Contracture of Head Neck and Spine

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Definition:
A muscle contracture is a permanent shortening of a muscle or joints in the head, neck, and spine. It is usually in response to prolonged hypertonic spasticity in a concentrated muscle area. Contractures are essentially muscles or tendons that have remained too tight for too long, thus becoming shorter. Once they occur they cannot be stretched or exercised away; they must be released with orthopedic surgery.
Symptoms
  • Stiffness in the neck
  • Loss of ROM in the neck
Causes
  • Spastic cerebal palsy
  • Burn scars
  • Torticollis
  • Cervical fusion
Treatment
  • ROM and stretching exercises to neck
  • Postural program

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