TAMO Therapy Versus Postural Control Exercise in Children With Congenital Muscular Torticollis

khadija liaquat

Status: Completed

Conditions: Torticollis Congenital

Treatments: Behavioral: TAMO; Behavioral: Postural Control exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06015555

RiphahIU- Farhan

Details and patient eligibility

About

A randomized control trial was conducted through convenient sampling. 18 subjects were randomly allocated into two groups, group A received postural control exercises in addition to conventional therapy, while Group B received TAMO therapy along with conventional therapy. analysis.

Full description

Torticollis is common in children and can be congenital or acquired. Acquired cases can result from neck muscles or bone injuries. Though distressing for parents, it usually improves over time. Treatment includes postural control exercise and TAMO therapy, along with conventional treatment. To compare the effects of TAMO therapy versus postural control exercises on children with congenital muscular torticollis on cervical range of motion. A randomized control trial was conducted through convenient sampling. Eighteen subjects were randomly allocated into two groups; Group A received postural control exercises in addition to conventional therapy, while group B received TAMO therapy along with conventional therapy. The duration of the treatment was eight weeks. Goniometer, still photography, muscle function. Eighteen participants (n=18) were included in the study.

Enrollment: 18 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 6 months old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Greater than 3 months
• Both genders
• Abnormal neck posture
• Torticollis of both sides

Exclusion criteria

• SCM mass present
• Deficit in cervical PROM greater than 15 degree
• Craniosynostosis (it is a birth defect in which the bones in a baby skull join together too early)
• Infectious
• Metabolic
• Scoliosis of spine
• Developmental plagiocephaly
• SCM tumor
• Visual disorder

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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18 participants in 2 patient groups

The TAMO therapy

Experimental group

Description:

For four months, TAMO therapy will last 30 minutes every day, twice a week. The therapist first applies light loading for a short period of time to his left hemiocciput directed toward the supporting surface.

Treatment:

Behavioral: TAMO

Postural Control exercises

Experimental group

Description:

For four months, posture control exercises will be taught twice a week for 30 minutes each time. Under the age of 3 months, infants were required to shift their chin as far to the affected side and upward in the supine or dominant prone posture before they could regulate their neck. Instead of passively adjusting the newborns' heads, we waited for them to actively turn toward their midline.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Postural Control exercises