In the rehabilitation center, you will always hear a word that appears frequently every day, whether it is a doctor, nurse, rehabilitation therapist, or family members and patients themselves - muscle tone . It is this muscle tone that has become an important obstacle to the recovery of functional recovery after brain injury!
So what is muscle tone? Does normal people have muscle tone? Is it better to have muscle tone or not? Next I will reveal the answer to you.
What is muscle tone? Muscle tone is a continuous, slight tension in the physiological resting state of human muscle tissue. It is the basis for maintaining various posture control, balance and normal activities. It can be seen that we normal people have muscle tone. It is with muscle tone that we can complete various life activities independently and at will, such as maintaining a sitting position, standing, walking, and flexibly completing various skilled operations. So muscle tone is very important to people.
Is it better to have muscle tone or not? The answer is that there is better than no. But it must be controlled to a reasonable level. On the contrary, the higher the muscle tone, the greater the impact on limb function!
In the acute stage of cerebrovascular disease, most patients usually show low limb tone, which is like arms, legs and soft noodles as ordinary people say. Then there are patients with severe symptoms or who have damaged brain stem , which shows that their muscle tone is too high and they are in a highly spasm state. Neither state is conducive to the patient's recovery. The first type is low muscle tone, which manifests as a state of limp paralysis, and the patient's muscle strength and nerve reflex are also weakened or disappeared. Continuous limp paralysis will cause rapid muscle atrophy, increased risk of joint dislocation, and swelling of the hands, and the response to treatment is not very good. The second type is the highly spasm state, which has an adverse effect on the patient and has a favorable side. Simply put, the adverse effects are that the patient cannot complete random, coordinated, separable movements while doing exercises. The continuous high spasm state will cause joint contractures, limited range of motion, pain, etc. The advantage is that it can help stand and walk, slow down muscle atrophy, prevent osteoporosis, and reduce the risk of venous thrombosis.
has said so much, is there a way to treat abnormal muscle tone? The answer is yes. Treatment can improve the state of muscle tone, but cannot be completely treated. Common clinical methods are first of all, including manual treatment, stretching training, muscle loosening training, etc. The second is the warm therapy in SS therapy, and the second is drugs and surgery, oral tizanidine, baclofen, , botulinum toxin injection treatment, spinal nerve root radiculotomy, etc. No matter what treatment method is used, only by controlling muscle tension to a relatively normal level can the patient's arms move, without blocking, walking on his legs, not drawing circles, and not turning his feet inward. Achieve maximum function rehabilitation!
