Physical Therapy Management ofCongenital Muscular Torticollis

Physicians, nurse midwives, prenatal educators, obstetrical nurses, lactation specialists, nurse practitioners or physical therapists should educate and document instruction to all expectant parents and parents of newborns, within the first 2 days of birth, on the importance supervised prone/tummy play when awake 3 or more times daily, full active movement throughout the body, prevention of postural preferences, and the role of pediatric physical therapists in the comprehensive management of postural preference and optimizing motor development. (V, P)