| Torticollis is the tilt and/or rotation of the head because of tight and weak neck muscles. It occurs when the muscle that runs up and toward the back of the neck (the sternocleidomastoid muscle) becomes tight, weakened, or thickened. There are 5 forms of the condition:   If you have overly weak or tight neck muscles, you may suffer from the torticollis, which is the rotation of tilt of your head. This condition occurs on account of the stemocleidomastoid, which are the muscles running up the backside of your neck. Actually, these muscles get thick, weak or tight. This condition is in five forms: postural torticollis, congenital muscular torticollis, ocular torticollis, acute torticollis, spasmodic torticollis, neurogenic abnormalities, and osseous abnormalities.        Signs and Symptoms       If you have Torticollis, you may find it difficult to keep your neck straight and you may keep your head rotated or tilted to one side of your body. For instance, if the muscles on your neck left side are weak, shortened or in spasm, your head can title to the left shoulder or rotate to the right.        Your neck may be tight or it may have a lump. You may or may not feel pain based on the kind of torticollis you have.        How Perth physios diagnose Torticollis?       If you are an adult, you should visit a physician in order to have your torticollis diagnosed. Aside from these, you may also meet experienced Perth physiotherapists for the diagnosis and treatment of torticollis as well as positional torticollis.        After the identification of the type of torticollis you have, your Perth physio can give you the best treatment. In the majority of cases, the torticollis is a problem associated with one of your muscles. Physiotherapists in Perth are musculoskeletal experts.        Long story short, if you have this condition, you should surely pay a visit to a doctor and then to a Perth physio for diagnosis and treatment. Hope this helps.       
		
	
			 
		
			
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