ScienceFairOnline - Hypotonia

Hypotonia is a non fatal disease that can not be outgrown but you can strengthen the muscles that are affected.
The types of therepy that are useful are physical, occupational, equestion, aquatic, and speech.
Only about 10% of children in America get this disease.
The child that suffers from this disease has weaker muscles than a child whose muscles are normal.
This disease was discovered in 1866 by John Landen Down.
Some signs that a child may have hypotonia are joint and muscle laxity, shallow breathing, fatigueness,ect.
The common age where a child should get tested is 1 week to 3 years old.
This is offten called floppy infants disease
Hypotonia can can range from mild to severe
A child has a dely in there developmental milestones
I my self suffer from this disease and I feel like every physical activities is a challenge that I can overcome

Hypotonia