Guest guest Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 Does anyone have any recommendations on improving muscle tone in kids. My 6 year old, like many children on the spectrum, has low muscle tone. He does just as much exercise (swimming, soccer, bike riding) as his NT sister and yet cannot gain muscle. Is there anything I can add to his diet (he has plenty of protein intake in his diet) to help him gain muscle? Does anyone have any clues as to the pathology of this syndrome associated with children on the spectrum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 Carnitine ! Playing at the park,gym, etc also helps. The swing , spinning, playing on a big ball are also great for balance. From: gonza_mom <debgonzalez@...> Subject: Muscle tone Date: Monday, September 14, 2009, 8:59 AM Does anyone have any recommendations on improving muscle tone in kids. My 6 year old, like many children on the spectrum, has low muscle tone. He does just as much exercise (swimming, soccer, bike riding) as his NT sister and yet cannot gain muscle. Is there anything I can add to his diet (he has plenty of protein intake in his diet) to help him gain muscle? Does anyone have any clues as to the pathology of this syndrome associated with children on the spectrum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Everyday we do these to help our son with muscle tone: - sit ups - we sing, count and help hold his feet and i put my finger in his fist as he pulls himself up- build up to more and more - lots of crawling or crab walk - have him walk on his hands while you hold his feet up - heavy lifting like chairs/books, cans From: gonza_mom <debgonzalez@ mac.com> Subject: Muscle tone Date: Monday, September 14, 2009, 8:59 AM Does anyone have any recommendations on improving muscle tone in kids. My 6 year old, like many children on the spectrum, has low muscle tone. He does just as much exercise (swimming, soccer, bike riding) as his NT sister and yet cannot gain muscle. Is there anything I can add to his diet (he has plenty of protein intake in his diet) to help him gain muscle? Does anyone have any clues as to the pathology of this syndrome associated with children on the spectrum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 I love that everyone is offering such great advice and support! I guess I mis-communicated. My son is getting AMPLE exercise. Despite this he is not gaining muscle tone. What enzymatic/supplemental support can I offer him? Someone suggested carnitine. What brand/formulation do you use? > > > > From: gonza_mom <debgonzalez@ mac.com> > > Subject: Muscle tone > > > > Date: Monday, September 14, 2009, 8:59 AM > > > > > > > > Does anyone have any recommendations on improving muscle tone in kids. My 6 year old, like many children on the spectrum, has low muscle tone. He does just as much exercise (swimming, soccer, bike riding) as his NT sister and yet cannot gain muscle. Is there anything I can add to his diet (he has plenty of protein intake in his diet) to help him gain muscle? > > > > Does anyone have any clues as to the pathology of this syndrome associated with children on the spectrum? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 any exercises that would help with the low muscle tone in fingers?? Re: Muscle tone For our son, he was diagnosed with hypotonia after evals with OT/PT people. After watching him in a few sessions, we realized that he had such low tone that he couldn't even blow a kleenex in front of his face. Even his lungs and mouth were low! It's my understanding that muscle building isn't the problem, but it is the elasticity of the muscles that are lacking. We started with amino acids and biotin. We also bought a pilates ball, and had him sit on it corss legged and do various exercises that the OT taught us. I can email you offline if you like with the list. We also filled an empty soda bottle with water, sealed it and played games with it. We rolled it, threw it, tossed it, ran races holding it, etc. We also practiced wheelbarrow and crab walking. Hope this helps,a nd that your son gets better, Susi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 Just playing with play dough, coloring, use different size crayons, makers. You could do a recorder or a small key board to play around with. Anything in the water, spread hands. Just some quick thoughts. Tammy Re: Muscle tone For our son, he was diagnosed with hypotonia after evals with OT/PT people. After watching him in a few sessions, we realized that he had such low tone that he couldn't even blow a kleenex in front of his face. Even his lungs and mouth were low! It's my understanding that muscle building isn't the problem, but it is the elasticity of the muscles that are lacking. We started with amino acids and biotin. We also bought a pilates ball, and had him sit on it corss legged and do various exercises that the OT taught us. I can email you offline if you like with the list. We also filled an empty soda bottle with water, sealed it and played games with it. We rolled it, threw it, tossed it, ran races holding it, etc. We also practiced wheelbarrow and crab walking. Hope this helps,a nd that your son gets better, Susi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 L-carnitine and d-ribose are good for muscle strength, so is plenty of well-directed physical activity/therapy. I understand there are 3 basic muscle groups to address in order to start a repatterning that will allow orderly gain in muscle strength: feet, abdominal muscles and back. Start with basic feet exercises like pushing, rolling a cylinder with palms of feet, moving toes, standing on the tips and then down to the arch again. For abdominals: lay her in bed, sit on her legs (controlling your weight, of course) have her grab a wood stick that she can hold properly according to her hand size and help her come up doing " abdominals " , reduce help gradually, as her strength improves, have her upper body come out of the end of the bed so that she now will have to cope with more of her body weight. Same procedure with the back, only change, lay her down on her tummy and have a second adult hold the stick in front of her extended hands and help slowly and smoothly arch the back in a " flying " position. Pretend you play " airplane " all of this can be fun for both of you and give a chance to interact. Human brain gets in control of larger muscle groups first, then the fine coordination is to come. To support recognition and control of her oral cavity, have her bite fruits like pears, apples. Don't cut in small pieces, make her bite the piece out, use her jaw, chew properly. Watch out for too big pieces, to avoid the possibility of choking. Isa Enviado desde mi oficina móvil BlackBerry® de Telcel [ ] Muscle Tone I am wondering anyone has any good experiences/suggestions on improving muscle tone. I heard about CoQ10 and carnitine, but not sure how to use them on a 2-year child. My daughter started to walk at 21 months (still has very poor motor skills) and has no speech at 28 months. While chelation is important to do, I feel low tone is a big problem for her. Thanks! Ricky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 Start chelation, if you haven't already. My daughter sounds like yours...she started walking at 20 months and at 34 months still has no words. She has low muscle tone and has hardly any fine motor skills. However, I have noticed recently that she does seem stronger...she has started bouncing up and down by herself when she is standing and also when I have her sitting on an exercise ball. She has been on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet for 8 months, she takes several supplements, and last weekend was our first round of chelation. So I assume all her improvements are a result of all of the changes we have made. She has mercury toxicity according to her hair test, so mercury is the root cause of the problems. Get the mercury out, she gets better, right? Best of luck to you, Emerson > > I am wondering anyone has any good experiences/suggestions on improving muscle tone. I heard about CoQ10 and carnitine, but not sure how to use them on a 2-year child. My daughter started to walk at 21 months (still has very poor motor skills) and has no speech at 28 months. While chelation is important to do, I feel low tone is a big problem for her. Thanks! > > Ricky > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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