Journal of Korean Physical Therapy Science (대한물리치료과학회지)
- Volume 3 Issue 3
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- Pages.65-70
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- 1996
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- 2733-6441(pISSN)
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- 2733-645X(eISSN)
A Clinical Study on the Physiotherapy of Congenital Muscular Torticollis
선천성 유아 사경의 물리치료에 대한 임상적 고찰
- Kim, Ho-Bong (Dept. of Physiotherapy, Ulsan Dong Kang Hospital) ;
- Hwang, Jae-Cheol (Dept. of Physiotherapy, Ulsan Dong Kang Hospital) ;
- Bae, Yoon-Han (Dept. of Physiotherapy, Ulsan Dong Kang Hospital)
- Published : 1996.09.30
Abstract
Torticollis is a deformity of the neck that shows tilting of the head toward the affected side and rotation of the chin toward the opposite side. In many cases with this condition, unilateral tightness of the sternocleidomastoid muscle is found frequently with fibrous tumor. The analysis of 43 cases of congenital muscular torticollis and result of their physical therapy are reported. The research was from Jan. 1, 1990 to Dec. 31, 1995 at Ulsan Dong Kang Hospital. The results obtained were as follows. 1. There were 30 males(69.8%) and 13 females(30.2%). Age distribution of patients showed below 2 month 20 cases(46.5%), above 1 year 7 cases(16.3%),
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