The nurse assesses that the client has torticollis and that this may adversely influence the client's mobility. This individual has a(n):
1. Exaggeration of the lumbar spine curvature
2. Increased convexity of the thoracic spine
3. Abnormal anteroposterior and lateral curvature of the spine
4. Contracture of the sternocleidomastoid muscle with a head incline
ANS: 4
Torticollis is inclining of the head to the affected side, in which the sternocleidomastoid muscle is contracted. Lordosis is an exaggeration of the lumbar spine curvature. Kyphosis is an increased convexity in the curvature of the thoracic spine. Kyphoscoliosis is an abnormal anteroposterior and lateral curvature of the spine.
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