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Difficulties faced by Children with Lack of Muscle Strength and Endurance

Muscle strength can be nevertheless explained by u201chow strong each child isu201d and muscle endurance with the fact that u201chow long the muscles can work without tiringu201d.<br><br>Depending on the size of muscle cells, the ability of the body's nerves to initiate and muscle tone, strength, and endurance may vary from child to child.

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Difficulties faced by Children with Lack of Muscle Strength and Endurance

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  1. DIFFICULTIES FACED BY CHILDREN WITH LACK OF MUSCLE STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE

  2. INTRODUCTION Musclestrengthcanbeneverthelessexplainedby “how strongeachchildis” andmuscleendurancewiththefact that “howlongthemusclescanworkwithouttiring”. Dependingonthesizeofmusclecells,theabilityofthe body'snervestoinitiateandmuscletone,strength,and endurancemayvaryfromchildtochild. Itisveryimportanttohavemusclestrengthandendurance astheysupportjoints,holduprightinpostures,movements, etc.

  3. Some of the difficulties that children face due to lack of strength and endurance are: Writing and drawingforaconsiderableamountoftimeisvery difficultandtiring. Self-care activitieslikeeverydaytasksincludingdressing,eating, cleaningteeth,etc.areextremelyhardtoperform. Fine motor manipulation taskssuchasholdingandmoving pencils,scissors,etc.withcontrol,constructiontasks,tying shoelaces,etc.seemveryhardwithlesshandmusclestrength. Postural controlishardtoachievewiththeinabilitytostabilize thetrunkandneckincoordinationwiththelimbs.

  4. Sensory processingisweakwithslowresponsetothesensory stimulationsandinterpretation.Itistakingmoretimethanrequired. Chewing and swallowing foodisdifficultwithlessmusclestrengthof theoralcavity. Dribblingexcessively. Poor Articulationofspeechsoundsandspokenlanguage,thus,children requireextensivespeechtherapyaswell. Coordination ofalllimbsseemstobelaggingtointegratemultiple movementsandactivitiestogether. Lower Pencil grasp,makingtheletters,wordsandsentencesillegibleto thereaders.

  5. CONCLUSION ThebestoccupationaltherapycentersinDubai provideexcellentserviceandhelptoregain musclestrengthandenduranceofchildren. Therearealotofactivitiesandexercisesthatneed tobedoneonaregularbasistoattainmuscle strength. Someofthemcouldalsobedoneathomeunder thesupervisionofparentsforbetterguidance.

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