dislocated neck?

[redcrx]

dont know if sqad is about but someone else may know anyway

My friends little boy has just come back from A&E and they didnt quite catch what the, heavily accented, doctor said.
He woke with a severe pain in neck and it looked swollen one side. The doctor said it was something beginning with E she thought. Anyway they manoevered the neck into place, with force, and have said he has also sprained it. It may have been caused by him jumping on bed and knocking his head (not too hard) but he didnt complain of pain in night.

anyway, now shes home she's trying to find info but cant recall the name.

[Sqad]

In know that it doesn't begin with E, but could it be Torticollis?

[redcrx]

thanks sqad, but that suggests its something permanent which this isnt.

she thinks they may have said "something" sublaxion. but what we've now found reads as if he wouldve been seriously hurt for that to occur and often causes paralysis.

now its been popped back, hes in pain but not as much. If hes improving i dont suppose it will matter what it was called.

[Eve]

A friend of my had torticolis recently, sounds similar save for the manipulation (she was given painkillers).

[Sqad]

Torticollis is not necessarily permanent.

Subluxation is the movement of one bone (usually a vertebra) against the one above or below it. This may not be a serious condition and only rarely cause paralysis.

My money still goes on Torticollis.

[LoftyLottie]

I was interested so googled it. Read the last sentence of the 2nd para. Perhaps the doctor said cervical sublaxion and your friend heard 'ervical'!

Hi Red, by the way x

[LoftyLottie]

http://spinalcolumnbl...10/02/26/torticollis/

Forgot the link!!!

[redcrx]

Thanks all, will pass the info on.

lofty, she wont have heard "cervical wrong", but worth a try lol :)

[Sqad]

red...of course we are assuming that our "heavily accented doctor" made the correct diagnosis???

There has been no mention of an X-Ray........no X-Ray then no diagnosis of cervical subluxation.

[redcrx]

sorry, sqad, there was an xray taken.
They also said that they will have to keep an eye on it in case it happens again as hes only young (hes 4)

[Sqad]

red...thanks...OK....that makes Lofty's diagnosis of cervical subluxation more likely.

[LoftyLottie]

Hey, not a diagnosis exactly Sqad, just a 'Google'. Perhaps I should offer my services to the NHS!! :o)

[boxtops]

Ask their GP to ring the hospital to find out what was done to the little boy, a report will come back to the GP surgery in due course.

[Sqad]

Lofty...;-)