Low Muscle Tone in Children

This is a new book which is aimed at parents, teachers and therapists. It is written by Pamela Dawson who has a master of Physiotherapy.

Children with low muscle tone may present the following symptoms:

• balance problems


• deficient eye-hand coordination


• gross and fine motor problems


• postural deviations

Secondary manifestations may include:

• reduced concentration


• decreased sporting ability


• scholastic difficulty


• socio-emotional manifestations

If correctly managed, the symptoms are completely reversible.


To find out more you can purchase the book online at http://www.teacherresources.co.za/ or visit the following websites:


http://msweiner-ivil.tripod.com/hypotonia/id9.html


http://www.babycenter.com/404 what-is-low-muscle-tone-and-what-does-it-mean 12189.bc

Happy New Year

"We will open the book. It's pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called opportunity and it's first chapter is New Year's Day."

Edith Lovejoy Pierce