Torticollis Exercises: Right Torticollis

Hold your child's right shoulder with your left hand.

Place your right hand on top of the child's head.

Slowly bend your child's left ear towards their left shoulder.

Goal: hold stretch up to 30 seconds.

Place your child on their stomach on the floor, over a positioning pillow, over your lap, or on your chest.

Encourage them to lift their head up from the surface and look in both directions. Your child may like looking at toys or a mirror in front of them.

The child should always be supervised in this position.

Place your right hand gently on your child's chest. Place your left hand on the left side of the child's face near the ear.

Slowly turn your child's head to the right.

Work up to holding the stretch for 30 seconds.

Hold your child facing away from you, in a side-lying position with your left arm between their legs.

Hold their right shoulder with your left hand.

Place your right hand on the right side of the child's head.

Gently bring your child's left ear to their left shoulder.

Work up to holding the stretch for 30 seconds.

Place your hand gently on the child's chest and grasp the child's right wrist with your left hand.

Raise their arm overhead.

Work up to holding the stretch for 30 seconds.

Place your child straddling your leg facing away from you.

Support your child around their hips or waist.

Slowly tilt the child to the right.

Encourage your child to bring their left ear to their left shoulder.

Place the child on their back.

Hold a toy a few inches above their chest.

Encourage your child to look and reach with both hands for the toy.

Hold your child in your Left arm.

Move the bottle to turn the child's head to the right.

If breastfeeding: please hold your child to encourage them to look to the right.