title: Muscle tone abnormalities.
abstract: Rehabilitation nurses frequently encounter clients with neurological disorders that adversely affect muscle tone. By understanding the physiological etiology of abnormal muscle tone, individual practitioners can design nursing interventions for various care settings that appropriately protect clients from injury and that can help clients and caregivers learn effective techniques for managing muscle tone problems. This article explains muscle tone abnormalities in detail and offers insight into how rehabilitation nurses can play a key role in managing clients' alterations in muscle tone.
authors.affiliation: Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center in Downey, CA, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Habel
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D009122:Muscle Hypertonia / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing