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low muscle tone

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low muscle tone
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5,6) Possibly as a result of low muscle tone, adults with DS are at increased risk for hip dysplasia with dislocation and foot pronation.
However, newborns, babies born prematurely, or infants with low muscle tone or developmental delays may not communicate their distress.
But the horses selected to work with children like 8-year-old Hannah Leff - a cheerful girl born with a genetic condition that causes low muscle tone and delayed motor skills - must be those rare animals that don't spook and are unfazed by nearly anything.
 
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