1 Use your lancing device on the side of your fingertip to get a drop of blood. 2  Touch and hold the edge of the test strip to the drop of blood, and wait for the result. 3  Your blood glucose level will appear on the meter's display.
Some causes of acquired torticollis include: 1  a mild (usually viral) infection. 2  minor trauma to the head and neck. 3  gastroesophageal reflux (GERD)  respiratory and soft-tissue infections of the 1  neck. abnormalities in the cervical spine (such as atlantoaxial subluxation)  vision problems (called ocular torticollis)
After birth, torticollis may be caused by the infant spending too much time with his/her head turned one particular way. This may cause or may be due to head flattening (a form of plagiocephaly, which is described in greater detail below). The reported incidence of torticollis is 0.4%-2.0%.