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Understanding Muscle Tone Abnormalities

Muscle tone refers to the amount of tension or resistance in a muscle at rest and is controlled by constant nerve signals to the muscle. Abnormal muscle tone can be increased (hypertonia), as in spasticity, decreased (hypotonia), as in flaccid paralysis, or lost (atonia or atrophy). Hypotonia is characterized by floppy, soft muscles and decreased motor skills, posture and trunk stability.

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Understanding Muscle Tone Abnormalities

Muscle tone refers to the amount of tension or resistance in a muscle at rest and is controlled by constant nerve signals to the muscle. Abnormal muscle tone can be increased (hypertonia), as in spasticity, decreased (hypotonia), as in flaccid paralysis, or lost (atonia or atrophy). Hypotonia is characterized by floppy, soft muscles and decreased motor skills, posture and trunk stability.

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Muscle Tone kimberly traw, otr

What is it? *A characteristic of a muscle brought about by the constant flow of nerve stimuli to that muscle, which describes its resistance to stretching; *the amount of contraction in a muscle at rest; *the amount of tension or resistance to movement in a muscle. *Abnormal muscle tone can be defined as: hypertonia (increased muscle tone, as in spasticity); hypotonia (reduced muscle tone, as in flaccid paralysis); atonia or atrophy (loss of muscle tone). Hypertonia (Increased or High Muscle Tone) *spasticity

Hypotonia (Low Muscle Tone) Characteristics (one or more of following): *flaccid, floppy, soft, smushy, marshmallow feeling muscles *decreased ability to cross midline *decreased trunk rotation *flaring of lower ribs *dimpled knuckles *scapular winging *scapular/shoulder girdle instability *decreased gross motor skills/ coordination *decreased fine motor skills/coordination *decreased posture/trunk stability *increased leaning for postural support *stabilizing with neck hyperextension and scapular adduction

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