In the content we share with you about children's sports rehabilitation, the words "muscle strength" and "muscle tone" are often mentioned, and for these two words, many parents will confuse the two or think that these two words mean the same thing. In fact, this time we will talk to parents about the difference between muscle strength and muscle tone.

Muscle strength refers to the force of human muscle contraction, which is the ability of a person's body or a part of the body's muscles to overcome internal and external resistance when working (contracting or stretching). Including muscle tone, motivation, and endurance, which are important factors in a child's physical adaptability.

If the child's muscle contraction is weak, or the body is very easy to fatigue and cannot stretch and stretch for a long time, it will affect the child's body movement coordination, and even make the child unable to sit or stand, resulting in lack of concentration.

To put it simply, muscle strength simply affects a child's body coordination. It does not cause much of an obstacle to the child's motor function. And there are many ways to improve muscle strength, which can be quickly improved through general targeted physical exercise.

Muscle tone, on the other hand, is the force generated by the traction of muscle cells on each other, and the tension in the state of rest and relaxation of the muscles is called muscle tone. It is the basis for maintaining various postures and normal movements of the body, and manifests itself in various forms, which can be divided into the following three types:

1. Exercise-induced muscle tone: refers to the muscle tone of human limbs in motion;

2. Postural muscle tone: refers to the muscle tension of the human body in a standing state to maintain this posture and body balance;

3. Resting muscle tone: refers to the fact that when the human body is lying down and resting, the muscles in front and back of the body still have a certain tension, and the tension is called resting muscle tone;

There are two main manifestations of muscle tone in children with motor development problems:

1. High muscle tone, children with cerebral palsy have stiff bodies and tight limbs, and parents feel like holding wooden sticks when they hold their children, and there will be some special postures. Such as airplane hands, pointy feet, scissor steps, etc.;

2. Low muscle tone, children with cerebral palsy have weak bodies and cannot stand;

The above is the sharing of the difference between muscle strength and muscle tone, I hope it can be helpful to parents. Finally, it is recommended that if parents find that there are problems with their child's motor development, they must take their child to the doctor in time to confirm the child's condition, and then take the child for rehabilitation training under the guidance of a doctor or professional rehabilitation teacher.

Proofread by Zhuang Wu