What should I do if my eight-month-old baby's neck is tilted to the right?

If mothers find that there is something wrong with their 8-month-old baby's neck and it always seems to be tilted to the right, they must pay close attention. The causes of what people usually call "crooked neck" include both acquired and congenital factors. Congenital torticollis is a deformity that can be treated surgically. Acquired factors are mainly caused by unbalanced muscle tension on both sides. As parents, we must correct our babies in time.

1. Acquired factors. It is mainly caused by unbalanced muscle tension on both sides. As a parent, we should consciously correct our baby's sleeping posture, especially the pillow. The baby should sleep in that direction. Maybe I can fall asleep after a while. The baby's neck cartilage is not fully developed, the baby has an incorrect sleeping posture in daily life, sleeps on one side for a long time, or is seduced in daily life, often standing on one side, which causes the baby's head to always lean to one side, forming a bad habit. It is recommended to avoid sleeping on one side all the time. You can let your baby sleep on the left or right side alternately. At present, you can let your baby sleep on the opposite side, and usually guide your baby to lean to one side or the opposite side. This way, your baby can slowly improve.

2. Congenital factors. Congenital torticollis is a myogenic torticollis caused by muscle disease and is a deformity. We cannot completely rule out the possibility that your child has this condition. It is recommended that you see a specialist in the hospital and take an X-ray to rule out congenital malformations. The common surgical procedures include sternocleidomastoid myotomy, complete sternocleidomastoid myotomy, etc., depending on the situation. The operating room can significantly improve the condition.

Torticollis, which is commonly known as "crooked neck". More common in men and women. It is often present at birth. It is divided into muscular torticollis and bony torticollis. The most common is muscular torticollis. Muscular torticollis is generally believed to be caused by injury in the birth canal during birth. Such children have a "hard lump" under their neck. To treat such children, you can massage the hard lump several times a day, and when feeding, tilt the head to the other side so that the side without the lump can be fed. Especially when sleeping, the head is "overcorrected" and placed towards the side where the hard lump is. At the same time, use small homemade sandbags on both sides to fix the head and maintain the overcorrection posture. If you can do this, you will be corrected and cured.

The child's head is tilted to the healthy side so that the healthy earlobe is close to the shoulder, and the movement is performed in the opposite direction of the deformity. The technique should be gentle, and the tumor should be massaged at the same time, 15-20 times each time, 4-6 times a day. In daily life, feeding, sleeping pillows, and using toys to attract the child's attention can correct the posture. Physical therapy can be performed if conditions permit.

Recommendation: If physical therapy is still ineffective after a period of time and there are still obvious hardened neck muscles after the age of 1, surgery should be performed. Surgery usually involves cutting open the hardened muscles so that they no longer interfere with movement. After surgery, the neck can usually resume normal movement, and the earlier the surgery is performed, the better the effect.