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.
A permanent, intermittent or spasmodic twisting of the head or neck to one side. Causes of torticollis include birth injury to one of the long neck muscles, scarring and shortening of the neck skin, spasm of the neck muscles, WHIPLASH INJURY, TICS and vertical imbalance of the eye muscles. Treatment depends on the cause. Also known as wry neck.