Common Treatment of Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy state describes neurological condition that affect movement and muscles tone of posture. Signs and symptoms of this disorder appear during infancy or preschool years. It is now a common disability witnessed amongst children. In this disability, the damage is caused to the certain part of brain, voluntary or involuntary movement. In some extreme cases, both can be affected.

Cerebral Palsy is not contagious, or not get worsen with age. Therefore, people with this disorder continue a normal life with causal life expectancy. In many cases, a good quality of life can be also expected due to availability of common and timely treatments.

Common cerebral palsy treatments include:

 If a child suffers from this disorder, therapeutically treatment starts in early years of life or soon after being diagnosed for this disease.

1)     Physical therapy

This is one of the common treatments are provided in most part of the countries. In this, core focus is on strengthening and muscle training exercises, child's flexibility, balance and motor development. The child's parents are trained to take care of their child during everyday activities like bathing, feeding. In the one or two year of birth, the therapist and doctors provide support to the parents. Later, therapist involves child in learning wheelchair assessments.

2)     Occupational therapy

This is a kind of therapy that works on child helping them to gain independence for performing daily activity and routine at home, the school and the community. The child is taught to use adaptive equipment that includes walkers, sitting system or electric wheelchair.

3)     Speech and language therapy

In this therapy, pathologists improve the child's ability to speak and communicate using the sign language. They also teach how to use the communication, such as voice synthesizers and computers. Speech therapy also includes training to deal with the difficulties while eating and swallowing the food.

4)     Recreational therapy

This helps a child to benefit from regular or adaptive recreation for competitive sports such as therapeutic horse-riding or skiing. This therapy is very beneficial for child's motor skills, speech and emotional well-being.

5)     Usage of Orthotic devices

In this treatment the child is provided with the friendly training to use other devices that can help with the movement and posture. The devices such as: braces, splint and casts are used to keep the limbs at its proper place and also to improve movement and balance. The child is trained to use rolling walkers and powered scooters.

Apart from that assisted devices and technologies are the best options today such as Velcro-fastened shoes, crutches or special computer-based communication machines that help in making life much easier.

Surgical respite

Lastly, if the child symptom seems severe, surgeries can strengthen stiff and tightly contracted muscles. The surgeon improves the position of legs or arms or improves an abnormal curbed spine, correcting it.

But, before conducting any surgery for Cerebral Palsy Treatment, it is important for healthcare center to carefully analyses biomechanics of the joints and muscles with proper procedures, including pros and cons.

Stem cell treatment for Cerebral Palsy

World’s Largest Stem Cell Hospital funded by the government of India, GIOSTAR, headed by cofounder and chairman, Dr Anand Srivastava, offers best possible treatment for Cerebral Palsy in India via Intrathecal Administration and Intravenous Administration.