Purpose To confirm the effectiveness of the Kestenbaum–Anderson principle in the surgical management of compensatory head posture because of horizontal gaze palsy and acquired vertical nystagmus.

What Are the Causes of Abnormal Head Posture? Abnormal head posture commonly occurs due to neck muscle problems, but the condition has eye-related or ocular causes too. Certain eye conditions can ...

TORTICOLLIS is an involuntary movement disorder resulting in tonic abnormal deviation of the head and neck. It is often accompanied by hyperkinesis of the head and neck, consisting of arrhythmic ...

Positioning of the neck- The head and neck of the baby is positioned and supported to gain the normal posture. Passive stretching - Stretching is done to lengthen the shortened muscles of the neck.

Torticollis refers to a condition in which the sternocleidomastoid muscle is shorter (and sometimes tighter) on one side of the neck, causing the head to tilt toward the shortened muscle, while at the ...

Dear Dr. Gott: I have been diagnosed with torticollis. I am 60 years old but was diagnosed with the condition about 25 years ago. The doctor said it was a mild case and didn't feel it would get any ...