Patient's question:
My baby is now 54 days old. About half a month ago, we noticed a lump on the left side of the neck. It was diagnosed as torticollis. How should I massage it? Which department should I go to for this? How many times a week should I massage?Doctor's answer:
The incidence of congenital torticollis is not very low, and our outpatient clinic usually receives about 10 such children per week. Generally, within about 10 days, a hard nodule appears on one side of the neck, and the child's head is always tilted to one side. Hospital ultrasound examinations show that the localized thickening of the sternocleidomastoid muscle on one side is usually between 8 millimeters and 20 millimeters. The orthopedic doctor tells the parents to massage it at home. If the condition does not improve, surgery will be performed after one year.