Abnormal Tone

Dysdiadochokinesia

abnormaltone — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:14:57 +0000

Inability to perform rapid, alternating, movements caused by cerebellar dysfunction

Hypertonia

abnormaltone — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:49:57 +0000

Increased muscle tone in a man who has CP (http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=5902981)

Atrophy

abnormaltone — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:39:56 +0000

Loss of muslce mass.

Paralysis

abnormaltone — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:30:16 +0000

Complete loss of muscle function for one or more muscle groups. (seen in Guillain-Barré syndrome, ALS, Stroke, poliomyelitis, spina bifida, MS) The man in this video has ALS

Flaccidity/Atonia

abnormaltone — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:12:25 +0000

Lacking firmness, resilience, or muscle tone

Rigidity

abnormaltone — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:03:55 +0000

Stiffness or tenseness of muscles; inability to bend or be bent because of co-contracted muscles.(Parkinsons, stoke, TBI) Note the rigidity of the trunk.

Dysmetria

abnormaltone — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:02:16 +0000

Inability to estimate distance in muscular action. This man presents with hypermetria and is

overstepping

Dystonia

abnormaltone — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 05:02:35 +0000

Sustained muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures.

Dyskinesia

abnormaltone — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:50:22 +0000

Dyskinesia is abnormal movement. This person presents with Bradykinesia(slowness in initiating voluntary movement) and festinus gait in Parkinson’s disease

Hypotonia

abnormaltone — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:40:54 +0000

Less than normal tone