Title: Plagiocephaly and Torticollis
Presenter(s): Dr. Mia Lang
Date: March 8, 2020
PEARL: Postnatal Risk Factors for Abnormal Head Shape
Supine position
Torticollis, restricted head movement
Bottle feeding without repositioning
Little “tummy time”
Development delay
PEARL: Ddx plagiocephaly
Congenital muscular torticollis
Unilateral lambdoid synostosis
Unilateral coronal synostosis
PEARL: Prevention of positional plagiocephaly
Avoidance of favorite side
Bilateral stimuli
Adequate tummy time: 10-15 min TID
"How to make tummy time more enjoyable" handout
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