Torticollis Jefferson Park Chiropractor 60630
Published by Chicago Chiropractor Seaman Chiropractic on Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 3:54 PM.
I am the owner of Seaman Chiropractic Center in Jefferson Park. I am a practicing chiropractor for 25 years. I am recalling a story about one of my young patients.
A 5 year old girl awakened with neck pain that was so severe she couldn't even lift her head from her pillow. The intense neck muscle spasms and pain kept her head tilted to one side (torticollis or wry neck). The girl was taken to the emergency room where she was examined and given a prescription of Motrin and Valium.
Her mother brought her to me because the drugs weren't working and the mom didn't want to be giving drugs to her five year old.
The girl reported significant improvement after her first adjustment. Her severe spasm and head tilting improved and she was experiencing only minimal pain.
By her third visit, she had a significant reduction in muscle spasm with improved range of motion and was pain-free.
By the 12th visit the girl was pain-free with improved posture and full range of motion in the cervical spine. I found out by x-ray, she had scoliosis and that is why she experienced torticollis at such a young age.
A 5 year old girl awakened with neck pain that was so severe she couldn't even lift her head from her pillow. The intense neck muscle spasms and pain kept her head tilted to one side (torticollis or wry neck). The girl was taken to the emergency room where she was examined and given a prescription of Motrin and Valium.
Her mother brought her to me because the drugs weren't working and the mom didn't want to be giving drugs to her five year old.
The girl reported significant improvement after her first adjustment. Her severe spasm and head tilting improved and she was experiencing only minimal pain.
By her third visit, she had a significant reduction in muscle spasm with improved range of motion and was pain-free.
By the 12th visit the girl was pain-free with improved posture and full range of motion in the cervical spine. I found out by x-ray, she had scoliosis and that is why she experienced torticollis at such a young age.
