torticollis
/ˌtɔːtɪˈkɒlɪs
/noun [mass noun] Medicine
A condition in which the head becomes persistently turned to one side, often associated with painful muscle spasms. Also called wryneck.Risk factors associated with positional head deformity are premature birth, hypotonic muscle disorders, congenital torticollis, and intrauterine constraint (such as in multiple gestation or oligohydramnios)....
- In the head and neck region, myofascial pain syndrome with trigger points can manifest as tension headache, tinnitus, temporomandibular joint pain, eye symptoms, and torticollis.
- Patients receiving injections into the neck muscles for torticollis may therefore develop dysphagia because of diffusion of the toxin into the oropharynx.
Origin
Early 19th century: modern Latin, from Latin tortus 'crooked, twisted' + collum 'neck'.