The efficacy of manipulative treatment for sternomastoid tumours.
Sixty-seven patients with sternomastoid tumours have been treated by stretching and manipulation of the neck and the results evaluated after an average follow-up of six and a half years. Stretching was found to be useful in early management, although initial facial asymmetry and limitation of neck rotation of over 30 degrees usually precluded a good prognosis. The results were also unsatisfactory if, during the first six months of treatment, improvement was slow; in such cases facial asymmetry and head-tilting frequently persisted.
D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000209:etiology; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic / Q000379:methods; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000150:complications; D014103:Torticollis / Q000209:etiology