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I was just curious if anyone's child has been diagnosed with torticollis as well as a sppech delay? If so, please let me know! Both of my boys had torticollis as infants and both have had significant speech delays as toddlers. My speech therapist and phyiscal therapist have teamed up and are beginning to do some research as to the corralation between torticollis and speech delays. I look forward to hearing from you! Thanks !
Kim |
| Posted by Kim on 09/16/2008 01:51 PM
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My son has a speech delay, but I don't have experience with the torticollis. I hope you are getting the answers you are looking for. There are a lot of causes for speech delays and sometimes, no cause at all. I did find some info that suggests that speech delay may be prevalent in children with torticollis, along with other dev. delays.
Here are a few articles that give activities and exercises to work on at home, to help the symptoms. (copy/paste, my links aren't active here)
http://www.childrensmemorial.org/depts/rehab/torticollis.aspx
http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic377.htm
http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case482.html
Best of luck with your therapies! |
| posted by Annette+4 on 09/16/2008 02:16 PM
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| What is torticollis??????????? |
| posted by Suzanne on 09/16/2008 03:27 PM
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Ummm, Suzanne, you can use the links too. :o)
It's a tightening of the neck muscles on one side causing a tilt and sometimes rotation of the infant's head. It can also attribute to flat spots on the back of the head, because the baby can't find a neutral position to hold it's head. So it usually stays in the same position.
The first link above gives a pretty good description of it, the second link gives more medical reasons for it, and the last link is a child-case description with prognosis.
Here is one of the definitions...
Torticollis (from the Latin torti, meaning twisted and collis, meaning neck) manifests as involuntary contractions of the neck muscles, leading to abnormal postures and movements of the head. It is not a diagnosis but a sign of an underlying disease process. Cervical dystonia, spasmodic torticollis, torsion dystonia, and acute wry neck all refer to the same process. Most of the cases presenting to the emergency department present as acute, acquired torticollis, although other congenital and infectious causes as well as trauma must be considered |
| posted by Annette+4 on 09/16/2008 03:57 PM
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