What causes increased muscle tone?
Hypertonia is caused by upper motor neuron lesions which may result from injury, disease, or conditions that involve damage to the central nervous system. The lack of or decrease in upper motor neuron function leads to loss of inhibition with resultant hyperactivity of lower motor neurons.
What causes high muscle tone in children?
What can cause hypertonia in children? Hypertonia can be caused by disruption to the nerve pathways in the central nervous system that are responsible for switching on or off muscle activity. These nerve pathways carry information from the central nervous system to the body to control muscle tone and posture.
How do you treat high tone?
Physiotherapy for high tone
- Exercises to relax tight muscles during everyday activities such as standing walking, transferring.
- Activities to increase sensation and relax sensitive muscles.
- Muscles stretching to relieve tightness and ease pain.
- Strengthening exercises as high tone may lead to weakness.
How can I improve my baby’s muscle tone?
Tummy time is one of the most important positions in which to lie your baby whilst awake. This position helps to develop muscle tone in baby’s neck, shoulders, arms and upper back. If your baby is unhappy on his tummy try short periods of time regularly, gradually increasing until this is baby’s preferred way to be.
How do you reduce high muscle tone?
High & Low Tone
- Exercises to relax tight muscles during everyday activities such as standing walking, transferring.
- Activities to increase sensation and relax sensitive muscles.
- Muscles stretching to relieve tightness and ease pain.
- Strengthening exercises as high tone may lead to weakness.
What does hypertonia look like in babies?
Hyper-tonia: ‘tonia’ refers to muscle tone or muscle tension and ‘hyper’ means over, above, or more. Hypertonia is increased muscle tone, and lack of flexibility. Children with Hypertonia make stiff movements and have poor balance. They may have difficulty feeding, pulling, walking, or reaching.