Why High Muscle Tone?
Cerebral Palsy and High Muscle Tone Hypertonia Can Be the Result of Any Sort of Damage to the Central Nervous System (The Brain or Spinal Cord) Such as a...
What causes high muscle tone?
This can occur for many reasons, such as a blow to the head, stroke, brain tumors, toxins that affect the brain, neurodegenerative processes such as in multiple sclerosis or Parkinson's disease, or neurodevelopmental abnormalities such as in cerebral palsy. Hypertonia often limits how easily the joints can move.
Can high muscle tone go away?
Muscle tone challenges are physical limitations that don't go away. Doing nothing about it changes nothing. Depending on your child's unique needs, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and even speech therapy are great solutions.
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