CONDITION: Spastic Torticollis

DESCRIPTION:
Spastic torticollis is a painful spasm of the neck muscles that forces the head to rotate and tilt forward, backward or sideways. Torticollis occurs in 1 out of every 10,000 people and is about one and a half times more common among women than among men. Although the condition can occur at any age, it develops most frequently between the ages of 30 and 60.

How does spastic torticollis develop?
The cause of spastic torticollis is, for the most part, unknown. However, in some cases, it is caused by conditions such as hyperthyroidism, nervous system infections, tardive dyskinesia or neck tumors. Another rare cause is a form of arthritis called cervical spondylosis, which affects the neck. Torticollis may develop in infants after a difficult birth that involved damage to the neck muscles. It may also be seen in children who have swollen neck glands due to an infection of some kind.

What are the symptoms of spastic torticollis?
Sharp, painful neck muscles spasm may start suddenly and occur intermittently or continuously. Usually only one side of the neck is affected. The direction in which the head tilts and rotates depends on which neck muscle is affected. One third of the individuals who suffer from this disorder also suffer from other spasms throughout their body including the eyelids, face, jaw or hand. The spasms occur without any warning and rarely while that afflicted individual is sleeping.

Conventional medical treatments may help relieve the symptoms of spastic torticollis, but they do not address the root of the problem. By strengthening structural weaknesses in the body, as natural medicine treatments like Prolotherapy do, pain associated with spastic torticollis may be alleviated permanently.

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