Physical therapy management of congenital muscular torticollis: an evidence-based clinical practice guideline: from the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical …

SL Kaplan, C Coulter, L Fetters - Pediatric Physical Therapy, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: Congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) is an idiopathic postural deformity
evident shortly after birth, typically characterized by lateral flexion of the head to one side …

Physical therapy management of congenital muscular torticollis: a 2018 evidence-based clinical practice guideline from the APTA Academy of Pediatric Physical …

SL Kaplan, C Coulter, B Sargent - Pediatric Physical Therapy, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) is a postural deformity evident shortly
after birth, typically characterized by lateral flexion/side bending of the head to one side and …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of physical therapy treatment in infants treated for congenital muscular torticollis-a narrative review

A Bashir, F Amjad, A Ahmad, A Arooj, SA Gilani - J Pak Med Assoc, 2023 - academia.edu
Congenital muscular torticollis is a problem that arises at birth or immediately after birth 13 in
which the sternocleidomastoid muscle is shortened on the afflicted side, leading to an 14 …

Effectiveness of pediatric integrative manual therapy in cervical movement limitation in infants with positional plagiocephaly: a randomized controlled trial

I Pastor-Pons, C Hidalgo-García… - Italian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Positional plagiocephaly (PP) is a cranial deformation frequent amongst
children and consisting in a flattened and asymmetrical head shape. PP is associated with …

Experiences of parents of infants diagnosed with mild or severe grades of congenital muscular torticollis

MM Oledzka, JK Sweeney… - Pediatric Physical …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of parents of
infants diagnosed with congenital muscular torticollis (CMT). A secondary purpose was to …

Measurement properties of instruments for assessment of cervical spine function in infants with torticollis: a systematic review

A Seager, H French, D Meldrum - European Journal of Pediatrics, 2019 - Springer
The aim of this study was to systematically review the measurement properties of
instruments which assess cervical spine function in infants with torticollis. Electronic …

Associations between congenital muscular torticollis severity and physical therapy episode

KCR Knudsen, RP Jacobson… - Pediatric Physical …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To determine how physical therapy utilization varies with Congenital Muscular
Torticollis (CMT) Severity Grading Scale, considering episode of care and clinical practice …

Congenital muscular torticollis: the reliability of visual estimation in the assessment of cervical spine active rotation and head tilt by physiotherapists and the impact of …

A Seager, D Meldrum, R Conroy, HP French - European journal of …, 2020 - Springer
There is a lack of reliable and valid measurement tools to assess neck function in infants
with congenital muscular torticollis, and most physiotherapists use visual estimation, which …

Infants With Torticollis Who Changed Head Presentation During A Physical Therapy Episode

KR Greve, RA Perry, AK Mischnick - Pediatric Physical Therapy, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe infants with congenital muscular torticollis
(CMT) who changed head presentation during an episode of physical therapy. Methods …

Measurement of range-of-motion in infants with indications of upper cervical dysfunction using the Flexion-Rotation-Test and Lateral-Flexion-Test: a blinded inter-rater …

F Driehuis, NLW Keijsers… - Journal of Manual & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: In infants with indications of upper cervical dysfunction, the Flexion-Rotation-
Test and Lateral-Flexion-Test are used to indicate reduced upper cervical range-of-motion …