15
Participants
Start Date
January 15, 2024
Primary Completion Date
March 15, 2024
Study Completion Date
March 15, 2024
Exercise and home program to increase lateral flexion and rotation angles
Suggestions will be made to the parent/caregiver of the baby diagnosed with congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) participating in the study to increase the baby's decreasing lateral flexion and rotation angles, and parents/caregivers will be advised to integrate these suggestions into their daily routine as much as possible.These suggestions; It includes holding-carrying-breastfeeding (feeding) principles, active-passive lateral flexion and active stretching of the child and activities that will increase joint range of motion for the SCM muscle, environmental arrangements, games that enable the development of active symmetrical movements and prone activities. The home program to be implemented by parents/caregivers will continue for 6 weeks. During the evaluations, the demographic characteristics of the babies (gender, gestational age, birth weight, parental information, mother's pregnancy type, pregnancy history, Apgar score, ultrasonography values, etc.) will be recorded.
RECRUITING
Rabia ZORLULAR, Ankara
Gazi University
OTHER