Newborn muscle problem

DrOwl

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Your muscles help you move and help your body work. Different types of muscles have different jobs. There are many problems that can affect muscles. Muscle disorders can cause weakness, pain or even paralysis. Causes of muscle disorders include Injury or overuse, such as sprains or strains, cramps or tendinitis A genetic disorder, such as muscular dystrophy Some cancers Inflammation, such as myositis Diseases of nerves that affect muscles Infections Certain medicines Sometimes the cause of muscle disorders is unknown.

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DrOwl

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Your muscles help you move and help your body work. Different types of muscles have different jobs. There are many problems that can affect muscles. Muscle disorders can cause weakness, pain or even paralysis. Causes of muscle disorders include Injury or overuse, such as sprains or strains, cramps or tendinitis A genetic disorder, such as muscular dystrophy Some cancers Inflammation, such as myositis Diseases of nerves that affect muscles Infections Certain medicines Sometimes the cause of muscle disorders is unknown.

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Hypotonia (Muscle Weakness): Signs, Causes, and Treatments
Hypotonia, or poor muscle tone, is usually detected at birth or during infancy. Learn more about signs, causes, and treatments.
https://www.healthline.com/health/hypotonia
Congenital Myopathy Information Page | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
A myopathy is a disorder of the muscles that usually results in weakness. Congenital myopathy refers to a group of muscle disorders that appear at birth or infancy.
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Congenital-Myopathy-Information-Page
Diseases - CMD - Signs and Symptoms | Muscular Dystrophy Association
The term congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) is actually the name for a group of muscular dystrophies united by the fact that muscle weakness begins in infancy or very early childhood (typically before age 2). Congenital diseases are those in which the symptoms are present at or soon after birth.
https://www.mda.org/disease/congenital-muscular-dystrophy/signs-and-symptoms
Kids Health Info : Low muscle tone
Signs and symptoms of low muscle tone
https://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/Low_muscle_tone/
What is Hypotonia?
Hypotonia is a medical word for low muscle tone. If your baby has it, she will likely fell limp in your arms, like a rag doll. That's why it's also called floppy infant syndrome.
https://www.webmd.com/baby/hypotonia-floppy-infant-syndrome
Hypotonia - NHS
Find out what hypotonia is, what causes it, plus how it's diagnosed and treated.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hypotonia/
Infant Lack of Control of Muscles
Possible Reasons for Infant Lack of Control of Muscles.
https://www.birthinjuryguide.org/birth-injury/symptoms/lack-control-muscles/
Hypotonia
Hypotonia, or severely decreased muscle tone, is seen primarily in children. Low-toned muscles contract very slowly in response to a stimulus and cannot maintain a contraction for as long as a normal muscle.
http://www.healthofchildren.com/G-H/Hypotonia.html
Muscle Weakness (Hypotonia) | Boston Children's Hospital
Learn more about Muscle Weakness (Hypotonia) symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments from experts at Boston Children’s, ranked best Children’s Hospital by US News.
http://www.childrenshospital.org/conditions-and-treatments/conditions/m/muscle-weakness-hypotonia

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Hypotonia (Muscle Weakness): Signs, Causes, and Treatments
Hypotonia, or poor muscle tone, is usually detected at birth or during infancy. Learn more about signs, causes, and treatments.
https://www.healthline.com/health/hypotonia
Congenital Myopathy Information Page | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
A myopathy is a disorder of the muscles that usually results in weakness. Congenital myopathy refers to a group of muscle disorders that appear at birth or infancy.
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Congenital-Myopathy-Information-Page
Diseases - CMD - Signs and Symptoms | Muscular Dystrophy Association
The term congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) is actually the name for a group of muscular dystrophies united by the fact that muscle weakness begins in infancy or very early childhood (typically before age 2). Congenital diseases are those in which the symptoms are present at or soon after birth.
https://www.mda.org/disease/congenital-muscular-dystrophy/signs-and-symptoms
Kids Health Info : Low muscle tone
Signs and symptoms of low muscle tone
https://www.rch.org.au/kidsinfo/fact_sheets/Low_muscle_tone/
What is Hypotonia?
Hypotonia is a medical word for low muscle tone. If your baby has it, she will likely fell limp in your arms, like a rag doll. That's why it's also called floppy infant syndrome.
https://www.webmd.com/baby/hypotonia-floppy-infant-syndrome
Hypotonia - NHS
Find out what hypotonia is, what causes it, plus how it's diagnosed and treated.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hypotonia/
Infant Lack of Control of Muscles
Possible Reasons for Infant Lack of Control of Muscles.
https://www.birthinjuryguide.org/birth-injury/symptoms/lack-control-muscles/
Hypotonia
Hypotonia, or severely decreased muscle tone, is seen primarily in children. Low-toned muscles contract very slowly in response to a stimulus and cannot maintain a contraction for as long as a normal muscle.
http://www.healthofchildren.com/G-H/Hypotonia.html
Muscle Weakness (Hypotonia) | Boston Children's Hospital
Learn more about Muscle Weakness (Hypotonia) symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments from experts at Boston Children’s, ranked best Children’s Hospital by US News.
http://www.childrenshospital.org/conditions-and-treatments/conditions/m/muscle-weakness-hypotonia

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