Multimodal intervention for congenital muscular torticollis: Visual and neck stability exercises compared to stretching

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  • Elansuriyan Sambandam Department of Pediatrics, School of Physiotherapy, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Puducherry, India https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9101-2921
  • Murali Ravi Department of Neurosciences, SMVEC – School of Physiotherapy Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry, India https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7142-6207
  • Manikandan Malayappan Department of Orthopaedics, Swamy Vivekananda Physiotherapy College, Tiruchengode, India https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0588-4108
  • Ramya Kandhasamy of Neurosciences, Cheran College of Physiotherapy, Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical University, Coimbatore, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9482-8930
  • Ranjitha Ramar Department of Paediatrics and Neonatal Sciences, Saveetha College of Physiotherapy, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, India https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4512-6420
  • Anees Ahmed Farooq Mohammed Department of Paediatrics and Neonatal Sciences, Saveetha College of Physiotherapy, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6998-8649

Keywords:

child wellbeing, congenital muscular torticollis, health, inclusive stimulation, quality of life

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06-07-2026

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Multimodal intervention for congenital muscular torticollis: Visual and neck stability exercises compared to stretching. (2026). Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 19(3), e89398. https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BSMMUJ/article/view/89398

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Multimodal intervention for congenital muscular torticollis: Visual and neck stability exercises compared to stretching. (2026). Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 19(3), e89398. https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BSMMUJ/article/view/89398

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