Torticollis occurs when your baby’s neck muscles cause their head to turn and rotate to one side. Another name for it is wry neck. It may be acquired or congenital. Swollen and tight neck muscles are among the symptoms.

• The most common type of torticollis is congenital. Your baby normally experiences no pain at all.
• Maybe not until your baby is a few weeks old will you notice it. Typically, acquired torticollis manifests itself throughout the first four to six months of a baby's life or beyond.
• It could start out gently and progress more gradually. Torticollis acquired later in life could be benign or indicate a more significant medical condition. 

What are the Causes of Torticollis ?

• From the back of your ear to your collarbone, there is a lengthy muscle on each side of your neck. It is known as the SCM, or sternocleidomastoid. 
• Your unborn child may have been in an unusual position, such a breech, or may have experienced cramps while still inside the womb. That may result in increased pressure on one side of your baby's head and a tightening of the SCM which causes Torticollis 
• Your kid's SCM may have been compressed if your doctor delivered the baby using forceps or a suction instrument.

What are Symptoms of Torticollis?

• Baby’s head tilts to one side and the chin tilts to the other side.
• Limited movement of your baby’s head and neck.
• One of your baby’s shoulders is higher than the other.
• Neck muscle tightness or stiffness.
• Swollen neck muscles.
• Small pea-sized lump in one of your baby’s neck muscles.
• Uneven facial features.
• Sleeping in an awkward position.
• Neck muscle injury at birth.

What as a Parents we can do ?

• Encourage your baby to turn the head in both directions. 
• Lay your baby on your lap for tummy time. 
• When your baby wants to eat, offer the bottle or breast in a way that encourages your baby to turn away from the favoured side.
• When putting your baby down to sleep, position them to face the wall. Because babies prefer to look out onto the room, your baby will actively turn away from the wall and this will stretch the tightened muscles of the neck. 
• During play, draw your baby's attention with toys and sounds to make them turn in both directions.