Torticollis Spastic

Torticollis is a disease of the nervous system that manifests itself in the form of involuntary, repetitive and stereotypical movements of the head. In children, torticollis is a condition when a child’s head from time to time deviates significantly and even turns to one side, while the tilt can also extend to the torso. This occurs due to limited voluntary rotation of the head around the vertical axis, which occurs due to impaired cerebral circulation or neurological effects on the nerve plexuses of the neck.

Torticollis is the result of damage to any element of the entire shoulder system and is therefore corrected. It is expressed either in difficult movement towards the healthy arm and shoulder, but on the side of the painful arm and forearm, or, conversely, due to constant rotation of the shoulder in the painful direction. Torticollis occurs as a manifestation of a general organic disorder of the central nervous system.

So, torticollis manifests itself as a disease of the central nervous system or spine. The cause of this disease is trauma, inflammatory diseases of the nervous tissue, for example, myelitis, as well as diffuse nerve damage. Sometimes the occurrence of torticollis is due to idiopathic causes.

Additionally, there are two forms of torticollis. - Focal torticollis. It is observed when the pathological process is located superficially on the cerebral cortex. Syphilitic and cerebral forms, which develop as a result of infectious and inflammatory processes, are also diagnosed.

- The hemifocal form of torticollis appears on the side opposite to the pathological focus. This is due to the deeper occurrence of pathological processes in the spinal cord.