metalware, as tools, locks, hinges, or cutlery. the mechanical equipment necessary for conducting an activity, usually distinguished from the theory and design that make the activity possible. military weapons and combat equipment.
What causes the tightness or shortening of the neck muscle? Some times a traumatic birth injury causes stretching and scaring of the neck muscle. Congenital infant torticollis can also be caused by babyâs position in the womb. Torticollis is more common in situations where there is lack of space in the womb. For example with multiple births or when there is little amniotic fluid.
Torticollis - Signs and symptoms. 1  Torticollis is a fixed or dynamic tilt, rotation, or flexion of the head and/or neck. 2  laterocollis : the head is tipped toward the shoulder. 3  rotational torticollis : the head rotates along the longitudal axis. 4  anterocollis : forward flexion of the head and neck [6]