The term “tone” is widely used and commonly thrown around in the world of PT. Parents are often told things about their child’s “tone” and this is therefore often a common topic that pediatric PT’s … [Read more...]
Growth Spurts
When working with kids, growth spurts are always something we have to take into account. I can remember as a child feeling like I had these arms and legs that weren't connected to me making me even … [Read more...]
What does High Tone mean?
I wrote a post a while back describing low tone so I thought I would try to do the same with high tone. Tone is the resting state of your muscles. When someone has high tone it means that their … [Read more...]
Growth Spurt
Since Spring is a time of growing I thought I'd talk a little bit about kids and growth spurts. Many of you may remember your adolescent years when all of a sudden you seemed to be all arms and legs … [Read more...]
Tight Muscles and The Importance of Stretching
As adults I know most of us have experienced tight muscles because we don't stretch as often as we should, or there are those that just tend to have tighter muscles than most. For example, one of my … [Read more...]