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What causes the tightness or shortening of the neck muscle? Some times a traumatic birth injury causes stretching and scaring of the neck muscle. Congenital infant torticollis can also be caused by babyâs position in the womb. Torticollis is more common in situations where there is lack of space in the womb. For example with multiple births or when there is little amniotic fluid.
1 Postural torticollis is diagnosed when the infantâs head tilt comes and goes. It is diagnosed within the first 5 months of life and often is the result of a lack of a variety of positions.  Ocular torticollis is caused by a vision problem in 1 eye, causing the individual to tilt his or her head to see better.