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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.
Symptoms. You may not notice anything unusual about your baby for the first 6 or 8 weeks. Itâs common for torticollis symptoms to become obvious once an infant gains more control of the head and neck. Some of the symptoms you might see: Your childâs head tilts to one side with his chin pointed to the opposite shoulder. In about 75% of babies with torticollis, the right side is affected.