Does anyone know of any kids who had trouble walking due to low muscle tone?
I have a 18 month old who is not walking yet but starting to try more. A specialist said that he has low muscle tone does anyone know any kids who had a problem like this?
Yes mine. Mine were walking by then, but they were getting PT starting very early. We did a lot of strengthening and still are with the youngest though he got dropped from PT at 14 months.
Things we do, sit on a large ball and rock back and forth. This strengthens the core and is needed for walking. We did a lot of bean bags were he would have to put them through a hoop, they weighed I think 4 oz each. We would hold him in a wheel barrow position and have him support his weight by his arms, we held him at the waist. We had him climb over blankets and pillows on the bed, we had him stand with support on pillows to develop the muscles, and we took him to the park alot which we still do, and did a little gym class. Crawling through obstacles, squatting to pick up items, playing in a tunnel are some things that we did.
We got free intervention through EI early intervention, if you are in the states its a free program to any child that is 0-3 and is assessed and determined to be delayed. Not walking at 18 months would qualify.
March 6th, 2010 at 12:54 am
Yes mine. Mine were walking by then, but they were getting PT starting very early. We did a lot of strengthening and still are with the youngest though he got dropped from PT at 14 months.
Things we do, sit on a large ball and rock back and forth. This strengthens the core and is needed for walking. We did a lot of bean bags were he would have to put them through a hoop, they weighed I think 4 oz each. We would hold him in a wheel barrow position and have him support his weight by his arms, we held him at the waist. We had him climb over blankets and pillows on the bed, we had him stand with support on pillows to develop the muscles, and we took him to the park alot which we still do, and did a little gym class. Crawling through obstacles, squatting to pick up items, playing in a tunnel are some things that we did.
We got free intervention through EI early intervention, if you are in the states its a free program to any child that is 0-3 and is assessed and determined to be delayed. Not walking at 18 months would qualify.
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