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Ever Heard of Sitting in the "W" Formation?
Asked by S.H. from Washington DC
on March 29, 2007
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My son was evualuated by early intervention and the first thing they noticed was that he sits in a w formation. Apparently, it is a sign of low muscle tone and bad fo...
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- Wow, I did a google search on w-sitting. I was unaware they had a name for this. I thought my son was just limber and a little clumbsy. He never had any developmental ...
- My son, who is 2 1/2 years old now, started out sitting like that and now sits both ways (on his bottom and on his knees). He is ahead of most on his motor skills and...
- My daughter sits in the "W" position. I didn't know it was bad until her last doctor's appointment in December. I asked them if it was normal for her to be so clumsy...
Low Muscle Tone
Asked by A.P. from Albany
on September 8, 2006
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I recently wrote in regarding my daughter having "jelly legs" and that she wont apply pressure on her legs. I received a lot of messages stating that all kids develope...
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- Hi A.. My son was born with Down Syndrome and one of the many symptoms is low muscle tone. Obviously, your daughter does not fit into the same category as my son -...
- Hi- my name is H. and I am a mother of an eight month old. He was five weeks early(you would never know it by looking at him)! He receives early intervention for the l...
- My 8 year old was a 32 week preemie. She had low muscle tone. She received occupational therapy from the time she was 4 months old. We were also told by a pediatrician...
Low Muscle Tone
Asked by C.B. from Springfield
on July 26, 2008
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We took my daughter who will be 16 months old to a pt evaluation this week. She is not walking or standing alone yet and she stands on the insides of her feet. The t...
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- My daughter was also a very late walker, 19 months. I had some of the same worries, she was not standing by herself or even trying to walk and when she did put weight ...
- Hello My daughter is 19 months now, but at 15 months was not walking and I had her also evaluated by the Early Intervention program. She was standing with holding o...
- Hi, My son is 15 m old and not walking but close. We have had him in therapy since 5m for torticolis and then low muscle tone, postural concerns. We attend KIDS CAN...
24 Month Old Walking on Her Tip Toes
Asked by V.G. from Chicago
on June 6, 2008
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My daughter will be 2 years old this month and she has been walking on her tip toes constantly for the past 2-3 weeks. We didn't think anything of it until Easter Sea...
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- If she is talking more...that's a good thing! By calling Easter Seals, it sounds like you have some concerns - follow your instincts but don't wrap yourself up and t...
- hi V., Im 40 now and I walked on my toes for quite sometime before my mom figure out the problem. I did not want my feet touching stuff. still to this day I need shoe...
- Both of my girls walked on their toes until I bought them wee squeaks shoes. They have squeakers in the heal which encourages a full step. You can take the squeekers...
Low Muscle Tone Toddler
Asked by M.S. from Philadelphia
on May 6, 2009
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I was just told my 19 month old has low muscle tone which caused him to have torticollis at 3 months and now speech problems. He was also a late walker. We have been i...
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- Hi, my son (11) has/had low muscle tone. He was diagnosed at 3yrs and started occupational therapy. He's still a "floppy" kid and not into sports at all, but he can s...
- My niece has low muscle tone in her core. She's been going to PT for a few years now (she's 4) and looks normal to a stranger. She was a late walker as well and had ...
- Hi there, Has your doctor checked for CMV? That's a virus you might have had during pregnancy that would cause low muscle tone in the baby. Sometimes just knowing w...
Low Oral Muscle Tone?
Asked by T.O. from Fort Smith
on February 21, 2008
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Has anyone had any experience with this? My 2.5 year old has this and is in speech therapy with soonerstart. When he started he couldn't blow bubbles, pucker his lip...
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- i can totall empathize with you!! my son was born with low tone, torticollis and plagiocephaly!! he has been in p/t, o/t, s/t and sees a traditional osteopath. he is a...
- My child also had/has low muscle tone. She also has Down Syndrome. When she was a toddler we used Deborah Beckman oral motor therapy and are currently using a therapy ...
- I know that speech therapy can be a great help in some cases. My Jeff was slow learning to speech because of ears that were almost always full with wax and had a infle...
Exercises for Hypotonic Toddler
Asked by E.S. from Chicago
on May 5, 2009
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Hi, my 14 month old daughter has low muscle tone in her trunk. She still can't roll from tummy to back, crawl, sit unassisted, stand, walk, etc. I'm waiting for an app...
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- Hi! Do you use the excercise saucer? It is a great way to help baby build core muscles. Both my kids loved being in there.
- Hi there. I am a PT in Early Intervention. I want to start by saying please disregard the advice from the first poster. Exosaucers DO NOT help to build trunk strength,...
- Hi. My son was considered hypotonic and at 9 months was not sitting up. We were able to get physical therapy through Early Intervention and one of the things the PT ...
Help with Orthotics
Asked by M.S. from Lincoln
on November 2, 2008
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Our son, now 27 months, was born two months prematurely and diagnosed with Down syndrome at birth. Needless to say, he has severe hypotonia (abnormally low muscle tone...
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- As a nurse, i work with different types of orthotics, and one of the things we always watch for is signs of discomfort and any reddened areas when we take them off. W...
- Being a mother of a special needs child can be frustrating when dealing with with all the "accesories" that go with. My son is two and on his fourth pair of braces. Wh...
- Have you tried chiropractic for him? His nervous system could probably use a check-up and an adjustment could possibly help the condition he has. It's my strongest sug...
How Old Was Your Child When He/she First Crawled and Walked?
Asked by C.M. from Norfolk
on August 11, 2006
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My almost 12 month old baby girl (August 28) hasn't started to crawl. She only belly crawls and gets up to a kneel position. She started physical therapy this week and...
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- C., Sorry I started to type you an email and it got sent or erased..sorry. I was saying that we have been thru hypotonia with our now 2 yr old little boy. I am not ...
- Hi C., I have a daughter that was diagnosed with hypotonia when she was 6 months old. She was just not holding her head up as good as I thought she should. She has ...
- C., my 2nd daughter, who is almost 2 1/2, has been developmentally delayed. We didn't realize it until about 18 months, when she wasn't walking or talking. After ...
How to Determine If Child Has Cerebral Palsy
Asked by K.S. from Toledo
on July 30, 2008
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My six-month-old son has had a myriad of problems since birth. He was born a month early, was in the hospital afterwards for jaunice and H. flu infection. Birth was di...
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- Try calling Redwood, in Ft. Mitchell, KY. It is a center for children and adults with disabilities, they can diagnose a disability and provide support, resources, the...
- Hi. My son has a mild case of Cp. It effects is lower body more then the rest, and his right side more then the left. In his case he has increased muscle tone. He is t...
- I dont have much experiance with this but i do agree with the other mom that it is likly the brain not muscles alone injured my thought is if there is one around your ...
