What to do if an adult's neck is a little crooked

White-collar workers working in offices or students are very likely to have crooked necks. This is mainly because good habits have not been formed. After sitting for a long time, people tend to bend to one side due to fatigue, which leads to habitual crooked neck in adults. Another possibility is congenital. When the fetus is developing in the mother's body, it fails to develop normally, resulting in torticollis after the baby is born. Generally, this situation requires surgical treatment. So what are the symptoms of torticollis in children? Let's take a look at the specific performance

Clinical manifestations of crooked neck

1. Torticollis

After the baby is born, the mother may find that the baby's head tilts to the affected side, the face rotates to the healthy side, and the lower jaw points to the healthy shoulder. After 2 to 3 weeks, the torticollis deformity becomes more obvious. Turning the head to the healthy side is significantly limited, and patients with mild symptoms should be carefully observed to detect it. This symptom becomes more severe as the child grows and develops.

2. Neck Lump

Generally, a neck mass can be felt after birth or within 2 weeks after birth. It is located in the middle and lower part of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and is more common on the right side. This lump is fusiform and non-tender. It usually reaches its largest size after 1 to 2 months, and then gradually shrinks until it disappears completely. In some of these children, the lump does not disappear and muscle fibrosis and contracture occur, causing torticollis deformity.

3. Facial deformity

If congenital muscular torticollis is not effectively treated in the early stages, facial deformities will appear after the age of 2. The main manifestation is facial asymmetry, asymmetric distance from the outer corner of the eye to the corner of the mouth, shortened distance on the affected side and longer on the healthy side. The position plane of the affected eye is lowered, and because the two eyes are not on the same horizontal line, visual fatigue and decreased vision are likely to occur. The facial area on the healthy side is round and full, while that on the affected side is narrow and flat. Compensatory scoliosis may occur in the cervical spine. In addition, the child's entire face, including the nose and ears, may also show asymmetric changes.

In addition to the above-mentioned main manifestations, this disease may also be accompanied by congenital acetabular dislocation and other cervical deformities.

Complications of wry neck

If congenital muscular torticollis is not effectively treated in the early stages, facial deformities may occur after the age of 2. The main manifestation is facial asymmetry, asymmetric distance from the outer corner of the eye to the corner of the mouth, shortened distance on the affected side and longer on the healthy side. The position plane of the affected eye is lowered, and because the two eyes are not on the same horizontal line, visual fatigue and decreased vision are likely to occur. The facial area on the healthy side is round and full, while that on the affected side is narrow and flat. Compensatory scoliosis may occur in the cervical spine. In addition, the child's entire face, including the nose and ears, may also show asymmetric changes.