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Web contracture

Web - a tissue or membrane of an animal or plant; especially : that uniting fingers or toes either at their bases (as in humans) or for a greater part of their length. Contracture - a permanent shortening (as of muscle, tendon, or scar tissue) producing deformity or distortion

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Whiplash

Injury resulting from a sudden sharp whipping movement of the neck and head (as of a person in a vehicle that is struck head-on or from the rear by another vehicle)

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Wrong neck posture

Neck Posture - the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose, e.g. erect posture of head

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wry neck

Wry Neck, also known as Torticollis, is a twisting of the neck that causes the head to rotate and tilt at an odd angle. It is a painful condition in which your neck muscles that control the position of the head are affected and contract involuntarily, causing your head to twist or turn to one side. In addition, the head may be pulled forward or backward. It is the most common of the focal dystonias. There are three different varieties of the disorder: tonic, causing sustained turning of the head to one side; clonic, causing shaking movements of the head; and mixed tonic and clonic, involving both kinds of movements. The exact cause of this disorder is usually unknown, and it tends to appear in adults.

Torticollis is derived from the Latin torti, meaning twisted and collis, meaning neck. Cervical dystonia, spasmodic torticollis and torsion dystonia all refer to the same process.