⚡ Living with spasmodic torticollis or cervical dystonia? This condition causes the muscles in your neck to contract involuntarily, pulling your head off center — and sometimes even creating rhythmic spasms. 👉 The surprising part? For many people, the root cause isn’t just the muscles — it’s the upper cervical spine. When the top vertebra in your neck (the atlas) is misaligned, it can irritate the spinal cord. That irritation sends faulty signals to the muscles of the neck, causing them to cont