{"id":649,"date":"2019-04-14T17:08:56","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T17:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/childrensosteopathiccentre.com\/?page_id=649"},"modified":"2023-11-09T13:43:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T02:43:36","slug":"head-preference-to-one-side-plagiocephaly-and-torticollis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/childrensosteopathiccentre.com\/head-preference-to-one-side-plagiocephaly-and-torticollis\/","title":{"rendered":"Head preference to one side, plagiocephaly and torticollis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-6a9dc33\" data-block-id=\"6a9dc33\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-6a9dc33-column alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-dcf92fb\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"dcf92fb\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-dcf92fb-container 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has-text-align-center\">Head preference to one side, plagiocephaly and torticollis<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-divider stk-block-divider stk-block stk-f4915eb is-style-bar\" data-block-id=\"f4915eb\"><style>.stk-f4915eb hr.stk-block-divider__hr{background:#ec77a7 !important}<\/style><hr class=\"stk-block-divider__hr\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-e8ce9c9\" data-block-id=\"e8ce9c9\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-e8ce9c9-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6d7ccba\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6d7ccba\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6d7ccba-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6d7ccba-inner-blocks\">\n<p>It is not uncommon for babies to show a preference to lie with their head to one particular side. This can affect the position of the soft cranial bones and create a flat spot. Plagiocephaly can develop if babies continue to lie on one side, creating an asymmetrical distortion of the skull. Congenital torticollis is a condition that some babies are born with, whereby the muscles on one side of the neck are significantly shortened and contracted. This causes the baby\u2019s head to be held in a permanently tilted position.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-8511806\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"8511806\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-8511806-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8511806-inner-blocks\">\n<p>As osteopaths, we treat the musculoskeletal components of the head, face and neck to subtly release the structures that are contributing to plagiocephaly. We regularly measure a baby\u2019s head growth to monitor changes in shape over time. In more severe cases, a plagiocephaly helmet may be indicated if osteopathic treatment alone is not enough. We will refer for this if indicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A baby with torticollis or plagiocephaly may have unique challenges around breastfeeding and these mothers may need extra support and advice during this time, which we can offer.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head preference to one side, plagiocephaly and torticollis It is not uncommon for babies to show a preference to lie with their head to one particular side. This can affect the position of the soft cranial bones and create a flat spot. 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Congenital torticollis is a condition that some babies are born with, whereby the muscles on one side of the neck are significantly shortened and contracted. This causes the baby\u2019s head to be held in a permanently tilted position. 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