noun
- a medical condition in which the neck muscles contract involuntarily, causing the head to twist to one side
Usage: medical
Examples
- The baby was born with torticollis and needed physical therapy.
- Her torticollis made it difficult to turn her head to the right.
- The doctor diagnosed him with spasmodic torticollis after examining his neck.
- Physical therapy exercises helped improve her torticollis symptoms.
- Torticollis can be present at birth or develop later in life.
- The muscle spasms from torticollis caused severe neck pain.