My 4 week old daughter tilt her head on right and she had a big tight muscle in the neck. Can someone advice?

Can it be corrected completely? What care we parents need to take? Shall I wait for a little while unless she starts holding her head by herself?My 4 week old daughter tilt her head on right and she had a big tight muscle in the neck. Can someone advice?
My oldest daughter had the same thing when she was a baby. It's muscle shortness in her neck, called torticollis. We had to have a CT scan done just to make sure there wasn't anything more serious going on. The doctor suggested therapy, which we did sign up for First Steps to come out to the house for it. They only lasted 3 sessions and I decided that I could do those things myself. You massage the neck muscles (both sides, even if the knot is only on one side). You stretch her muscles (neck, torso, legs... as these are really all connected and one could affect the other). Move her head from one side to the other slowly and hold on each side for a few seconds. When she's laying down, prop her neck to the side that she cannot turn to naturally with a blanket or pillow.





Do not wait until she can hold her head up herself! Have it checked out immediately with the doctor and possibly sign up for physical therapy right away also. It needs to be corrected before her muscles fully develop.





My daughter is 4 now and you can't even tell she had this as a baby. Good luck to you and your daughter.My 4 week old daughter tilt her head on right and she had a big tight muscle in the neck. Can someone advice?
Sounds like torticollis. Usually this is corrected with stretching and physical therapy and doesn't cause any permanant problems. I would let your doctor see this and he/she can recommend stretching and/or physical therapy, but also make sure there are no other muscular abnormalities.
Ask your HV. If it isn't bothering her it should be fine!!





Just give your Health Visitor a call!