復健科醫師會依超音波檢查結果與臨床症狀訂定治療計劃,通常第一型及第二型斜頸,早期復健治療有良好療效,並且建議每三個月至半年以超音波影像追蹤孩童頸部纖維化程度是否改善、變小或是轉型。 另外,許多研究指出,部分患有先天肌肉性斜頸的孩童在同側髖關節有發展性髖關節發育不良(Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip,DDH)的可能關聯,因此提醒家長發現斜頸時,讓您的兒童復健科醫師也檢查髖關節的發育狀況。
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