The child goes on tiptoe. What to do, in which case is needed to medical assistance

The newborn baby keeps some pose for some time, to which he was accustomed, being nine months in the mother's tummy, this position includes the position of the feet, which he keeps crescent. After the first month of life, the muscles begin to relax. At the age of three, three and a half months, the tone remains symmetrical, the child has arbitrary movements. The condition of a slightly increased tone can persist up to six months.

What is muscle hypertonia and how can it threaten a little man

Muscle tone - this term indicates our ability to move using muscles. If it is elevated in relation to the norm, then this condition is called hypertension. There are muscles flexing limbs and there are those that unbend them. The tone of both is generally balanced, that is, neither one nor the other does not dominate.

When there is a predominance of muscles bending over the muscles of the extensor, the child goes on tiptoes. What if he puts a foot so even in his shoes? Refer to a neurologist, especially if the child tiptoes for a long time, and he does not get to put his foot completely on the foot, and also unbend it even with the help of external influences, when someone unbends it forcibly.

What can be cause for concern?

If your baby starts to keep his head from the first week of his life, and your attempts to separate his hand in the sides meet with resistance and anxiety, you can talk about increased muscle tone. Such babies fall asleep very badly and sleep restlessly. They are worried about the light, sounds, not even very loud, he is ready to respond to the slightest rustle, easily and often cries. The head of children with hypertonia often tumbles back.

When such a child grows up, the parents are surprised why the child goes on tiptoe. But the combination of signs should alert them even when he is just beginning to walk and can not put his foot on the whole foot. Correct, attentive attitude to the baby will help to cope with the deviation and then nothing will remind you of how he started walking.

What causes muscle hypertension?

As a rule, due to difficult births, improper presentation of the fetus, prolonged deliveries, the child is injured and as a result - inadequate nutrition of the brain, increased intracranial pressure, increased nervousness of the nervous system. Excessive tearfulness, a number of other signs should complement the picture when the child is walking on tiptoe. What to do if the pathology is revealed, the doctor will tell you, having appointed the necessary treatment.

Do not panic, you just need to understand that this deviation from the norm occurs in recent years quite often, nothing further threatens, children grow up completely healthy. In the practice of therapeutic gymnastics and massage, the condition stabilizes and the baby runs and walks just like everyone else. Drug treatment is rarely prescribed.

It can also happen that there is no pathology, just for some reason, known only to him alone, the child goes on tiptoe. What to do in this case. You can do massage and gymnastics. In the case of hypertension massage should be started from two months. Do on an empty stomach, before feeding or an hour after it.

With massage, you need to do all the massage movements in the direction from the edge - to the center, if the baby is very small, then at the beginning no more than 5 minutes, increasing the time gradually. With hypertension, a gentle, soothing massage will do the most.

• It is easy to massage the pads near the children's toes on the foot, pressing them. If the fingers are unclenched, then everything is fine, there should be no pathology.
• In your mind, draw a cross on the foot and then massage the intersection point of the lines. Draw a circle around the point and continue the massage in a circle. This will help your baby relax the foot.
• Place the baby's feet on the ball, supporting it under the armpits. Let him roll the ball 10-15 times with each foot.
• When a child goes on tiptoe, what should I do? A path from gravel, bristly hard mat, massage mat. Let the child walk on such a path with his bare legs alone or with the help of his mother.
• Put buttons, large and small, on the floor, let the kid pick them up with toes and move them.
• Make the baby a massage roller, with the help of which you can perform various gaming exercises for the legs.
• Teach the baby to roll the toe from toe to heel and back, walk waddling like a duckling, on the edge of the foot or like a penguin, socks together, the heels apart.
These exercises will help the child learn how to walk properly.