Has Torticollis Got Your Neck Stuck In a Rut?      Torticollis
is also known as “wry neck.”   Torticollis can be acute or
chronic.  Either way it’s a pain in the neck!   Some people
describe torticollis like having a “charlie horse” in your neck.
  If you’ve ever woken up and you can’t turn your head without
severe pain, and it’s stuck in a tilted and twisted position;
you know exactly what a torticollis is.  Perhaps you spent the
day outdoors on a windy and cold day.  Maybe you left the window
of your bedroom open on a cool night.  Sleeping “wrong”
(sleeping in an awkward position, like on a couch or with a bad
pillow) can be the culprit.  Torticollis can also be the result
of a neck injury such as whiplash.        (Click HERE to learn
more about Whiplash Injuries)     Torticollis literally means
"twisted neck" in Latin.  Basically torticollis is a painful
spasm of the Sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM) in the neck. 
While it is usually temporary, it can typically last a couple of
weeks.  What I’ve described a