Muscle Tonus

Synonyms

Muscle Tension

Muscle Tightness

Muscular Tension

Tension, Muscle

Tension, Muscular

Tightness, Muscle

Tonus, Muscle

The state of activity or tension of a muscle beyond that related to its physical properties, that is, its active resistance to stretch. In skeletal muscle, tonus is dependent upon efferent innervation. (Stedman, 25th ed)