Inherited torticollis

MONDO:0008583

A congenital benign lesion that occurs in the distal sternocleidomastoid muscle of infants. It is characterized by the presence of plump spindle cells, and collagenous stroma formation.

Also known as: congenital torticollis, fibromatosis colli, inherited torticollis (disease), torticollis, congenital muscular torticollis, congenital sternomastoid torticollis, congenital wry neck, congenital wryneck

1435 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 3 tagged with Inherited torticollis itself.

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↑ Hereditary disorder of connective tissue (1314) ↑ Fibromatosis (75)

Including sub-types (1435) Tagged with Inherited torticollis (3)

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Can special exercises help babies with torticollis move better?

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This study tests whether weight shift training—a type of physical therapy—can help infants with congenital muscular torticollis (a tight neck muscle that causes head tilting) bear weight more evenly on their arms. Thirty infants aged 6 to 12 months will be randomly assigned to re…

Sponsor: Sahmyook University • Aim: Symptom relief

Last updated Jun 28, 2026 00:00 UTC

Inherited torticollis

Where it sits in the disease tree

Can special exercises help babies with torticollis move better?