What other symptoms does high back muscle tension cause in babies?

When many babies are practicing walking or when their parents are holding them, they often find that their backs are very straight and forced and uncontrollable. This symptom is high muscle tone, that is, the muscle tone of the back is very high and the symptoms of excessive stiffness appear. High muscle tone does not only appear in the back. The patient's cervical spine, neck, and limbs will have symptoms of forced stiffness. You need to go to the hospital as soon as possible for diagnosis.

Overview

Children with high muscle tone are more irritable, startled by sounds, cry continuously, have difficulty falling asleep, have difficulty inserting their arms into sleeves when dressing, have difficulty opening their fists when bathing, and their whole body immediately becomes stiff when their lower limbs touch the corners of the bathtub or the water surface. Children with high muscle tone have their lower limbs extended, adducted and crossed, forming a scissor shape.

Duck walk

When walking, the patient holds his back high and his belly protrudes, and his hips sway from side to side like a duck. This is a sign of progressive malnutrition, and can also be seen in rickets and congenital dislocation of the hip.

Scissor gait

The legs are stiff, the feet are crossed inward, and the knees are close together like scissors. The walking gait is small and slow, and the patient often walks on tiptoe like a ballet dancer. It is seen in bilateral brain or spinal cord lesions, such as cerebral palsy or familial spastic paraplegia.

Cock gait

When standing, the thighs are close together, the calves are slightly separated, and the feet are standing on tiptoes. When walking, they walk on pointe like a ballet dancer. Seen in spinal cord lesions, such as inflammation, paraplegia, etc. Symptoms of cerebral palsy in 2 month old baby

1. Babies in the toddler stage need to build muscle strength and agility, so they should be allowed to move as much as possible.

2. For this type of baby, family members should be more careful when holding and moving the baby to avoid injury to the baby.

3. Babies need time to learn actions, so be patient and encourage every new skill your baby masters.

4. Always remember that although your baby’s movements may seem different from others, they are not necessarily wrong. Cooperate with the doctor to help your baby recover.