What are the treatments for children with cerebral palsy?

Some children's diseases are congenital, while others are acquired. It is precisely because they are not discovered early when the children are young that they suffer from cerebral palsy, which affects their future learning and life. For children with paralysis, many parents have made various efforts, but there has not been a good treatment result. Here we will introduce the methods of treating children with cerebral palsy.

1. Surgical treatment

Severe joint contractures and deformities can be corrected with appropriate surgery. Common ones include aponeurosis release, selective peripheral nerve resection, Hoke Achilles tendon sliding lengthening, and distal rectus femoris transfer.

2. Drug treatment

(1) There is no radical cure for this disease. Drugs are only used as auxiliary treatments, mainly including cerebrolysin, citicoline diphosphate, botulinum toxin type A, cerebroside carnosine, baclofen, diazepam, etc.

(2) Treat complications promptly. Those with visual and hearing impairments should be corrected in a timely manner, those with language disorders should receive language training, those with mental retardation should receive special education, and those with epileptic seizures should actively use medication to control the seizures.

3. Rehabilitation

(1) The main purpose is to correct movement disorders and abnormal postures and restore normal motor development. Various measures such as physical therapy, body therapy, and surgical therapy should be used for correction and training.

(2) Comprehensive measures should be taken to treat movement abnormalities. Commonly used methods include functional training, daily living skills training, physical therapy, and physiotherapy. Massage, acupuncture, and massage can also promote the improvement of symptoms.

(3) Provide comprehensive care for the child and pay attention to daily care and nutritional assurance.

(4) Functional and intellectual training: Guided by the “Early Intervention Outline for Children Aged 0 to 3” proposed by Bao, different diagnosis and treatment plans are formulated for different functional disorders caused by diseases and injuries, and perception, audio-visual, language, memory and movement training are carried out, combined with comprehensive treatment of infant exercises.

(5) Exercise therapy: weight loss gait training, Bobath method, Bojta method, Ueda therapy, occupational therapy, balance function training, sensory integration therapy, cultural and sports therapy, etc.

The above are the methods for treating children with cerebral palsy. Treating cerebral palsy is a long process. The most important thing is to persevere and never give up just because there is no good effect for a while. This will make your child more disappointed. In addition to drug treatment, psychological counseling is also needed. This is the only way to achieve the purpose of treatment.