Once the child is found to have early manifestations of torticollis, it is necessary to pay close attention to treatment. For children under the age of l, most of them can be cured by non-surgical treatment, without recurrence and deformity residue.

For light and medium-sized congenital torticollis children under the age of L, parents can give manual treatment by themselves. The method is as follows: the child lies on the mother's leg, facing outwards, with the affected side facing upwards, with the head extended backwards and the neck extended backwards. Knead the child's neck with fingers from top to bottom and from bottom to top, with the technique from light to heavy, each kneading time is about 15 minutes, 2-3 times a day. Manual therapy can also be combined with hot compress, which is helpful to eliminate the mass in sternocleidomastoid muscle and relieve the spasm of this muscle. You can also combine the methods of fixation and manual traction during sleep.

In a word, congenital torticollis can be cured by early comprehensive non-surgical therapy, but it should be persevered. Generally lasting for several months to 1 year, congenital torticollis can be obviously improved and cured.

Plastic surgery should be considered for severe congenital torticollis's disease and light and medium-sized children with ineffective or ineffective manual therapy. Surgical treatment should generally be performed after the child is two years old, but not more than 12 years old. Because facial deformity is more serious after 12 years old, even if torticollis is corrected, the possibility of facial deformity correction is very small.

Congenital torticollis's operation method is relatively simple. During the operation, a 5-6 cm long transverse incision was made on the upper edge of the clavicle of the affected neck. After cutting the skin, subcutaneous tissue and superficial muscle, the lower end of sternocleidomastoid muscle is exposed and cut off, and torticollis can be corrected. Because the head is skewed for a long time, the neck can not return to normal quickly and smoothly after operation. Under normal circumstances, attention should be paid to neck fixation after operation. For older or severely deformed patients, plaster bandage or neck circumference can be used to fix the head in the corrected position 1-2 months after operation. At the same time, you can also do some self-exercise, turn your neck and straighten your posture.