Infants With Congenital Muscular Torticollis Requiring Supplemental Physical Therapy Interventions.

PURPOSE: To describe supplemental intervention (SI) frequency in infants with congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) and compare groups of infants who received first-choice intervention only to infants who received SI.

METHODS

Data were retrospectively extracted from a registry. Baseline and treatment variables were collected and analyzed.

RESULTS

The cohort included 907 infants with 85 receiving SI. Order of SI frequency was kinesiological tape, manual techniques, tubular orthosis for torticollis (TOT) collar, and the Benik system. Statistically significant differences were found in baseline age, passive cervical range of motion (ROM), muscle function, and treatment time between groups. A positive association was found for CMT presentation, classification grade, plagiocephaly type, and external referrals between groups.

CONCLUSIONS

Nine percent of infants received SI, most frequently kinesiological tape. Infants who received SI had larger baseline passive ROM and muscle function differences and more visits over a longer duration but had similar CMT resolution. Education is needed when using SI.