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A spasm in the sternocleidomastoid muscle often causes an abnormal head or neck position associated with torticollis. This muscle is responsible for rotating the head and flexing the neck
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What is the medical term meaning wryneck?
Torticollis is the medical term meaning wryneck. Torticollis is a type of spasm of the neck that bends it into an unnatural position. Torticollis is a type of focal Dystonia, which is a neurological disorder of the basal ganglia in the brain.The medical term for wryneck is torticollis, which is a stiff neck due to muscle spasm.
What is A stiff neck due to a spasmodic contraction of the neck muscles?
Also known as a wry neck, spasmodic torticollis is a stiff neck due to spasmodic contraction of the neck muscle. The spasm causes the head to be pulled toward the affected side.
Spasm of what muscle result in wryneck?
sternocleidomastoid
Babies born with congenital torticollis are unable to rotate their heads properly and their necks are twisted to one side. The muscle that is affected in congenital torticollis is the muscle.?
Congenital torticollis occurs when the neck muscle that runs up and toward the back of the baby's neck (sternocleidomastoid muscle) is shortened. This brings your baby's head down and to one side. This is known as congenital muscular torticollis
Muscle Spasms and Cramps in adults?
how long does muscle spasms last
What is the medical term meaning Shortening of the sternocleidomastoid muscle?
Torticollis
What are muscle spasms and cramps?
what is the difference between muscle spasm and muscle cramps
The primary muscles involved in torticollis are?
The primary muscles involved in torticollis are the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the trapezius muscle. These muscles are responsible for controlling the position and movement of the head and neck. Injury or spasm of these muscles can cause the characteristic head tilt and rotation seen in torticollis.
What is clorzoxazone?
Clorzoxazone is a muscle relaxant by central motor depression (polysinaptic blocker), reduces pain and increases the functionality of spastic skeletal muscle. Indications: Reactive spasms of skeletal muscle of traumatic, inflammatory or reflex nature - bruises, tenosynovitis, arthritis, myalgia, lumbago, torticollis, ischemic contractures etc. Chronic contracture of pyramidal origin.
Straplike muscle that is a weak thigh flexor the tailor's muscle?
Strap-like muscle that is a weak thigh flexor known as the tailor's muscle is called Sartorius. This is the muscle that connects to the hamstring.
What muscle spans from the ribs to sternum to the pubic bones?
The rectus abdominus is a long, straplike muscle that connects the pubic bones to the rib and sternum.
What can be relieved by massaging the muscle?
Muscle spasms or cramps.
