In congenital muscular torticollis, a trial of nonoperative treatment for 12-24 months is allowed before surgical intervention is pursued, because 90% of these patients respond to passive stretching within the first year of life.
Rex Allen died on December 17, 1999, two weeks before his 79th birthday, in Tucson, Arizona, after he sustained fatal injuries when his caregiver accidentally ran over him in the driveway. Cremated, his ashes were scattered at Railroad Park in Willcox where most of his memorabilia are on display.
Dr. James Van Allen died in Iowa City on August 9, 2006 at the age of ninety-one. James Van Allen quotes: Certainly one of the most enthralling things about human life is the recognition that we live in what, for practical purposes, is a universe without bounds.