Muscle tone in infants

The muscle tone of the baby often worries young parents. Some people are afraid of the word "tone", although it is necessary for every person to maintain a certain position of the body. Another body that it must be adequate, or - physiological. Unfortunately, there are violations of tonus.

Musculoskeletal disorders

Reduced muscle tone in the baby is called a "hypotonic". It often appears in preterm babies or babies born through cesarean section. His signs: the baby is "limp," does not hold his head for a long time, collapses on his side. Children with a depressed tone are usually calm, sleep much and move little.

Increased muscle tone in infants or "hypertonus" manifests itself in the excessive strain of handles and legs, even in a dream the baby does not relax. A child can keep his head almost from birth because of the increased tone of the neck muscles.

In a woman who is overly excited, hypertension appears due to the abundance of movements, in the case of a crumb, this can be a bad dream, colic and tremor of the chin .

The tonus of the muscles of the legs in infants is manifested in the fact that the child does not put the foot on the full foot, but as if he always tries to rest his foot with the toe. When a child begins to walk, this violation can create difficulties.

How to treat toning disorders?

Neurologists and pediatricians recommend frequent bathing babies with muscle tone, preferably in a bath with herbs. Medical swimming and massage give excellent results for muscle tone in infants. Massage for various violations should be fundamentally different. With hypertension will give the desired effect relaxing stroking, and with a hypotone - slapping and "chopping" movements.

The muscle tone in infants depends also on the age of the baby. From birth to 4 months, most children have hypertonia , which after this age is replaced by a hypotone. By one and a half to two years, the position of the child's muscles becomes appropriate to the tone of an adult.