Low muscle tone, or hypotonia, is a term to describe the resting state of your child’s musclesLow muscle tone happens when the length of the resting muscle is slightly longer than normal, so this means that the muscle will require more force to contract. Low muscle tone is characterized as a floppiness in the muscles and/or your child might have extra flexibility in his joints.
Find out if low muscle tone affects your child and what you can do to help
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