reporters that congenital muscular torticollis is one of the common congenital developmental malformations in children. This disease is mainly caused by malposition of the fetus during pregnancy or umbilical cord around the neck and other factors. It is congenital. Generally, a lump in the neck or asymmetrical tension in the neck muscles can be found 2-3 months after birth. If there is an experienced doctor or careful parents, the disease can be discovered even a week after birth.

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The best time to treat congenital torticollis: three to four months old

"Congenital muscular torticollis is not complicated to treat." Chang Yanqun said that congenital muscular torticollis is generally treated by massage to lengthen and relax the muscles. Parents can also learn massage techniques from professional medical staff and massage their babies at home. After the massage, hot compress and training of raising the head with elbows or hands supported in prone position are performed to improve the neck muscle strength of the child. Generally speaking, after massage therapy, children with mild symptoms can recover in about 40 days; if the lump is larger, a cervical orthosis should be used at the same time.

To prevent recurrence, younger children who have recovered generally need to continue to massage 2-3 times a week. If there is no abnormality after 2 months, no further treatment is needed.

After understanding the above introduction, I believe you also know how to correct a 4-month-old baby's crooked neck? After a comprehensive understanding, in order to allow your child to correct it as soon as possible and improve this bad phenomenon of your child's crooked neck, you must go to a regular hospital as soon as possible and receive comprehensive treatment, so that your child's crooked neck can be corrected as soon as possible.