Symptoms of lower limb hypertonia

High muscle tone in the lower limbs is a common disease in children. It will greatly affect the normal development of children. There are many treatments for this disease, but the key is to do daily care and limb training. Of course, the earlier the treatment, the better. The difficulty of treatment will increase as the child grows up. Next, I will introduce to you the symptoms of high muscle tone in the lower limbs.

Symptoms of high muscle tone in children's lower limbs

1. Most children with athetosis cannot control the position of their head, hands, and feet well, so their overall motor ability is poor. The face often appears in various strange shapes due to irregular and uncoordinated contraction of the facial expression muscles.

2. Children with cerebral palsy who have high muscle tone will further increase their muscle tone when exposed to various external stimuli, such as excitement, fear or anxiety.

3. The mouth often cannot close well, drooling is common, and there is some difficulty in chewing and swallowing during meals. These children often cannot pronounce words correctly, but they can understand adults' language well. Their intelligence is often not easily noticed.

4. Both hands are often in a fist shape, with the thumb against the palm and the other four fingers holding the thumb, the back of the hand facing forward and the palm facing backward; the spine often has varying degrees of kyphosis or scoliosis, and the hip joint often cannot be fully extended and maintains a certain degree of flexion.

5. The lower limbs are often crossed, and the Achilles tendon is tense, which makes it impossible to keep the soles of the feet flat when standing, so the team leader can only stand on tiptoes.

The above contents are some symptoms of high muscle tone in the lower limbs. If parents find that their children's limbs behave abnormally and cannot be extended and retracted normally, they need to go to the hospital for professional testing. Once confirmed, a detailed rehabilitation training plan needs to be developed so that they can recover their health as soon as possible.