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How to correct baby torticollis
The incidence of torticollis is particularly high in life, and many babies have symptoms of torticollis, which hinders their development. Ma Bao must pay attention to torticollis, pay attention to the treatment, and should take non-surgical treatment. If the child is less than half a year old, non-surgical treatment can get satisfactory results. Therefore, after the baby has symptoms of torticollis, it is necessary to actively check, confirm the rash and make a clear diagnosis. It is necessary to start treatment as soon as possible. Commonly used non-surgical methods include local hot compress and massage, bed fixation and manual traction, which can effectively relieve the condition of torticollis baby.

For children with serious illness, surgical treatment should be adopted, which is mainly suitable for children who are ineffective in conservative treatment within half a year. The common surgical method is sternocleidomastoid muscle amputation, which requires a transverse incision on the clavicle of the child to expose the sternal head and clavicle of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, and it should be cut above the attachment point. Attention should also be paid to loosening the surrounding fascia tissue to avoid injury to the neck movement and veins of children during operation, and to pay attention to the hygiene of children after operation to avoid large-scale movements.