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Low muscle tone
Low muscle tone is a symptom in which a person's arms and legs, and sometimes the body, seems soft and floppy. The muscles have less tone (less tightness) and more looseness.
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
14 year experience in family medicine
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A 21-year old asked:
Is there anything that would help strengthen low muscle tone?
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What kind of doctor would help evaluate a child who has low muscle tone?
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Can my daughter do reflexology even if she has low muscle tone?
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A 37-year old asked:
If a baby has low muscle tone, will they be able to stand and walk eventually?
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A 32-year old asked:
What activities can i do to work out if I have cerebral palsy and low muscle tone?
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A 26-year old female asked:
I have been experiencing limbs sleepiness, back cramping, low muscle tone burping tingling vibrations joints pooping heat and cold sensations all over?
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A 46-year old asked:
I'm just wondering, if you on a low calorie diet and still lift weight do you still get good muscle tone?
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A 30-year old asked:
my baby was born with hypotonia. Physio work wonders to rehabilate muscles all over his body. But his face still has very low tone. What can I do?
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A 42-year old asked:
How best to gain good muscle and tone?
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A 30-year old asked:
How can i tone up and build muscle and strength?
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A 45-year old asked:
What amount of calories should I be eating to tone muscles?
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A 35-year old asked:
What exercises best suit women to burn fat and tone muscle?
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A 29-year old asked:
will i get less muscle tone when running more and less strength training?
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A 40-year old asked:
Ems (electrical muscle stimulation) unit - is this useful for building up my muscle tone?
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A 20-year old male asked:
What recommended exercises and diets should one receive who has not worked out in a long time and wish to regain some muscle mass and tone the muscle?
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A 43-year old asked:
Could you tell me what happens when you tone a muscle?
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A 32-year old asked:
How to know what exercises do I need to do to strengthen/tone all of my muscles?
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A 46-year old asked:
How can swimming tone my muscles?
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A 47-year old asked:
What should someone do to build back muscle tone?
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A 41-year old asked:
How long does it take to tone muscles doing 50 pushups a day?
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A 30-year old asked:
What exercises can i do in my room to lose weight & tone muscles?
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A 42-year old asked:
How can i strengthen and tone my muscles without loosing too much weight?
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A 21-year old male asked:
What are good foods to eat if you are trying to reduce fat and enhance muscle tone?
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A 25-year old female asked:
What is the minimum amount of exercise per week to maintain weight and muscle tone?
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A 44-year old asked:
Does donating blood reduce muscle tone?
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A 36-year old asked:
What are some effective exercises to tone stomach muscles?
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A 32-year old asked:
What should someone do to build/tone your glutes and thigh muscles?
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A 37-year old asked:
What should I do to reduce muscle tone I have a spinal cord injury?
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A 39-year old asked:
How often should I work out to a "boot camp" exercise dvd to properly tone my muscles?
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A 30-year old asked:
What do you suggest I do to gain muscle tone and what are some good protien shakes I could drink?
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