Hypertonus in children

Excessive muscle tone in a child is normal up to three months of age. After that, he must come to naught - the baby gradually spreads his legs and pens, and less and less pulls them to the tummy. In children under one year of age, hypertension occurs quite often and does not pass independently without proper treatment.

Causes of hypertension in children

In utero, prerequisites for hypertension may appear, which will manifest themselves at the age of several months and may persist for a long time. This is a violation of oxygen supply to the child's brain, or hypoxia. It appears because of the threat of premature birth, gestosis, poor performance of the placenta, which does not cope with its task.

Hypoxia can also occur during labor as a result of a narrow pelvis in the mother, the application of forceps, the use of vacuum, rapid or protracted birth process.

What is dangerous for hypertension in a child?

If treatment is not carried out, then the hypertension itself will not pass at 3 years, and at 5 years it can also be observed. The older the child becomes, the more difficult it is to treat excessive muscle tension.

Especially they suffer when walking - some of them are very tense, why the child always walks on toes, and others gradually atrophy and soon will not be able to perform their function. With age, a person has a disability of the musculoskeletal system, the quality of life worsens because of problems with movement.

How to remove hypertension in a child?

The first business it is necessary to address to the neurologist for specification of the diagnosis. If parents see a child walking on socks, the problem lies in the tension of the muscles and the goal of the treatment is to relax them.

The doctor will appoint a relaxing massage to treat hypertension in children after a year . It will take several courses with breaks, and gymnastics, which parents can do themselves at home.

Simultaneously with the massage, in particularly neglected cases, paraffin-ozocerite baths or boots are prescribed, alternating current treatment and constant wearing of shoes with hard backs and tight fixation of the ankle.