Nursing 3920A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Hair Loss, Tai Chi, Calcinosis
24 Apr 2018
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Nursing care of the child with a musculoskeletal disorder. In j. chow, c. a. ateah, s. d. scott, s. s. ricci, Wilkins: a painless muscular condition presenting in infants or in children with certain syndromes. Congenital muscular torticollis may result from in utero positioning or difficult birth. Preferential turning of the head to one side while in the supine position after birth may also lead to torticollis. Torticollis results from tightness of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, resulting in infant"s head being tilted to one side: medical treatment involves passive stretching exercises, which are effective in 90% of affected infants. Plagiocephaly may result from continued pressure on the side of the skull to which the neck is turned: nursing assessment note history of head tilt. Note limited movement when passive rom is performed. Palpate neck noting mass in sternocleidomastoid muscle on affected side: nursing management teach parents gentle neck-stretching exercises. To prevent development, positional plagiocephaly (cid:373)ust (cid:271)e p(cid:396)e(cid:448)e(cid:374)ted.
