Muscle Tone
Muscle tone is the general state of contraction of the muscles.
If you have low muscle tone the muscles are flaccid (relaxed).
If high muscle tone, the muscle is contracted.
Muscle tone changes over time, e.g. during a step
- Muscle tone is low as we pick up our leg
- Muscle tone is high on all leg muscles as we prepare to put it back down and it has to support our weight